1999 Toyota Land Cruiser: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 27 complaints
27
Total Complaints
168,263mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

127,912 25th Percentile
168,263 Median Mileage
188,750 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES
7
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
2
INTERIOR LIGHTING
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
1
AIR BAGS
1

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
1
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY CUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING. HAS HAD SOME NEAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF IT, AND NO ONE CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK"
"4 WHEEL DRIVE LEVER HAS NO INTERLOCK. VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHEN PARKED. *AK"
"VEHICLE WAS RUNNING IN PARK POSITION IN THE DRIVEWAY WHILE CONSUMER WAS LOADING THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN CAME OUT OF GEAR, ROLLED BACKWARDS, ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS RACING. CONTACTED THE DEALER. SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS MAY 1999. BACKED THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE INT..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28