2000 Toyota 4Runner: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 520 complaints
520
Total Complaints
147,031mi
Median Mileage
STRUCTURE:BODY
Top Issue
18
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

121,000 25th Percentile
147,031 Median Mileage
180,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STRUCTURE:BODY
177
SUSPENSION
94
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
56
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
41
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
31
POWER TRAIN
19
STEERING
18
STRUCTURE
14
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
8
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
5

Severity Assessment

18
Crashes
2
Fires
12
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH EXCESSIVE VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. ENTIRE VEHICLE VIBRATES. *NM"
"ON FEBRUARY OF 2004 I JUST BOUGHT MY TOYOTA 4RUNNER. ON THE WAY HOME THE BRAKES WERE VIBRATING WHEN I WOULD PRESS ON THE BRAKES. SO I TURNED AROUND AND BROUGHT IT RIGHT BACK TO THE DEALER. (FAMILY TOYOTA) THEY IN TURN FIXED THE PROBLEM. ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED THEY VIBRATED. I T..."
"BOUGHT TRUCK USED HAD 2 WEEKS NOTICED PROBLEM NOW ITS GOING TO COST 400.00 TO FIX. *TR"

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