"How reliable is the 2000 Toyota Sienna?"

"Based on 459 NHTSA complaints, the 2000 Toyota Sienna has a median complaint mileage of 82300 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION."

"What are common problems with the 2000 Toyota Sienna?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2000 Toyota Sienna is POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, accounting for a significant portion of the 459 total complaints filed."

2000 Toyota Sienna: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 459 complaints

459

Total Complaints

82,300mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

47,928 25th Percentile

82,300 Median Mileage

130,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

TIRES

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. *AK"

"THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ACTIVATED WHILE MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I WERE REMOVING ITEMS FROM THE BACK SEAT. THE DOOR DID NOT STOP WITH PRESSURE AGAINST IT AND NO ELECTRIC EYE IS PRESENT. NO SAFETY FEATURES ARE AVAILABLE ON THIS DOOR TO STOP IT FROM CRUSHING SOMEONE. THE MANUAL HAS A WARNING SAYIN..."

"WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE SLIDING DOOR AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKS. ALSO, THERE IS A SAFETY DEVICE BUTTON LOCATED IN THE BACK SEAT DESIGNED FOR AN ADULT PASSENGER TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE CAR EASILY. BUT IF A CHILD'S HAND WAS TO GET CAUGHT IN IT, THE HAND WOULD NOT BE RELEASED SINCE IT BACK SEA..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 47 complaints

25th: 35,951 mi Median: 65,187 mi 75th: 72,846 mi

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR 30 complaints

25th: 41,000 mi Median: 94,000 mi 75th: 120,000 mi

TIRES 29 complaints

25th: 28,103 mi Median: 74,457 mi 75th: 124,346 mi

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE 18 complaints

25th: 56,994 mi Median: 68,000 mi 75th: 76,922 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 82 TX: 45 FL: 31 NY: 28 NJ: 27 NC: 26 VA: 24 IL: 23 OH: 18 GA: 17

Who Files Complaints?

52.7%

Original Owners

47.3%

Second+ Owners

Toyota Sienna — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1998	352	97,375	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH	23
1999	250	91,000	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR	17
2001	237	60,000	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR	15
2002	225	70,315	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES	16
2003	124	51,329	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	14
2004	2588	77,000	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR	56
2005	1418	69,512	STRUCTURE:BODY	47
2006	1284	72,000	AIR BAGS	56
2007	448	69,701	STRUCTURE:BODY	38
2008	570	79,000	STRUCTURE:BODY	49
2009	270	80,000	STRUCTURE:BODY	35
2010	226	69,000	STRUCTURE:BODY	16
2011	806	53,000	AIR BAGS	49
2012	331	58,000	AIR BAGS	18
2013	223	49,900	STRUCTURE:BODY	8
2014	205	50,000	STRUCTURE:BODY	8
2015	281	30,000	STRUCTURE:BODY	21
2016	98	18,000	STRUCTURE:BODY	10
2017	190	20,997	POWER TRAIN	23
2018	84	16,000	POWER TRAIN	5
2019	56	12,000	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	3
2020	41	8,100	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	0

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