"How reliable is the 2000 Toyota Tundra?"

"Based on 1333 NHTSA complaints, the 2000 Toyota Tundra has a median complaint mileage of 100000 miles. The most common issue is Frame And Members."

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

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2000 Toyota Tundra is Frame And Members, accounting for a significant portion of the 1333 total complaints filed."

2000 Toyota Tundra: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1333 complaints

1333

Total Complaints

100,000mi

Median Mileage

Frame And Members

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

60,992 25th Percentile

100,000 Median Mileage

138,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Frame And Members

343

Body

Underbody Shields

Rotor

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

Suspension

Disc

Structure

Steering

Unknown Or Other

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHEN DRIVING ON A BUMPY SECTION IN INTERSTATE 40 (BETWEEN FT SMITH AND LITTLE ROCK, AR), ON TWO OCCATIONS, THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS UNLOCKED AUTOMATICALLY AND EACH TIME I WOULD HIT A BUMP, THE DOME LIGHT WOULD FLICKER AS IF THE DOORS WERE AJAR. BOTH TIMES, THIS WAS CORRECTED (DOME LIGHT STOPPED FLIC..."

"WHEN DRIVING ON A BUMPY SECTION OF INTERSTATE 40 (BETWEEN FT SMITH AND LITTLE ROCK,AR), ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS UNLOCKED AUTOMATICALLY AND EACH TIME I WOULD HIT A BUMP, THE DOME LIGHT WOULD FLICKER (TO THE BUMPS IN THE ROAD) AS IF THE DOORS WERE AJAR. BOTH TIMES, THIS WAS CORRECTE..."

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.

Frame And Members 343 complaints

25th: 85,500 mi Median: 109,700 mi 75th: 137,497 mi

Body 90 complaints

25th: 98,478 mi Median: 125,000 mi 75th: 159,500 mi

Underbody Shields 71 complaints

25th: 89,750 mi Median: 106,262 mi 75th: 149,187 mi

Rotor 70 complaints

25th: 15,000 mi Median: 32,500 mi 75th: 46,500 mi

Service Brakes, Hydraulic 70 complaints

25th: 31,842 mi Median: 67,000 mi 75th: 101,475 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

MA: 173 CA: 116 PA: 83 NY: 75 NH: 69 FL: 60 OH: 55 ME: 41 NJ: 37 NC: 36

Who Files Complaints?

22.9%

Original Owners

77.1%

Second+ Owners

Toyota Tundra — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2001	542	100,000	Frame And Members	37
2002	643	87,000	Body	39
2003	520	105,000	Body	40
2004	650	104,000	Body	35
2005	490	83,840	Air Bags	47
2006	675	99,500	Air Bags	50
2007	535	51,888	Vehicle Speed Control	40
2008	458	48,000	Vehicle Speed Control	31
2009	53	47,897	Engine	1
2010	216	43,000	Suspension	20
2011	184	69,000	Engine	11
2012	213	79,786	Engine	11
2013	105	54,000	Engine	9
2014	115	41,500	Electrical System	3
2015	54	53,500	Service Brakes	4
2016	150	14,200	Service Brakes	4
2017	109	18,000	Electrical System	3
2018	148	7,000	Electrical System	7
2019	101	12,000	Unknown Or Other	5
2020	52	2,775	Unknown Or Other	5
2021	30	-	Unknown Or Other	1
2022	592	25,550	Engine	7
2023	525	28,361	Engine	9
2024	392	13,900	Engine	3
2025	163	4,061	Engine	9

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