2003 Toyota Sequoia: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 873 complaints
873
Total Complaints
85,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Top Issue
27
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

53,875 25th Percentile
85,000 Median Mileage
125,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
158
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
85
STRUCTURE:BODY
57
SERVICE BRAKES
55
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
54
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
51
AIR BAGS
39
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
38
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
30
SUSPENSION
28

Severity Assessment

27
Crashes
2
Fires
34
Injuries
3
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2WD/LIMITED WAS PLACED IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING ON A DOWN SLOPE DRIVEWAY. THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE, OPENED UP THE BACK TO GET SOMETHING TO DELIVER. THE PERSON BEGAN WALKING UP THE SIDEWALK TO THE FRONT DOOR WHEN AN EYE WITNESS NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS IN FOWARD MO..."
"THE ANTI-SKID CONTROL ENGAGED WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT UNDER 25 MPH *AK *JB"
"2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED, 5 MONTHS OLD, 5200 MILES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AS VSC LIGHTS. SEEMS TO BE OTHER REPORTS OF SAME INCIDENT. ALSO, BRAKES SEEM TO BE INADEQUATE FOR VEHICLE WEIGHT WITH LOING STOPPING DISTANCE, AND SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL WHEN PARKING BRAKE APPLIED (LOW P..."

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