"How reliable is the 2005 Toyota Tundra?"

"Based on 490 NHTSA complaints, the 2005 Toyota Tundra has a median complaint mileage of 83840 miles. The most common issue is Air Bags."

"What are common problems with the 2005 Toyota Tundra?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2005 Toyota Tundra is Air Bags, accounting for a significant portion of the 490 total complaints filed."

2005 Toyota Tundra: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 490 complaints

490

Total Complaints

83,840mi

Median Mileage

Air Bags

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

48,077 25th Percentile

83,840 Median Mileage

138,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Air Bags

Body

Suspension

Unknown Or Other

Vehicle Speed Control

Steering

Lower Ball Joint

Service Brakes

Power Train

Electrical System

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I JUST SENT THE FOLLOWING EMAIL TO TOYOTA. I HOPE THAT NHTSA CAN FOLLOW UP AS THIS IS VERY CONCERNING: I WAS HORRIFIED BY THE SPANISH SPEAKING TOYOTA TUNDRA COMMERCIAL I JUST SAW. IT IS INCONCEIVABLE THAT TOYOTA WOULD HAVE A COMMERCIAL SHOWING LITTLE CHILDREN CRAWLING UNDER A CAR TO TRY TO GET A ..."

"1. FROM A STOP, AUTO TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF FIRST GEAR. WHILE TRYING TO BACK UP, REVERSE WOULD NOT ENGAGE. 2. WHILE DRIVING, FOURTH GEAR DID NOT ENGAGE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF THIRD. AS A RESULT, I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER. 3. V..."

"WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEED OF 20-50 MPH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD INTERMITTENTLY JUMP OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL. THIS CONDITION ALMOST CAUSES\D CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO BE INVOLVED IN A REAR END CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER INFORM..."

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.

Air Bags 78 complaints

25th: 62,875 mi Median: 89,151 mi 75th: 104,061 mi

Body 70 complaints

25th: 101,933 mi Median: 129,500 mi 75th: 155,625 mi

Suspension 55 complaints

25th: 103,000 mi Median: 140,000 mi 75th: 217,500 mi

Unknown Or Other 25 complaints

25th: 126,999 mi Median: 148,319 mi 75th: 168,935 mi

Vehicle Speed Control 22 complaints

25th: 21,750 mi Median: 44,000 mi 75th: 76,325 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 73 VA: 37 FL: 35 PA: 27 TX: 25 NY: 25 MD: 23 OH: 22 GA: 21 NC: 20

Who Files Complaints?

12.4%

Original Owners

87.6%

Second+ Owners

Toyota Tundra — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2000	1333	100,000	Frame And Members	61
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
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