2006 Toyota Sequoia: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 290 complaints
290
Total Complaints
91,000mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
9
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

60,000 25th Percentile
91,000 Median Mileage
137,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
46
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
35
STRUCTURE:BODY
35
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
21
SERVICE BRAKES
20
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
14
SUSPENSION
12
ENGINE
11
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
11
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
9

Severity Assessment

9
Crashes
0
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, SR5; DUNLOP AT20 GRANDTREK TIRES, P265/65R17; 4K MILES; SINCE NEW, VEHICLE HAS A SHIMMY STARTING AT 32 MPH AND BEYOND; DEALERSHIP HAS INSPECTED 3 TIMES, REPORTEDLY RE-BALANCING WHEELS ONCE AND EQUALIZED ALL TIRE PRESSURES. PROBLEM NOT SOLVED! TEST DROVE ANOTHER LIKE VEHICLE, S..."
"2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, SR5; DUNLOP AT20 GRANDTREK TIRES, P265/65R17; 4K MILES; SINCE NEW, VEHICLE HAS A SHIMMY STARTING AT 32 MPH AND BEYOND; DEALERSHIP HAS INSPECTED 3 TIMES, REPORTEDLY RE-BALANCING WHEELS ONCE AND EQUALIZED ALL TIRE PRESSURES. PROBLEM NOT SOLVED! TEST DROVE ANOTHER LIKE VEHICLE, S..."
"RADIATOR ON 2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AT 2700 MILES FAILED, SPRUNG LEAK CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. *NM"

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