"How reliable is the 2006 Toyota Tundra?"

"Based on 675 NHTSA complaints, the 2006 Toyota Tundra has a median complaint mileage of 99500 miles. The most common issue is Air Bags."

"What are common problems with the 2006 Toyota Tundra?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2006 Toyota Tundra is Air Bags, accounting for a significant portion of the 675 total complaints filed."

2006 Toyota Tundra: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 675 complaints

675

Total Complaints

99,500mi

Median Mileage

Air Bags

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

50,000 25th Percentile

99,500 Median Mileage

150,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Air Bags

131

Body

122

Suspension

Unknown Or Other

Vehicle Speed Control

Steering

Service Brakes

Frame And Members

Engine

Wheels

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"2006 TUNDRA 4 DOOR OVERSPEED WHEN DRIVING IN CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AND APPROACHING A SLIGHT INCLINE, THE VEHICLE WILL DROP INTO PASSING GEAR AND THE THROTTLE WILL GO TO FULL THROTTLE. THIS WILL CAUSE THE OPERATOR TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, ESPECI..."

"2006 TUNDRA - HAVE HAD TRUCK ONLY 2 WEEKS AND TOOK ROAD TRIP. WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL AND STARTING UP A MODEST HILL VEHICLE WILL KICK DOWN FROM OVERDRIVE INTO DRIVE, EVEN THOUGH W/O CRUISE VEHICLE CAN HANDLE HILL FINE IN OVERDRIVE. THIS WILL BRING RPMS FROM 2000 TO 3000. THIS IS MERELY ANNOYING..."

"2006 TUNDRA PROBLEM ACCELERATED RAPIDLY AWAY FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN ORDER TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC, REACHING A SPEED OF 65 TO 70 MPH AT THAT TIME. DROVE FOR ABOUT TWO MILES, TURNED INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND UP MY STREET. PARKED TRUCK IN DRIVEWAY, NO IDIOT LIGHTS AT THAT TIME, GAUGES WERE NORMAL. AFT..."

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 131 complaints

25th: 80,000 mi Median: 110,000 mi 75th: 150,000 mi

Body 122 complaints

25th: 98,855 mi Median: 130,000 mi 75th: 159,000 mi

Suspension 72 complaints

25th: 103,199 mi Median: 149,627 mi 75th: 170,000 mi

Unknown Or Other 65 complaints

25th: 95,000 mi Median: 131,750 mi 75th: 157,000 mi

Vehicle Speed Control 28 complaints

25th: 28,258 mi Median: 41,500 mi 75th: 58,500 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 80 TX: 47 NY: 42 MA: 41 FL: 40 PA: 38 NC: 32 OH: 26 MD: 22 NJ: 21

Who Files Complaints?

7.6%

Original Owners

92.4%

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
2005	490	83,840	Air Bags	47
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