"How reliable is the 2009 Toyota Sienna?"

"Based on 270 NHTSA complaints, the 2009 Toyota Sienna has a median complaint mileage of 80000 miles. The most common issue is Body."

"What are common problems with the 2009 Toyota Sienna?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2009 Toyota Sienna is Body, accounting for a significant portion of the 270 total complaints filed."

2009 Toyota Sienna: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 270 complaints

270

Total Complaints

80,000mi

Median Mileage

Body

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

47,000 25th Percentile

80,000 Median Mileage

110,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Body

Unknown Or Other

Electrical System

Door

Air Bags

Vehicle Speed Control

Steering

Structure

Engine

Tires

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

104

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"2009 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH LESS THAN 700 MILES HAD THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR BREAK. SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR"

"ON AN EARLY SATURDAY APRIL 18, 2009 TRIP TO THE AIRPORT THE CRUISE CONTROL STUCK WHILE ACCELERATING AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE BY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL OR BY PULLING THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVER (LOCATED ON THE STEERING COLUMN) TOWARDS THE DRIVER. I HAD JUST GONE THROUGH AN AUTOMATIC TOLLGATE IN THE FA..."

"I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA (10000 ML.)IN A VERY GOOD CONDITION, LAST MONTH PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR STOPPED WORKING. DEALER WANTED OVER $1500 TO FIX IT. THIS AFTER GOING THOUGHT FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR RECALL ( TOYOTA DEALER FIXED IT 3 TIMES)AND BACK TRUNK DOOR STRUTS RECALL IT SEEMS THAT T..."

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.

Body 62 complaints

25th: 74,491 mi Median: 89,000 mi 75th: 107,175 mi

Unknown Or Other 37 complaints

25th: 83,000 mi Median: 100,000 mi 75th: 124,250 mi

Electrical System 27 complaints

25th: 81,250 mi Median: 109,000 mi 75th: 124,625 mi

Door 15 complaints

25th: 47,000 mi Median: 68,900 mi 75th: 92,375 mi

Air Bags 14 complaints

25th: 48,000 mi Median: 74,000 mi 75th: 109,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

NY: 28 FL: 26 PA: 22 IL: 21 OH: 19 MA: 15 CA: 13 MD: 12 MN: 10 MI: 9

Who Files Complaints?

1.1%

Original Owners

98.9%

Second+ Owners

Toyota Sienna — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1998	352	97,375	Latch	23
1999	250	91,000	Door	17
2000	459	82,300	Automatic Transmission	28
2001	237	60,000	Door	15
2002	225	70,315	Latches/Locks/Linkages	16
2003	124	51,329	Vehicle Speed Control	14
2004	2588	77,000	Door	56
2005	1418	69,512	Body	47
2006	1284	72,000	Air Bags	56
2007	448	69,701	Body	38
2008	570	79,000	Body	49
2010	226	69,000	Body	16
2011	806	53,000	Air Bags	49
2012	331	58,000	Air Bags	18
2013	223	49,900	Body	8
2014	205	50,000	Body	8
2015	281	30,000	Body	21
2016	98	18,000	Body	10
2017	190	20,997	Power Train	23
2018	84	16,000	Power Train	5
2019	56	12,000	Unknown Or Other	3
2020	41	8,100	Electrical System	0

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