"How reliable is the 2010 Toyota 4Runner?"

"Based on 175 NHTSA complaints, the 2010 Toyota 4Runner has a median complaint mileage of 54300 miles. The most common issue is AIR BAGS."

"What are common problems with the 2010 Toyota 4Runner?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2010 Toyota 4Runner is AIR BAGS, accounting for a significant portion of the 175 total complaints filed."

2010 Toyota 4Runner: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 175 complaints

175

Total Complaints

54,300mi

Median Mileage

AIR BAGS

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

4,625 25th Percentile

54,300 Median Mileage

82,034 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS

STRUCTURE:BODY

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

SERVICE BRAKES

STEERING

SUSPENSION

WHEELS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TOYOTA RAV4 2010 - ON STOP AND GO TRAFFIC I WAS GOING ABOUT 5 MPH AND I LOOKED DOWN FOR A SECOND AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR. BEFORE I HIT THE CAR I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND BASED ON MY MANY YEARS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE (12+) I BELIEVE THE CAR SHOULD HAVE STOPPED BUT IT DID NOT. THE INCIDENT WAS VERY ..."

"FEBRUARY 22, 2010, MY 2010 TOYOTA 4RUNNER ACCELERATED FIERCELY, MY HEAD WAS SLAMMED INTO THE HEADREST. I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION AT THE CROSSWALK; IF A PERSON HAD BEEN IN THE CROSSWALK I WOULD HAVE KILLED THEM. THE CAR WENT BACK TO NORMAL AS SUDDENLY AS IT ACCELERATED. TERRIFYING! MY HEAD STILL ACHES..."

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 92 complaints

25th: 62,000 mi Median: 75,000 mi 75th: 103,000 mi

STRUCTURE:BODY 10 complaints

25th: 88,275 mi Median: 184,550 mi 75th: 257,650 mi

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 8 complaints

25th: 3,500 mi Median: 35,000 mi 75th: 55,000 mi

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 6 complaints

Median: 29,000 mi

SERVICE BRAKES 6 complaints

25th: 31,500 mi Median: 55,435 mi 75th: 71,217 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 26 CA: 25 FL: 21 NJ: 11 PA: 9 SC: 8 HI: 6 OH: 5 AL: 5 GA: 5

Who Files Complaints?

1.1%

Original Owners

98.9%

Second+ Owners

Toyota 4Runner — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1990	95	150,000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	12
1991	55	164,000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	3
1992	73	143,000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	8
1993	58	150,000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	6
1995	52	135,000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	3
1996	92	182,000	STRUCTURE:BODY	7
1997	200	175,000	SUSPENSION	25
1998	168	170,000	STRUCTURE:BODY	9
1999	312	170,000	STRUCTURE:BODY	17
2000	520	147,031	STRUCTURE:BODY	18
2001	205	125,094	STRUCTURE:BODY	8
2002	261	136,000	STRUCTURE:BODY	15
2003	718	128,000	STRUCTURE:BODY	22
2004	846	124,800	STRUCTURE:BODY	33
2005	550	113,000	STRUCTURE:BODY	25
2006	518	103,000	STRUCTURE:BODY	34
2007	204	77,000	STRUCTURE:BODY	9
2008	134	59,000	POWER TRAIN	15
2009	33	23,000	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	8
2011	180	41,320	AIR BAGS	4
2012	111	44,415	AIR BAGS	7
2013	46	74,100	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	1
2014	89	50,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	6
2015	116	38,977	AIR BAGS	15
2016	101	25,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	8
2017	47	13,000	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	2
2018	74	20,000	STEERING	11
2019	82	15,000	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	6
2020	41	9,000	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	8
2021	52	637	STEERING	5
2022	54	200	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	5
2023	41	9,000	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	10
2025	44	-	SERVICE BRAKES	2

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