2011 Toyota Tundra: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 184 complaints
184
Total Complaints
69,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
11
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

37,953 25th Percentile
69,000 Median Mileage
93,035 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
35
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
20
STEERING
19
POWER TRAIN
17
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
17
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
15
STRUCTURE:BODY
10
SERVICE BRAKES
10
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
8
AIR BAGS
6

Severity Assessment

11
Crashes
0
Fires
7
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"A TREE BRANCH STRUCK THE REAR WINDOW OF THE TRUCK, SHATTERING THE TEMPERED GLASS. SHARDS OF GLASS AS LONG AS 6" WERE THROWN THROUGHOUT THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. *KB"
"I BOUGHT A 2011 TOYOTA TUNDRA CREWMAX, THAT WAS LIFTED AND HAD DIFFERENT WHEELS AND TIRES PUT ON BY THE DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING THE TRUCK, AROUND OCTOBER OF 2011. I FOUND IT TO BE SLIGHTLY PULLING LEFT SO I THOUGHT IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT DONE SO CALL RUSSEL TOYOTA IN CATONSVILLE AND WAS TO..."
"I WAS DRIVING MY TUNDRA WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE. I THEN LOST MY STEERING ABILITY. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE ANY TURNS. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO STOP, LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW SOME TYPE OF FLUID LEAKING VERY FAST. I OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW I HAVE NO POWER STEERING FLUID. I HAD THE CAR TO..."

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