"How reliable is the 2015 Toyota 4Runner?"

"Based on 116 NHTSA complaints, the 2015 Toyota 4Runner has a median complaint mileage of 38977 miles. The most common issue is Air Bags."

"What are common problems with the 2015 Toyota 4Runner?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2015 Toyota 4Runner is Air Bags, accounting for a significant portion of the 116 total complaints filed."

2015 Toyota 4Runner: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 116 complaints

116

Total Complaints

38,977mi

Median Mileage

Air Bags

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

20,000 25th Percentile

38,977 Median Mileage

50,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Air Bags

Unknown Or Other

Electrical System

Suspension

Steering

Engine

Vehicle Speed Control

Body

Fuel/Propulsion System

Service Brakes

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"MY FIANCE WAS DRIVING OUR DAUGHTER TO PRESCHOOL. SHE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE TO HER RIGHT. SHE STOPPED FOR SOME PEDESTRIANS RIGHT BEFORE PULLING IN. TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO THE FENCE IN FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE. *TR"

"1ST INCIDENT - REVERSING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT HOME, WANTED TO PULL UP SOME SO CHANGE THE GEAR TO DRIVE AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO REVERSE BACKWARDS FOR A COUPLE OF FEET. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO HIT THE BRAKES AND STOP THE CAR AND IT EVENTUALLY STARTED DRIVING FORWARD. NO CRASH OCCURRED THIS TIME 2ND ..."

"APPROACHING STOP LITE (40MPH.) APPLYING BRAKES,ACCELERATOR WENT UP TO 3000 RPM,S WITH BRAKES APPLIED.PUMPED BRAKES FINALLY RPMS CAME DOWN.THERE IS NOTHING BLOCKING ACCELERATOR(FLOOR MAT). SEPARATE INCIDENT SAME DAY BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOT WENT INTO TRACTION CONTROL MODE WITH BRAKES VIBRATING AND..."

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 17 complaints

25th: 3,806 mi Median: 22,000 mi 75th: 36,500 mi

Unknown Or Other 14 complaints

25th: 12,000 mi Median: 45,000 mi 75th: 77,135 mi

Electrical System 13 complaints

25th: 28,000 mi Median: 45,000 mi 75th: 50,000 mi

Suspension 10 complaints

25th: 29,994 mi Median: 39,488 mi 75th: 51,250 mi

Steering 8 complaints

25th: 21,200 mi Median: 33,500 mi 75th: 41,750 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 17 CO: 8 GA: 7 NY: 6 IN: 6 WA: 5 FL: 5 AZ: 5 MA: 4 VA: 4

Who Files Complaints?

Original Owners

94%

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	12
1991	55	164,000	Engine	3
1992	73	143,000	Engine	8
1993	58	150,000	Engine	6
1995	52	135,000	Engine	3
1996	92	182,000	Body	7
1997	200	175,000	Suspension	25
1998	168	170,000	Body	9
1999	312	170,000	Body	17
2000	520	147,031	Body	18
2001	205	125,094	Body	8
2002	261	136,000	Body	15
2003	718	128,000	Body	22
2004	846	124,800	Body	33
2005	550	113,000	Body	25
2006	518	103,000	Body	34
2007	204	77,000	Body	9
2008	134	59,000	Power Train	15
2009	33	23,000	Automatic Transmission	8
2010	175	54,300	Air Bags	11
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
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