2018 Toyota Tundra: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 148 complaints
148
Total Complaints
7,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
7
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

2,004 25th Percentile
7,000 Median Mileage
20,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
26
SERVICE BRAKES
22
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
15
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
14
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
13
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
13
ENGINE
11
AIR BAGS
4
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
4
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
3

Severity Assessment

7
Crashes
3
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TOYOTA SAFETY SENSE MALFUNCTION CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION, TRAILER BRAKE ERROR, PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM MALFUNCTION LIGHTS. TRUCK. MALFUNCTION IS INTERMITTENT AT ALL SPEEDS AND DRIVING CONDITIONS."
"TOYOTA SAFETY SENSE MALFUNCTION CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION, TRAILER BRAKE ERROR, PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM MALFUNCTION LIGHTS. TRUCK. MALFUNCTION IS INTERMITTENT AT ALL SPEEDS AND DRIVING CONDITIONS."
"TOYOTA SAFETY SENSE MALFUNCTION CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION, TRAILER BRAKE ERROR, PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM MALFUNCTION LIGHTS. TRUCK. MALFUNCTION IS INTERMITTENT AT ALL SPEEDS AND DRIVING CONDITIONS."

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