"How reliable is the 2020 Toyota Tundra?"

"Based on 52 NHTSA complaints, the 2020 Toyota Tundra has a median complaint mileage of 2775 miles. The most common issue is Unknown Or Other."

"What are common problems with the 2020 Toyota Tundra?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2020 Toyota Tundra is Unknown Or Other, accounting for a significant portion of the 52 total complaints filed."

2020 Toyota Tundra: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 52 complaints

Total Complaints

2,775mi

Median Mileage

Unknown Or Other

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

710 25th Percentile

2,775 Median Mileage

6,825 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Unknown Or Other

Fuel/Propulsion System

Engine

Service Brakes

Exterior Lighting

Electrical System

Steering

Body

Air Bags

Suspension

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"FRONT TURN SIGNAL BULBS ARE TOO DIM TO VIEW DURING DAYLIGHT OPERATION. THIS CREATES A VERY SERIOUS, AVOIDABLE ACCIDENT RISK WHILE ONCOMING TRAFFIC CANNOT CLEARLY OBSERVE TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS."

"A DUMP TRUCK CAME OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND MADE AN ILLEGAL TURN IN FRONT OF ME. HE CAUSED A FRONTAL IMPACT ON MY VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WITH A TRAILER ATTACHED AND SLAMMED ON BRAKES BUT STILL IMPACTED HIM REALLY HARD. I WAS ON THE FEEDER OR FRONTAGE ROAD."

"I BOUGHT 2020 TOYOTA TUNDRA 1794, BLACK. I LOVE THIS TRUCK, BUT IT ANNOY ME WHEN EVERY TIME I START THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE ABOUT 15MILES/HOUR I HEAR AND FEEL A "CLUNK" SOUND UNDER THE FRONT DRIVE SIDE, AND FEEL IT ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HEARD THIS SOUND AFTER 5 DAYS SINCE I BOUGHT IT, I CALLED THE DEALE..."

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.

Fuel/Propulsion System 6 complaints

25th: 595 mi Median: 817 mi 75th: 1,268 mi

Engine 5 complaints

Median: 710 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 6 CO: 6 WA: 6 CA: 6 FL: 5 SC: 4 TN: 2 OH: 2 OK: 2 AZ: 2

Who Files Complaints?

1.9%

Original Owners

98.1%

Second+ Owners

Toyota Tundra — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2000	1333	100,000	Frame And Members	61
2001	542	100,000	Frame And Members	37
2002	643	87,000	Body	39
2003	520	105,000	Body	40
2004	650	104,000	Body	35
2005	490	83,840	Air Bags	47
2006	675	99,500	Air Bags	50
2007	535	51,888	Vehicle Speed Control	40
2008	458	48,000	Vehicle Speed Control	31
2009	53	47,897	Engine	1
2010	216	43,000	Suspension	20
2011	184	69,000	Engine	11
2012	213	79,786	Engine	11
2013	105	54,000	Engine	9
2014	115	41,500	Electrical System	3
2015	54	53,500	Service Brakes	4
2016	150	14,200	Service Brakes	4
2017	109	18,000	Electrical System	3
2018	148	7,000	Electrical System	7
2019	101	12,000	Unknown Or Other	5
2021	30	-	Unknown Or Other	1
2022	592	25,550	Engine	7
2023	525	28,361	Engine	9
2024	392	13,900	Engine	3
2025	163	4,061	Engine	9

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