"How reliable is the 2022 Toyota 4Runner?"

"Based on 54 NHTSA complaints, the 2022 Toyota 4Runner has a median complaint mileage of 200 miles. The most common issue is UNKNOWN OR OTHER."

"What are common problems with the 2022 Toyota 4Runner?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2022 Toyota 4Runner is UNKNOWN OR OTHER, accounting for a significant portion of the 54 total complaints filed."

2022 Toyota 4Runner: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 54 complaints

Total Complaints

200mi

Median Mileage

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

100 25th Percentile

200 Median Mileage

48,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

SUSPENSION

AIR BAGS

SERVICE BRAKES

STEERING

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

WHEELS

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"The contact owns a 2022 Toyota 4Runner. The contact stated that while reversing the vehicle, the Back Over Prevention camera display was blurry. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and diagnosed that it was a normal characteristic of the vehicle. The dealer informed the contact to utilize the mirror..."

"The contact owns a 2022 Toyota 4Runner. The contact stated that the passenger's side air bag would not activate while the contact's wife was seated in the front passenger's seat. The contact had to put weights on his wife's legs to activate the passenger's side air bag. The dealer was made aware of ..."

"The contact owns a 2022 Toyota 4-Runner. The contact stated while driving at undisclosed speed, the contact pulled into a parking lot and parked the vehicle. The contact attempted to exit the vehicle but was stuck in the front driverâs seat. The contact stated that the seat belt would not release ..."

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 6 complaints

Median: 50,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

OH: 7 FL: 6 WA: 6 CA: 5 TX: 4 MI: 3 MO: 3 IL: 3 PA: 3 AL: 2

Who Files Complaints?

1.9%

Original Owners

98.1%

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
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
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
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