Toyota seats problems
Across all Toyota models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,416 complaints involve seats. The Sienna Hybrid accounts for the largest share (16%). The single worst model year is the 2025 Sienna Hybrid with 212 seats complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,416 about seats, all Toyota models
- Most affected
- Sienna Hybrid 16% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 39,000 miles 525 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 133 and 53
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Toyota models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sienna Hybrid | 231 | 16% |
| Camry | 182 | 13% |
| Corolla | 112 | 8% |
| Highlander | 94 | 7% |
| Sienna | 89 | 6% |
| RAV4 | 84 | 6% |
| Tacoma | 84 | 6% |
| 4RUNNER | 76 | 5% |
| Tundra | 58 | 4% |
| Avalon | 54 | 4% |
Worst model years for seats
- 2025 Toyota Sienna Hybrid212 complaints
- 1997 Toyota Camry30 complaints
- 2016 Toyota Tacoma22 complaints
- 2003 Toyota 4RUNNER21 complaints
- 2023 Toyota Highlander21 complaints
Seats complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1991 | 10 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1993 | 8 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 15 |
| 1996 | 19 |
| 1997 | 43 |
| 1998 | 15 |
| 1999 | 28 |
| 2000 | 32 |
| 2001 | 24 |
| 2002 | 27 |
| 2003 | 48 |
| 2004 | 57 |
| 2005 | 38 |
| 2006 | 45 |
| 2007 | 42 |
| 2008 | 38 |
| 2009 | 69 |
| 2010 | 51 |
| 2011 | 56 |
| 2012 | 49 |
| 2013 | 42 |
| 2014 | 40 |
| 2015 | 26 |
| 2016 | 50 |
| 2017 | 33 |
| 2018 | 23 |
| 2019 | 25 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 60 |
| 2022 | 43 |
| 2023 | 35 |
| 2024 | 29 |
| 2025 | 240 |
| 2026 | 29 |
Among the 525 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 39,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.