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Toyota stability control problems

Across all Toyota models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,235 complaints involve stability control. The Sequoia accounts for the largest share (34%). The single worst model year is the 2002 Sequoia with 205 stability control complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
2,235 about stability control, all Toyota models
Most affected
Sequoia 34% of these complaints
Typical mileage
92,000 miles 1,982 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
121 and 12

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Which Toyota models

ModelComplaintsShare
Sequoia75534%
Prius23711%
Sienna2109%
Camry1627%
Camry Hybrid1477%
Corolla1246%
RAV41236%
Highlander904%
Highlander Hybrid643%
Tundra573%

Worst model years for stability control

  1. 2002 Toyota Sequoia205 complaints
  2. 2003 Toyota Sequoia165 complaints
  3. 2001 Toyota Sequoia130 complaints
  4. 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid115 complaints
  5. 2004 Toyota Sequoia101 complaints

Stability control complaints by model year

Toyota stability control complaints by model year 0 150 300 1991: 1 '91 1994: 1 1996: 1 '96 1997: 4 1998: 1 '98 1999: 2 2000: 6 '00 2001: 145 2002: 238 '02 2003: 237 2004: 243 '04 2005: 196 2006: 155 '06 2007: 289 2008: 170 '08 2009: 79 2010: 118 '10 2011: 52 2012: 70 '12 2013: 46 2014: 35 '14 2015: 31 2016: 20 '16 2017: 25 2018: 37 '18 2019: 19 2020: 14 '20
Totals across all models of the brand. Older model years have had longer to collect complaints.
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Model yearComplaints
19911
19941
19961
19974
19981
19992
20006
2001145
2002238
2003237
2004243
2005196
2006155
2007289
2008170
200979
2010118
201152
201270
201346
201435
201531
201620
201725
201837
201919
202014

Among the 1,982 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 92,000 miles.

Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.