Toyota steering problems
Across all Toyota models in NHTSA's complaint database, 6,893 complaints involve steering. The Corolla accounts for the largest share (17%). The single worst model year is the 2009 Corolla with 384 steering complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 6,893 about steering, all Toyota models
- Most affected
- Corolla 17% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 53,000 miles 4,790 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 639 and 34
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Toyota models
Worst model years for steering
- 2009 Toyota Corolla384 complaints
- 2010 Toyota Corolla371 complaints
- 2007 Toyota RAV4273 complaints
- 2006 Toyota RAV4232 complaints
- 2004 Toyota Sienna159 complaints
Steering complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 9 |
| 1991 | 23 |
| 1992 | 21 |
| 1993 | 34 |
| 1994 | 72 |
| 1995 | 64 |
| 1996 | 82 |
| 1997 | 116 |
| 1998 | 115 |
| 1999 | 85 |
| 2000 | 143 |
| 2001 | 198 |
| 2002 | 310 |
| 2003 | 243 |
| 2004 | 470 |
| 2005 | 417 |
| 2006 | 544 |
| 2007 | 620 |
| 2008 | 325 |
| 2009 | 604 |
| 2010 | 547 |
| 2011 | 245 |
| 2012 | 224 |
| 2013 | 188 |
| 2014 | 122 |
| 2015 | 225 |
| 2016 | 88 |
| 2017 | 72 |
| 2018 | 130 |
| 2019 | 92 |
| 2020 | 72 |
| 2021 | 72 |
| 2022 | 58 |
| 2023 | 122 |
| 2024 | 75 |
| 2025 | 50 |
| 2026 | 16 |
Among the 4,790 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 53,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.