Best and worst years for the Toyota 4RUNNER

Of the 35 model years of the Toyota 4RUNNER with enough data to compare, the 2003 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (226), and the 1990 has the fewest (7).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Most complaints
Fewest complaints
In between

Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.

View the numbers

Model year	Complaints (first five years; total for recent years)
1990	7
1991	20
1992	19
1993	16
1994	26
1995	50
1996	70
1997	92
1998	87
1999	108
2000	98
2001	37
2002	59
2003	226
2004	172
2005	118
2006	135
2007	85
2008	63
2009	23
2010	59
2011	118
2012	98
2013	23
2014	51
2015	101
2016	80
2017	39
2018	61
2019	75
2020	41
2021	56
2022	55
2023	46
2024	15
2025	74
2026	12

What stands out

The 2003 stands out, with about 3.7 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2003 and 2004. Or the years with the fewest: 1990 and 1993.

All model years

Model year	First five years	All complaints
2026	12	12
2025	74	74
2024	15	15
2023	46	46
2022	55	55
2021	56	56
2020	41	46
2019	75	88
2018	61	80
2017	39	48
2016	80	107
2015	101	117
2014	51	91
2013	23	48
2012	98	112
2011	118	182
2010	59	177
2009	23	33
2008	63	134
2007	85	204
2006	135	521
2005	118	574
2004	172	923
2003	226	909
2002	59	309
2001	37	240
2000	98	638
1999	108	446
1998	87	303
1997	92	363
1996	70	203
1995	50	201
1994	26	76
1993	16	58
1992	19	73
1991	20	55
1990	7	95