2010 Toyota Sienna problems
Owners have filed 227 complaints with NHTSA about the 2010 Toyota Sienna. Body & structure is the most reported problem area, at 25% of complaints. Next are electrical system (9%) and cruise control (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 227 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 16 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 21 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 69,000 miles 183 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 39 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 27 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 27 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 30 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 20 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 12 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 6 |
What the data shows
Of the 183 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 69,000 miles. For body & structure specifically, the median reported mileage is about 70,000 miles (48 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 16 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 21 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 15th most-complained-about out of 23 model years of the Toyota Sienna with enough data (133 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 8 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The contact's father owned a 2010 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated while his father was driving to the hospital at 30-40 MPH for a medical emergency, he lost consciousness. The vehicle crashed into a steel fence. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact's father was transported to the hospital by emergency units where it was diagnosed that he had sustained a broken neck, which made it impossible for the medical personnel to treat him. The contact's father deceased while in the hospital.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota sienna. While driving 45 MPH a vehicle rear ended him. The driver side curtain air bag did not deploy but the passenger side curtain air bag did. The vehicle was destroyed as a result. Four people sustained minor injuries. A police report filed. The manufacturer had not been notified. The current and failure mileages were approximately 11,940.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota sienna. While driving at speeds of 10 MPH, the vehicle abnormally accelerated without warrant and crashed. The police arrived on the scene and filed a police report accordingly. There was one reported injury and the vehicle was destroyed. The failure and current mileages were 5,100.
The door suddenly stops working and then start working again. Now it stops working again. Can not open either by the remote control nor by manually pull the door handle or inside button.
Driver side sliding door. Cable has come loose. Door no longer opens and closes when pressing the open/close button. Vehicle is stationary. Now it is very difficult to manually open or close the door. Passenger must now exit from passenger side of car. This is a safety hazzard.