2020 Toyota Tundra problems
Owners have filed 59 complaints with NHTSA about the 2020 Toyota Tundra. Fuel system is the most reported problem area, at 12% of complaints. Next are engine (10%) and steering (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 59 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 12% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 3,000 miles 24 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 | 22 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 24 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 3,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2020 ranks 24th most-complained-about out of 27 model years of the Toyota Tundra with enough data (51 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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.
A dump truck came off of the highway and made an illegal turn in front of me. He caused a frontal impact on my vehicle and the air bags did not deploy. I was traveling 55 MPH with a trailer attached and slammed on brakes but still impacted him really hard. I was on the feeder or frontage road.
was struck in front right corner of truck and air bags did not deploy or the automatic braking system did not respond causing me to be thrown in to rearview mirror and breaking the windshiled and causing body harm to my head and spine
Tl* the contact owns a 2020 toyota tundra. The contact stated while driving at 10 MPH, the four-wheel drive would not engage. The contact stated when trying to engage the four-wheel drive, the vehicle would make a loud noise and not allow the vehicle to turn. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer or independent mechanic for diagnosis or repairs. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 3,000.
The contact owns a 2020 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The contact was able to pull to the shoulder of the roadway, where the vehicle failed to restart. The check engine and traction control warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired.