2025 Toyota Tundra problems
Owners have filed 238 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Toyota Tundra. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 20% of complaints. Next are drivetrain & axles (16%) and fuel system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 238 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 5,000 miles 17 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 | 13 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 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 17 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 5,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 14 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2025 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 27 model years of the Toyota Tundra with enough data (238 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 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 owned a 2025 Toyota Tundra SR5. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was involved in a three-vehicle crash. The contact's vehicle was between the other two vehicles. The contact's vehicle was crashed into from the front and the rear. The air bags did not deploy. The air bag malfunction warning light was displayed. The contact's four children were occupants of the vehicle. In addition, the contact's adult daughter occupied the front passenger's seat.
The contact owned a 2025 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 MPH, there was an object in the road that he attempted to swerve around; however, the lane-keeping assist feature independently activated, causing the vehicle to jerk off the road, down the median, and crash into a ditch. The vehicle was not drivable. No warning lights were illuminated. The air bags were deployed. The contact could not recall if the vehicle was towed or not.
On August 31, 2025, my 2025 Toyota Tundra experienced a sudden steering failure while I was driving, which caused an accident with a parked vehicle. The steering wheel completely seized up and I was unable to control the vehicle. This was a serious safety hazard that put my life and the lives of others on the road at risk. The vehicle showed warning messages and error codes related to the steering system immediately before and after the crash.
The contact owns a 2025 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that while the tailgate was closing automatically, her grandson's finger was at the upper closing point of the tailgate; however, the tailgate continued to close. The contact's husband put his body weight on the tailgate and was able to stop the tailgate from closing. There was no injury sustained.