2025 Toyota 4Runner problems and recalls

Owners have filed 60 complaints on the 2025 Toyota 4Runner, and NHTSA has issued 1 recall. The most cited component is the Service Brakes (26 complaints).

60
Complaints
1
Recalls
3
Crash reports
2
Fire reports
3
Injuries
68.1
Severity index

Severity index 68.1 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 68.1p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 19 of 47 by severity index among 2025 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 60% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2025 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Service BrakesService Brakes: 26 complaints (43.3%)26 43%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 9 complaints (15.0%)9 15%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 8 complaints (13.3%)8 13%StructureStructure: 7 complaints (11.7%)7 12%SteeringSteering: 4 complaints (6.7%)4 7%Air BagsAir Bags: 3 complaints (5.0%)3 5%EngineEngine: 2 complaints (3.3%)2 3%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 2 complaints (3.3%)2 3%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
SERVICE BRAKES2643.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER915.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM813.3%
STRUCTURE711.7%
STEERING46.7%
AIR BAGS35.0%
ENGINE23.3%
VISIBILITY/WIPER23.3%

Complaints filed per year

016322025: 282026: 32 (partial year)252632
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
202528
2026 (year to date)32

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
25V59500011/09/2025ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANELToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Toyota Venza, 2023-2025 RAV4 Prime, RAV4, Highlander, GR Corolla, Crown, 2024-2025 Lexus TX, LS, Toyota Tacoma, Grand Highlander, and 2025 Lexus RX, Toyota Crown Signia, Camry, RAV 4 Plug-in Hybrid (

Other Toyota 4Runner model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 13 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-10-21. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.