Toyota Sequoia by Model Year: Problems, Recalls and MPG

Every Toyota Sequoia model year since 2010: EPA fuel economy, NHTSA recalls, owner complaints and crash tests.

Data: US EPA and NHTSAUpdated Nov 12, 2026

Every model year since 2010 in one place: EPA fuel economy, NHTSA recalls, owner complaints and crash test ratings. The best fuel economy rating, 22 mpg combined, arrived in 2023 and has held since.

Complaints in each year's first three years

How the years are ranked

Model years ranked by owner complaints filed with NHTSA in their first three years (model year Y: filed by the end of Y+2), so every year is measured over the same time on the road. Years without three full years of data, and launch or final years with very few sold, are left out. Counts are not adjusted for how many were sold.

Model year	First 3 years	All complaints	Recalls
2023 Sequoia Most reported: body structure	28	39	5
2018 Sequoia Most reported: electrical system	14	20	4
2010 Sequoia Most reported: engine and cooling	11	31	9
2012 Sequoia Most reported: brakes	9	20	3
2016 Sequoia	8	11	2
2011 Sequoia	5	17	6
2014 Sequoia	5	17	2
2015 Sequoia	3	9	2
2017 Sequoia	3	7	2
2013 Sequoia	2	12	2
2019 Sequoia	2	7	5
2020 Sequoia	2	4	1
2021 Sequoia	1	4	1
2022 Sequoia	1	1	1

Compare other models' worst years in the worst model years guide.

Check your Sequoia for open recalls

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Year by year

Model year	Best rating	Recalls	Complaints	Crash test
2026 MPG · Recalls and problems	22 mpg Hybrid	0	12	Not rated
2025 MPG · Recalls and problems	22 mpg Hybrid	2	11	Not rated
2024 MPG · Recalls and problems	22 mpg Hybrid	5	40	Not rated
2023 MPG · Recalls and problems	22 mpg Hybrid	5	39	Not rated
2022 MPG · Recalls and problems	15 mpg Gas	1	1	Not rated
2021 MPG · Recalls and problems	15 mpg Gas	1	4	Not rated
2020 MPG · Recalls and problems	15 mpg Gas	1	4	Not rated
2019 MPG · Recalls and problems	15 mpg Gas	5	7	Not rated
2018 MPG · Recalls and problems	15 mpg Gas	4	20	Not rated
2017 MPG · Recalls and problems	15 mpg Gas	2	7	Not rated
2016 MPG · Recalls and problems	15 mpg Gas	2	11	Not rated
2015 MPG · Recalls and problems	15 mpg Gas	2	9	Not rated
2014 MPG · Recalls and problems	15 mpg Gas	2	17	Not rated
2013 MPG · Recalls and problems	15 mpg Gas	2	12	Not rated
2012 MPG · Recalls and problems	16 mpg Gas	3	20	Not rated
2011 MPG · Recalls and problems	16 mpg Gas	6	17	Not rated
2010 MPG · Recalls and problems	16 mpg Gas	9	31	Not rated

Owner complaints by model year

All complaints filed so far. Counts rise with sales volume and with time on the road, so recent years look better than they may turn out. The highlighted bar is the model year with the most complaints in its first three years.

2023: 39 complaints

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Owner complaints by model year, Toyota Sequoia
Model year	Complaints
2010	31
2011	17
2012	20
2013	12
2014	17
2015	9
2016	11
2017	7
2018	20
2019	7
2020	4
2021	4
2022	1
2023	39
2024	40
2025	11
2026	12

Best combined rating by model year

The best-rated version in each model year. Gas: 15 to 16 mpg (2010 to 2022); highest in 2010. Hybrid: 22 mpg (2023 to 2026).

Best gas version
Best hybrid version

2026: gas not offered · hybrid 22 mpg

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Toyota Sequoia best combined mpg by model year
Model year	Best gas version	Best hybrid version
2010	16	–
2011	16	–
2012	16	–
2013	15	–
2014	15	–
2015	15	–
2016	15	–
2017	15	–
2018	15	–
2019	15	–
2020	15	–
2021	15	–
2022	15	–
2023	–	22
2024	–	22
2025	–	22
2026	–	22

Every Sequoia year's ratings in one table

Questions

Which Toyota Sequoia years have the most problems?

A typical Toyota Sequoia year drew only 4 owner complaints in its first three years (the range is 1 to 28), too few to rank the years fairly, and no year drew the 50 or more it takes to call a year one to avoid. The 2024, 2025, and 2026 are not ranked yet: they have had fewer than three full years on the road.

Which Toyota Sequoia years have the most recalls?

The 2010 has the most safety recalls in NHTSA's file (9), then the 2011 (6). A recall can cover a problem that affects only a few cars, so open a year's page to see what each one covers. No recall for 2010 to 2026 models tells owners not to drive the car or to park it outside.

What are the most common Toyota Sequoia problems?

In the 262 owner complaints NHTSA lists for 2010 to 2026 models, owners most often describe shaking, shuddering or vibration (22 complaints); a shattered sunroof (18 complaints); and rust or corrosion (12 complaints, most of them for the 2010, 2011, and 2012). One complaint can describe several problems. Each year's recalls and problems page lists what owners describe for that year.

Which Toyota Sequoia year has the best MPG?

The best EPA fuel economy is 22 mpg combined, first reached by the 2023 hybrid version and matched by every year since.

Sources and method

US EPA fuel economy data (fueleconomy.gov), file dated Nov 4, 2026.
NHTSA recall file dated Nov 12, 2026 and owner complaint file dated Nov 11, 2026; NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings.

Complaint counts are unverified owner reports and are not adjusted for sales volume. How we build these pages. Spotted an error? Tell us.