MODELYEARINDEX

Which Toyota Sienna years to avoid

Across 12 scored model years, the 2011, 2015 and 2017 model years carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates.

Ownership label · Toyota Sienna Full report
F
Grade 2010–2021
2011 vs model median 3.0×
Model median3× median
Body & Interior 69
Tires & Wheels 50
Electrical 27
Avoid

2011 · 2015

Best

2020 · 2021

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2010
1.21× 82 D
2011
2.98× 250 F
2012
0.81× 76 C
2013
1.00× 103 C
2014
1.08× 108 D
2015
2.30× 198 F
2016
1.00× 83 C
2017
1.53× 113 D
2018
0.63× 60 C
2019
0.56× 48 B
2020
0.40× 36 B
2021
0.29× 29 A
2022 P
0.26× 23 A
2023 P
1.00× 76 B
2024 P
0.95× 87 B
2025 P
2.52× 291 F

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2011 F 250 reports · median 20,400 mi

  1. Body & Interior 69

    The contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. The contact observed during the opening of either one of the two passenger side power doors there would be an unusual popping noise. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Tires & Wheels 50

    I bought a toyota sienna 2011, on march 6, 2010. Currently it's got 20,354 miles and the run flat bridgestone turanza el 400, p235/55rf18 tires are bald. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Electrical 27

    Driver side power sliding door on 2011 toyota sienna repeatedly (but intermittently) jams upon opening -- happened almost immediately after purchased. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

21 crash · 4 fire · 26 injuries

2015 F 198 reports · median 23,459 mi

  1. Body & Interior 58

    Driver side mirror paint was melted in normal usage conditions in san diego california. Dealer blames "surrounding buildings in where I parked" or "buses and rv's with large windows that may have been driving along me… owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Electrical 33

    There are multiple issues with this vehicle that cause/have caused safety concerns. During night time driving, the illuminated cruise control stalk will blink on and off intermittently. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Lights & Visibility 13

    It which causes objects on the road to be magnified. The vehicle was taken to toyota where it was confirmed that the windshield had caused objects in the road to be distorted and magnified and offered to replaced the… owner complaint filed with NHTSA

13 crash · 7 fire · 30 injuries

The best year for the Sienna

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2021 is the best-scoring Sienna model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 87.8 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2021 0.29× 29 A
2020 0.40× 36 B
2019 0.56× 48 B

Recalls

42 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
20V012000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP 2017–2019 1,830,752
16V340000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2011 1,754,517
20V682000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP 2017–2020 1,525,742
19V005000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2011–2014 1,299,448
19V741000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2011–2013 928,220
16V858000 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR 2011–2016 744,437
18V024000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2013 628,018
10V160000 STRUCTURE 2010 600,000
17V006000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2012 577,875
22V239000 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE 2021, 2022 458,110
14V273000 TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE 2010, 2011 419,520
17V657000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2010 310,475

+ 30 further campaigns

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2011 were reported at a median of 20,400 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Toyota Sienna years should you avoid?
2011, 2015, 2017 carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates of any Toyota Sienna model year measured over an identical 60-month window.
What is the best year for the Toyota Sienna?
2021 is the best-scoring Toyota Sienna model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 87.8 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Toyota Sienna have?
42 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Toyota Sienna model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2011 Sienna
Complaints in window
250
Severity-weighted
377
Model median (weighted)
127
vs model median
2.98×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
14
Open investigations
1
Score 7.2 F