Every 4Runner model year from 2004 to 2025, scored on reported failures weighted against how many were sold — and ranked against every other Mid-Size SUV of the same year.
Across 22 scored model years the 4Runner needs fixing less often than its class, and repairs cost about what you would expect. The spread between years is what matters: 2023 is its strongest, 2004 its weakest.
Longer bar is better. Rank is against every Mid-Size SUV sold that same model year.
| Year | Relative standing | Class rank | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | #21 /26 | 20th | Avoid | |
| 2005 | #15 /27 | 46th | ||
| 2006 | #10 /28 | 67th | ||
| 2007 | #5 /36 | 89th | ||
| 2008 | #8 /38 | 81th | ||
| 2009 | #11 /39 | 74th | ||
| 2010 | #12 /40 | 72th | ||
| 2011 | #9 /39 | 79th | ||
| 2012 | #7 /39 | 84th | ||
| 2013 | #2 /37 | 97th | ||
| 2014 | #8 /37 | 81th | ||
| 2015 | #7 /40 | 85th | ||
| 2016 | #6 /38 | 86th | ||
| 2017 | #1 /37 | 100th | ||
| 2018 | #3 /42 | 95th | ||
| 2019 | #5 /45 | 91th | ||
| 2020 | #2 /49 | 98th | ||
| 2021 | #5 /53 | 92th | ||
| 2022 | #2 /59 | 98th | ||
| 2023 | #1 /67 | 100th | Best year | |
| 2024 | #3 /72 | 97th | ||
| 2025 | #28 /66 | 58th |
The line held a weak position through 2004, ran middling in 2005, and has been strong from 2006 on. Recent years have been slipping. This 2025 car falls in a strong stretch.
All 12 systems, measured against the class average for each model year.
Every 4Runner model year is scored across 12 separate systems — engine, transmission, brakes, electrical, steering and suspension, structure, interior, and five more. Each system is compared against how often that same system fails on the average Mid-Size SUV of the same year, so a common failure is judged against how common it is everywhere else.
Across the last three model years (2023–2025), the trouble concentrates in one place: braking system. That system draws issue reports more often than the same system on the average Mid-Size SUV of its year — which changes what you should be inspecting before you buy.
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Your 4Runner is plotted against 66 rivals from 2025.
Look up your 4Runner →Your 4Runner is scored the same way, for every model year.
Look up your 4Runner →2023 is the strongest 4Runner model year on record, ranking #1 of 67 Mid-Size SUVs that year.
2004 is the weakest year in the model's history, ranking #21 of 26.
The 2025 4Runner ranks #28 of 66 Mid-Size SUVs — the upper half of its class.
Failure reports filed with NHTSA — submitted by vehicle owners and repair shops alike — weighted against US sales volumes so a high-volume model is not penalised for selling well, then benchmarked within segment and model year.
All 12 systems scored, the whole class plotted, and a downloadable Full Model Report for any year — 6,000+ vehicles in the dashboard.
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