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2019 Toyota Tundra reliability

Is it reliable?

NHTSA's file on the 2019 Toyota Tundra holds 72 complaints after 8 years, a rate of 10 per year. Tundra years here cluster close together — the other years’ median is 10 complaints per year. NHTSA has 10 recalls on file, including Hydraulic power steering, Headlights, and Fuel pump.

2014 Toyota Tundra
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Complaints

72

Per year

10

Recalls

10

Years on the road

8

What owners report

The complaints owners file most often name Fuel and propulsion system (15 of 72), then Electrical system (13) and Forward collision avoidance (11). Those filings include 4 that report a crash, 2 that report a fire, and 5 that report an injury.

Next to 2018 and 2020

The 2018 Tundra has 99 complaints, 16 per year, and the 2020 has 45 complaints, 9 per year. The 2019 has fewer complaints per year than the 2018. The 2019 has more complaints per year than the 2020.

The complaint rate is complaints filed in this year’s first 3 years on the road, divided by however many of those years have passed. Recalls are a separate count. The numbers are for the US-market 2019 Toyota Tundra. How we count. Data as of .

Recalls (10)

Recall steering, hydraulic power steering 2021-12-23 · NHTSA campaign 21E103000
Summary Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain JTEKT power steering gear assembly service parts for 2007-2021 Tundra and 2008-2022 Sequoia, part numbers 44250-0C160, 44250-0C131, 44250-0C170, and 11250-0C121. The power steering gear assembly may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in an oil leak.
Remedy Dealers will inspect and replace the power steering gear assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on February 17, 2022. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 21TH01.
Recall steering, hydraulic power steering 2021-11-23 · NHTSA campaign 21V920000
Summary Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2008-2022 Sequoia and 2007-2021 Tundra vehicles. The power steering gear assembly may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in an oil leak.
Remedy Dealers will inspect and replace the power steering gear assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on January 21, 2022. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 21TB10 and 21TA10.
Recall exterior lighting, headlights 2021-09-02 · NHTSA campaign 21V688000
Summary Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Tundra vehicles. The headlight electrical circuits may power the high and low beams simultaneously, which could overheat the electrical connector.
Remedy Dealers will modify the engine wire harness assembly and replace any damaged bulb, bulb connector, and/or headlight assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 25, 2022. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 21TB06 and 21TA06.
Recall Fuel pump 2020-11-04 · NHTSA campaign 20V682000
Summary Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 4Runner, 2019-2020 Avalon, 2019 Corolla Hatchback, 2017-2019 Highlander, 2018-2020 Camry, 2020 Corolla, 2018-2019 Land Cruiser, 2017-2020 Tacoma, 2019-2020 RAV4, 2019-2020 Sequoia, 2017-2020 Sienna, 2019-2020 Tundra, 2018-2020 Lexus ES350, 2017 Lexus GS200t, 2017-2019 Lexus GS350, 2019 Lexus GS300, 2018-2020 Lexus LC500h, 2019-2020 Lexus LS500, 2018-2019 Lexus GX460, 2017 Lexus IS200t, 2019 Lexus IS300, 2019 Lexus IS350, 2018-2020 Lexus LC500, 2018 Lexus LS500, 2019 Lexus LS500h, 2018-2019 Lexus LX570, 2017 Lexus RC200t, 2019 Lexus RC300, RC350, 2017 and 2019-2020 Lexus RX350, 2018-2020 RX350L, 2019 Lexus UX200, 2018-2019 Lexus NX300 vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Remedy Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly with an improved one, free of charge. Owners of specific models were notified that remedy parts were available starting January 21, 2021. Owners of other models will be notified as remedy parts become available. Remedy parts should be available for all affected vehicles by late March 2021. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 20V-012. Toyota's number for this recall is 20TA02. Lexus' number for this recall is 20LA01.
Recall exterior lighting, turn signal 2020-07-15 · NHTSA campaign 20V410000
Summary Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Toyota Tundra vehicles equipped with LED headlight assemblies. Due to a wiring error, the front turn signals may not flash brightly enough. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Remedy Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will modify the wire harness connected to the front turn signal bulbs free of charge. The recall began August 17, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is 20TB12/20TA12.
Recall Fuel pump 2020-01-13 · NHTSA campaign 20V012000
Summary Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) recalled certain 2018-2019 4Runner, Highlander, Camry, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma and Tundra, and Lexus RC 300, RC 350, GS 350, GX 460, IS 300, LC 500, LS 500, LX 570, RX 350L, and 2019 Toyota Avalon and Corolla, and certain Lexus NX 300, and ES 350 vehicles on January 13, 2020. On March 4, 2020, Toyota expanded the recall to include certain 2014-2015 Toyota 4Runner and Land Cruiser, 2018 Avalon, Corolla, 2014 FJ Cruiser, 2017 Sienna and Lexus 2018 ES 350, 2018-2019 GS 300, 2013-2014 GS350, 2014-2015 GX 460, IS 350 and LX 570, 2014 IS F, 2018-2019 IS 350, LC 500H and LS 500H, 2013-2015 LS 460, 2015 NX 200T and RC350, 2017 RC 200T and RX 350. Toyota also removed the 2018-2019 Toyota 4Runner and Land Cruiser and 2018-2019 Lexus GX 460 and LX 570 and 2019 NX300 from inclusion in this recall. On March 19, 2020, Toyota expanded the recall to include 2015 Lexus GS350 vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Remedy Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began May 4, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 20TB02 and 20TA02 for Toyota vehicles and 20LB01 and 20LA01 for Lexus vehicles.
Recall Labels 2019-03-27 · NHTSA campaign 19V244000
Summary Gulf States Toyota (GST) is recalling certain 2019 C-HR, 4Runner, Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, Land Cruiser, Prius, RAV4, Sequoia, Tacoma, Sienna, Tundra and Yaris vehicles. The text on the load capacity label may become illegible. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
Remedy GST will notify owners, and dealers will provide corrected load carrying capacity modification labels, free of charge. The recall began May 24, 2019. Owners may contact GST customer service at 1-800-444-1074. GST's number for this recall is 19R1.
Recall Labels 2018-12-19 · NHTSA campaign 18V900000
Summary Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019 Toyota Tundra standard and long bed trucks equipped with a spray-in bed liner. The load carrying capacity modification label may have been incorrectly calculated. If the label is followed, the vehicle may be overloaded. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
Remedy Toyota has notified owners, and provided corrected load carrying capacity labels, free of charge. The recall began on January 24, 2019. The recall number is J08. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371.
Recall Labels 2018-10-11 · NHTSA campaign 18V711000
Summary Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Toyota Tundra vehicles. The accessory all-weather floormats may have been counted twice when creating the load carrying capacity modification label, resulting in the capacity modification label incorrectly overstating the additional weight by 10 pounds. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
Remedy All vehicle owners will be sent a corrected label. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is J0Z.
Recall electrical system, software 2018-10-04 · NHTSA campaign 18V685000
Summary Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia vehicles and 2019 Toyota Avalon and Avalon Hybrid vehicles. The air bag electronic control unit (ECU) may erroneously detect a fault during the vehicle start-up self check. If this occurs, the ECU may not deploy the airbags as intended, in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection," and 214, "Side Impact Protection."
Remedy Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the air bag ECU, free of charge. The recall began October 26, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is J0X. Note: 18V-122 was superseded by this recall. The software remedy also includes the updates to the software for 18V-122.

Complaints by component (72 total)

Fuel and propulsion system
15
Electrical system
13
Forward collision avoidance
11
Service brakes
8
Fuel system, gasoline
7
Exterior lighting
5
Structure
4
Air bags
3
Steering
3
Back-over prevention
2
Engine
2
Seats
2
Speed control
2
Suspension
2
Tires
2
Visibility
2
Hydraulic brakes
1
Lane departure
1
Powertrain
1
Wheels
1
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Crash-flagged

4

Fire-flagged

2

Injury reports

5

Death reports

0

Complaints filed per year

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Excerpts from recent NHTSA complaint filings
  • "We had just exited the interstate when my Toyota Tundra stopped. We had it towed to the closest Toyota dealer. We had to have fuel pump replaced. They said the previous year Tundra was recalled for this issue, but ours…"
    Fuel and propulsion system · filed 2026-07-27
  • "The contact owns a 2019 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that while parked for 5-10 minutes, the contact noticed a burning plastic odor, and upon looking up moments later, the contact noticed flames coming from the…"
    Electrical system, Exterior lighting · filed 2026-04-14
  • "The contact owns a 2019 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the engine sounded rough. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was turned off and failed to restart. The…"
    Fuel system, gasoline · filed 2026-02-23
  • "My toyota tundra is having issues with the fuel pump. It is saying I am using e85 fuel when that is not the case. As a result I am having issues with cold start. There are recalls however I am being told that my truck…"
    Fuel and propulsion system · filed 2026-01-22
  • "The contact owns 2019 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to respond immediately. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH and depressing the accelerator…"
    Fuel system, gasoline · filed 2026-01-21

NHTSA crash ratings

Version Overall Front Side Rollover
2019 Toyota Tundra PU/CC 2WD 4 stars 4 stars 5 stars 3 stars
2019 Toyota Tundra PU/CC 4WD 4 stars 4 stars 5 stars 4 stars
2019 Toyota Tundra PU/EC 2WD 4 stars 4 stars 5 stars 3 stars
2019 Toyota Tundra PU/EC 4WD 4 stars 4 stars 5 stars 4 stars

Stars are how this vehicle did in NHTSA crash tests. They are a safety result, separate from the complaint record. Not rated means that test was not run for this version.

Fuel economy

Trim Engine Transmission Drive City Hwy Combined Annual fuel cost
Tundra two-wheel drive 5.7L, 8-cyl Automatic (6-speed) Rear-wheel drive 13 18 15 MPG $4300
Tundra two-wheel drive 4.6L, 8-cyl Automatic (6-speed) Rear-wheel drive 15 19 16 MPG $4050
Tundra four-wheel drive 4.6L, 8-cyl Automatic (6-speed) Part-time four-wheel drive 14 18 16 MPG $4050
Tundra four-wheel drive 5.7L, 8-cyl Automatic (6-speed) Part-time four-wheel drive 13 17 14 MPG $4650
Tundra four-wheel drive flex-fuel 5.7L, 8-cyl Automatic (6-speed) Part-time four-wheel drive 13 17 15 MPG $4300

Specs and fitment

2nd generation (XK50), 2012–2021
Body styles Regular Cab, Double Cab, CrewMax
Oil 0W-20 (4.6L and 5.7L V8; 2021 is 5.7L only) , 8.5 qt capacity
Tire size P255/70R18 to P275/55R20 (275/65R18 on TRD Pro and many SR5/Limited trims)
Towing capacity 10,200 lbs

Known issues for this generation

NHTSA campaign 21V920 (Toyota 21TB10 and 21TA10) covers certain 2007-2021 Toyota Tundra and 2008-2022 Toyota Sequoia vehicles. The power steering gear assembly may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in an oil leak. An oil leak may cause a sudden loss of power steering assist, increasing the risk of a crash. Dealers inspect and replace the power steering gear assembly as necessary, free of charge.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the 2019 Toyota Tundra reliable?

NHTSA's file on the 2019 Toyota Tundra holds 72 complaints after 8 years, a rate of 10 per year. Tundra years here cluster close together — the other years’ median is 10 complaints per year. NHTSA has 10 recalls on file, including Hydraulic power steering, Headlights, and Fuel pump.

What are common problems with a 2019 Toyota Tundra?

The complaints owners file most often name Fuel and propulsion system (15 of 72), then Electrical system (13) and Forward collision avoidance (11). Those filings include 4 that report a crash, 2 that report a fire, and 5 that report an injury.

Is the 2019 Toyota Tundra more reliable than the years next to it?

The 2018 Tundra has 99 complaints, 16 per year, and the 2020 has 45 complaints, 9 per year. The 2019 has fewer complaints per year than the 2018. The 2019 has more complaints per year than the 2020.

Has the 2019 Toyota Tundra been recalled?

The 2019 Toyota Tundra has 10 recalls on file with NHTSA. See the recalls table on this page for dates, components, and remedies.

How many complaints have owners filed about the 2019 Toyota Tundra?

Owners have filed 72 complaints about the 2019 Toyota Tundra with NHTSA.

What mpg does a 2019 Toyota Tundra get?

EPA-rated combined fuel economy for the 2019 Toyota Tundra is 15.2 MPG. See the fuel economy table on this page for city and highway figures by engine and transmission.

What oil does a Toyota Tundra take?

2nd-gen US V8 (2012-2021): 0W-20 (~8.5 qt with filter). 3rd-gen 3.4L i-FORCE (2022+): 0W-20 (~7.7 qt with filter).

Does NHTSA campaign 21V920 cover the Toyota Tundra?

It covers certain 2007-2021 Tundra and 2008-2022 Sequoia vehicles (Toyota 21TB10/21TA10): the power steering gear may have been manufactured incorrectly; dealers inspect and replace as directed.

What generation is the 2020 Toyota Tundra?

2nd generation (2012-2021 in this catalog). The 3rd generation starts in 2022.