Major Problems with Toyota Venza Derived from Complaints & Recalls

Learn about the common problems with a used Toyota Venza to avoid purchasing a bad year of the model.

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Best and Worst Years for Toyota Venza

Explore the chart showing how many complaints have been filed for each year of Toyota Venza.

Model Year	Complaints
2015 Venza	15
2014 Venza	22
2013 Venza	42
2012 Venza	15
2011 Venza	48
2010 Venza	60
2009 Venza	149

Worst 3 Toyota Venza complaints

2010 Toyota Venza AIR BAGS Victims: 4 Mileage: 40000 miles

2010 Toyota Venza SERVICE BRAKES Victims: 3 Mileage: 64000 miles

2009 Toyota Venza SERVICE BRAKES Victims: 3 Mileage: 100000 miles

Browse Toyota Venza complaints by category

Problems with VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER and STEERING are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Toyota Venza owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota venza. the contact stated that while traveling approximately 25 mph the contact attempted...	64 ~ 16288 miles
SERVICE BRAKES tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota venza. the contact stated that the vehicle shifted gears from park to reverse...	44 ~ 39635 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER mice are gaining access to the interior cabin of my vehicle. i trapped 2 mice over the last 2 days....	41 ~ 51802 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM depressing the acceleration pedal has no effect on engine speed for up to 3 or more seconds. this situation has...	41 ~ 54964 miles
SEATS the head restraint or head rest is positioned so that it pushes my head forward in an unnatural angle. it...	30 ~ 90308 miles
AIR BAGS on the freeway going 70 mph hit a deer head on and the airbags did not deploy!! ...	22 ~ 40064 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER the driver side sun visor flops down into the view of the driver. it will not stay out of the...	21 ~ 55716 miles
STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota venza. the contact stated that while driving 60 mph the vehicle veered to...	21 ~ 71990 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE on 10/08/14 upon making a long turn off of the interstate onto a service road at less than 45 mph...	19 ~ 52306 miles
POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota venza. the contact stated that the vehicle shifted gears from park to reverse...	19 ~ 28800 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota venza. while driving approximately 60 mph the vehicle stability control (vsc) system failed...	14 ~ 41052 miles
ENGINE the below issue was first reported to the appropriate toyota representatives and to nhtsa in 9-2013. it has occurred 36...	12 ~ 50005 miles
VISIBILITY i purchased the 2012 venza in june of 2012 with high hopes. the options and look were phenomenal. however there...	11 ~ 37989 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM el diler no quiere reparar los problemas y me envia donde el manofacturero de la goma y el manofacturero va...	9 ~ 36149 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC this problem which i have noticed in my new 2010 toyota venza is similar to the problem being reported in...	9 ~ 2363 miles
WHEELS driving out of my neighborhood at 5 miles and malfunction of "low tire pressure warning"' light never come on until	8 ~ 55494 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY i have a toyota venza of year 2011. i have it for last two years or so. the passenger side...	7 ~ 25083 miles
SUSPENSION el diler no quiere reparar los problemas y me envia donde el manofacturero de la goma y el manofacturero va...	7 ~ 13742 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY the sunroof imploded and completely shattered while parked in our home garage. the vehicle had not been used since friday...	7 ~ 30629 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN 2010 toyota venza sudden accelerated*cw the consumer moved into the left turning lane at a four-way stop light to make...	7 ~ 2509 miles
SEAT BELTS air bags did not deploy when i was in an accident. i was hiy at a high speed on drivers...	6 ~ 28148 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING on 3/14/14 i noticed my low beam passenger side headlight was not functioning. i checked the fuses and found all...	6 ~ 62058 miles
HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE 2013 toyota venza. consumer writes in regards to fingers being crushed in rear hatch incident. *tgw the consumer stated he...	6 ~ 23017 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES purchased the vehicle in january 2014 and with less than 40k miles the door actuator already failed (driver door and...	5 ~ 10531 miles
STRUCTURE this is not a complaint just a question. i hope that you can point me in the right direction. i...	5 ~ 66579 miles
TIRES constant deflation of tire with no visible problem....	3 ~ 34608 miles
SEAT HEATER/COOLER > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota venza. the contact stated that the seat warmer module connection melted. the vehicle	3 ~ 78059 miles
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT 2011 toyota venza. consumer writes in regards to vehicle defective stereo/radio equipment and electrical wiring. *smd the consumer stated as...	3 ~ 517 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING parked the car locked it. about a minute later noticed smoke then fire very intense. the entire engine compartment was...	3 ~ 19166 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC venza speeds up does not slow down. can go fast without stepping on pedal. 2009. noise in rear and in	3 ~ 8600 miles
HEAD RESTRAINT > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS 2013 toyota venza. consumer writes in regards to vehicle head rest. *smd the consumer stated the head rest did not...	2 ~ 200 miles
EQUIPMENT there has been a recall on model year 2012 and 2013 toyota venza. nhtsa campaign id number: 13v442000. i believe...	2 ~ 600 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE depressing the acceleration pedal has no effect on engine speed for up to 3 or more seconds. this situation has...	2
FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE 2 weeks after buying a 2010 toyota venza the sunroof exploded with no reason. there was no scratch marks. it...	2 ~ 8800 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM 2009 toyota venza -vsc/trac . this problem has occured twice. once in a parking lot and the other at a...	2 ~ 18750 miles
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN i accelerated to make a lane change vehicle took off to increasing acceleration i attempted to brake car would not...	2 ~ 8826 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota venza. the contact stated that there was a knock in the engine. the dealer...	2 ~ 15000 miles
ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING the eps (electrical power steering) warning light comes on intermittently. the navigation screen goes blank and the satellite radio turns	1 ~ 92704 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES constant deflation of tire with no visible problem....	1
BACK UP LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2011 toyota venza. consumer writes in regards to vehicle back up lights lack adequate lighting when backing up in the...	1
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT automatic rear hatchback power door closed un-commanded pinning and crushing middle 3 fingers of both hands between bottom edge of...	1 ~ 15200 miles
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota venza. the contact stated that the passenger seat produced a burning odor coming...	1 ~ 95000 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM my venza has a metric speedometer with mph numbers painted on the same face as the metric ones the problem...	1 ~ 11000 miles
ROOF AND PILLARS > BODY > STRUCTURE i noticed my toyota venza's roof molding strip was loose during a car wash. i put it back however one...	1 ~ 297890 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES my 2009 toyota venza had 32 116 miles on it and had been in the garage for a tune up...	1 ~ 32116 miles
COLUMN > STEERING tl* the contact owns 2010 toyota venza. the contact stated that a rattling noise was coming from the steering column...	1 ~ 37000 miles
PEDALS AND LINKAGES > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 2009 toyota venza. consumer states unintended acceleration *tgw the consumer stated he had difficulty finding the brake pedal. primarily if...	1
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota venza. the contact stated that the handle on the front driver's side hood...	1 ~ 28000 miles
MASTER CYLINDER > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota venza. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph the contact attempted to...	1 ~ 330 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota venza. the contact was driving 25 mph when the brakes failed. the brake...	1 ~ 15000 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE when using the automatic rear back door lift feature on the toyota venza the door continues to close despite resistance....	1 ~ 20000 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i own a 2009 toyota venza engine knock when first start north bakersfield toyota stated there was nothing was wrong...	1 ~ 15000 miles
TAILGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE on my 2010 toyota venza my wife injured her hand when she was closing the tailgate and the power motor...	1 ~ 17350 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS i was the driver in a rear-end collision. i rear-ended a car going approx. 20-25 miles per hour and neither	1 ~ 8058 miles
CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota venza. when attempting to shift gears or during brake activation the traction control...	1 ~ 100 miles
ABS WARNING LIGHT > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 2010 toyota venza sudden accelerated*cw the consumer moved into the left turning lane at a four-way stop light to make...	1

FAQ

What year Toyota Venza is the most reliable?

Speaking of the models produced in the last 7 years, Toyota Venza models of 2015, 2012, 2014 year of manufacture have had the least number of complaints.

What year was a bad year for Toyota Venza?

Toyota Venza models of 2009 and 2010 are probably the years to be avoided like the plague due to a higher than an average number of issues reported.

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