Toyota Sequoia - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Toyota Sequoia owners have reported a total of 4,836 problems for their cars built in the 25 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Toyota Sequoia. The 2002 Toyota Sequoia cars have the most problems reported (1,066 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Toyota Sequoia

🔍 Common problems of Toyota Sequoia

The following chart shows the 29 most common problems for Toyota Sequoia cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's service brakes, hydraulic (792 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electronic stability control (764 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Toyota Sequoia

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Toyota Sequoia of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Sequoia model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

    PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Toyota Sequoia model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Sequoia Model Years

Sequoia
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2022 12,8324    
0.09
  2021 46,6355    
0.12
  2020 47,2156    
0.09
  2019 710,7697    
0.09
  2018 3111,2988    
0.34
  2017 79,4479    
0.08
  2016 1516,67510    
0.09
  2015 1110,66211    
0.09
  2014 2213,07312    
0.14
  2013 1613,08413    
0.09
  2012 3014,58114    
0.15
  2011 2115,71915    
0.09
  2010 3618,47316    
0.12
  2009 91,61817    
0.33
  2008 9539,37318    
0.13
  2007 19031,00519    
0.32
  2006 28540,22920    
0.35
  2005 53050,90021    
0.50
  2004 55163,29722    
0.40
  2003 1,01268,01523    
0.65
  2002 1,06679,89524    
0.56
  2001 82655,09425    
0.60

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Toyota Sequoia is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model YearProblems Reported
  2025 Sequoia
2
  2024 Sequoia
24
  2023 Sequoia
8
  2022 Sequoia
1
  2018 Sequoia
12
  2016 Sequoia
6
  2015 Sequoia
3
  2014 Sequoia
4
  2012 Sequoia
3
  2011 Sequoia
3
  2010 Sequoia
10
  2008 Sequoia
8
  2007 Sequoia
9
  2006 Sequoia
7
  2005 Sequoia
22
  2004 Sequoia
20
  2003 Sequoia
46
  2002 Sequoia
42
  2001 Sequoia
16


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