Worst Complaints About the Toyota Land Cruiser

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Land Cruiser owners are having the most trouble with the engine (23%), hvac (16%), and the transmission (13%). We've listed the most common owner complaints below. The full list is available on CarComplaints.com.

  1. Blue Smoke and Using Oil 1 complaints at an average of 63,380 miles in the 2005 Toyota Land Cruiser.
  2. Engine Stops Suddenly 2 complaints at an average of 2,890 miles in the 2011 Toyota Land Cruiser.
  3. Rough Shifting 3 complaints at an average of 3,554 miles in the 2016 Toyota Land Cruiser.

What's Wrong with the Land Cruiser?

Watch out for the 5th generation's (2008–2019) 0.77 PainRank™, which is the worst of 4 generations.

Generation Model Years Reliability Complaints PainRank (?)
5th Gen Land Cruiser 2008–2019
19 0.77
4th Gen Land Cruiser 1998–2007
6 0.43
3rd Gen Land Cruiser 1990–1997
3 0.04
2nd Gen Land Cruiser 1984–1989
2 0.03

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