Toyota Venza
Registered from 2009 to 2024.
About this model
The Toyota Venza is a five-passenger mid-size crossover SUV manufactured and marketed by Toyota primarily for the North American market, beginning with its introduction in 2008 and now in its second generation — with a hiatus for model years 2018–2020.
From the Wikipedia article Toyota Venza, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it stands out against its peers
- Visibility/wiper: more complaints than 99% of 2021 cars — 39% of its 188 complaints, where an ordinary 2021 car has 4%.
- Exterior lighting: more complaints than 92% of 2021 cars — 9% of its 188 complaints, where an ordinary 2021 car has 3%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- VISIBILITY/WIPER — 66 owners reported this
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING — 15 owners reported this
- FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM — 8 owners reported this
- STRUCTURE — 6 owners reported this
- AIR BAGS — 5 owners reported this, 4 involving a crash
- VISIBILITY — 4 owners reported this
Crash test
| Overall | ★★★★★ |
| Frontal crash | ★★★★☆ |
| Side crash | ★★★★★ |
| Rollover | ★★★★☆ |
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | Standard |
| Lane departure warning | Standard |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 176 hp · 1745 kg · 2690 mm wheelbase · 6.0 L/100km (EPA) · 5.9 L/100km city · 6.4 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2023 | 176 hp · 1745 kg · 2690 mm wheelbase · 6.0 L/100km (EPA) · 5.9 L/100km city · 6.4 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2022 | 176 hp · 1745 kg · 2690 mm wheelbase · 6.0 L/100km (EPA) · 5.9 L/100km city · 6.4 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2021 | 176 hp · 1745 kg · 2690 mm wheelbase · 6.0 L/100km (EPA) · 5.9 L/100km city · 6.4 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2017 | 1790 kg · 2780 mm wheelbase · Suv, 4-door |
| 2016 | 1790 kg · 2780 mm wheelbase · Suv, 4-door |
| 2015 | 181 hp · 1790 kg · 2780 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2014 | 181 hp · 1835 kg · 2780 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2013 | 181 hp · 1790 kg · 2780 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2012 | 182 hp · 1790 kg · 2780 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.4 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2011 | 182 hp · 1790 kg · 2780 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.4 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2010 | 268 hp · 1790 kg · 2780 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
77% of 2022 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 3. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.
13V014000
If the front passenger seat occupant sensing system is out of calibration, the front passenger airbags may not deploy or they may deploy inappropriately for the passenger's size and position. This could increase the risk of personal injury during the event of a vehicle crash necessitating airbag deployment.
Southeast Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will test the sensitivity of the occupant detection sensors, and recalibrate them as necessary. The recall began on March 21, 2013. Owners may contact Southeast Toyota at 1-800-301-6859.
13V123000
An inaccurate label could lead to owners overloading their vehicles and tires. An overloaded vehicle can result in a tire failure which may result in a vehicle crash, personal injury, or property damage.
Southeast Toyota will notify owners and provide a corrected label with instructions concerning its installation. A small group of the affected vehicles will need additonal remedies which are still being developed. The recall began on May 28, 2013. Owners may contact Southeast Toyota at 1-800-301-6859.
13V442000
A short circuit may cause the air bags to become disabled or inadvertently deploy. An inadvertent airbag deployment can increase the risk of injury or the possibility of a crash. An inoperative airbag can increase the risk of injury in a severe crash. The power steering assist could also become inoperable resulting in increased steering effort and can increase the risk of a crash at low speeds.
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will seal the air conditioning condenser unit housing and install a protective cover on the airbag control module, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
21V257000
Damaged wires may cause the air bag sensor to become inoperable, preventing the deployment of the side and curtain air bags on the driver side and increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the driver-side front door wire harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 19, 2021. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 21TB01/21TA01.
22V033000
A short circuit can cause dimming or failure of the rear turn signals and hazard lights, reducing the vehicle's visibility to other drivers and increasing the risk of a crash.
Dealers will replace both rear turn signal LED bulbs and replace the rear turn signal light assembly as necessary, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters, informing owners of the safety risk, were mailed March 18, 2022. Remedy parts are expected to be available by June 30, 2022. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 22TB01/22TA01.
22V239000
Driving with a deactivated stability control system increases the risk of a crash.
Dealers will update the Skid Control ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 27, 2022. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 22TA03. Lexus' number for this recall is 22LA01.
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Pedestrian alert sounds
Defect petition, opened January 2023, closed August 2023.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Toyota filed 108 bulletins about the 2024 Venza.
- Electrical system: 35
- Structure: 22
- Engine: 11
- Equipment: 7
- Engine and engine cooling: 3
- Wheels: 3
- Communication: 1
- Tires: 1
- Other: 25
- Although the HV Floor Under Wire Harness and Rear Traction Motor Cable is covered by Toyota’s New Vehicle Limited Warranty for 3 years or 36,000 miles (whichever comes first), we at Toyota care about… · June 2026
- OBSOLETE NOTICE February 27, 2026: This bulletin is no longer applicable and is now obsolete. · March 2026
- Some 2005 – 2026 Toyota vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. Follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address… · February 2026
- Although the HV Floor Under Wire Harness and Rear Traction Motor Cable is covered by Toyota’s New Vehicle Limited Warranty for 3 years or 36,000 miles (whichever comes first), we at Toyota care about… · February 2026
- The subject vehicles are equipped with a rear motor unit and an HV Floor Under Wire that provide high voltage to operate the motor. Mud, water, or road salt could potentially enter the HV Floor… · October 2025
- Technical instructions for 25td01 rear traction motor cable corrosion certain 2019 - 2024 rav4 hv (awd), 2021- 2024 rav4 prime, 2020-2024 highlander hv (awd), 2021-2024 venza hv, 2023-2024 crown hv… · October 2025
- The subject vehicles are equipped with a rear motor unit and an HV Floor Under Wire that provide high voltage to operate the motor. Mud, water, or road salt could potentially enter the HV Floor… · October 2025
- Technical instructions for 25td01 rear traction motor cable corrosion certain 2019 - 2024 rav4 hv (awd) 2021- 2024 rav4 prime 2020-2024 highlander hv (awd) 2021-2024 venza hv 2023-2024 crown hv · October 2025
100 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.