Selling a junk Toyota Tundra
Any Tundra sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Toyota Tundra
NHTSA has 8,098 owner complaints on file for the Toyota Tundra, model years 1999 to 2022, the 62nd-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are body and structure (1,758, 22%), brakes (948, 12%), suspension (837, 10%). 475 complaints involved a crash, 55 a fire, and 169 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 83,881 miles. The 2000 model year has the most complaints (1,334). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is body and structure, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to selling for parts or whole: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Toyota Tundra by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 | Body and structure | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2000 | 1,334 | Body and structure | 61 | 8 | 7 | 100,000 |
| 2001 | 543 | Body and structure | 37 | 3 | 5 | 100,000 |
| 2002 | 648 | Body and structure | 39 | 2 | 6 | 88,228 |
| 2003 | 524 | Body and structure | 40 | 3 | 10 | 107,500 |
| 2004 | 653 | Body and structure | 36 | 1 | 13 | 104,000 |
| 2005 | 496 | Body and structure | 47 | 5 | 14 | 87,000 |
| 2006 | 677 | Body and structure | 50 | 0 | 13 | 102,000 |
| 2007 | 536 | Transmission and drivetrain | 40 | 9 | 14 | 60,000 |
| 2008 | 461 | Speed control | 31 | 4 | 13 | 57,500 |
| 2009 | 53 | Transmission and drivetrain | 1 | 1 | 13 | 58,500 |
| 2010 | 218 | Suspension | 20 | 0 | 16 | 56,000 |
| 2011 | 184 | Engine | 11 | 0 | 11 | 70,000 |
| 2012 | 217 | Engine | 11 | 3 | 4 | 79,893 |
| 2013 | 106 | Engine | 9 | 4 | 6 | 56,500 |
| 2014 | 116 | Electrical system | 3 | 1 | 5 | 52,000 |
| 2015 | 61 | Brakes | 4 | 1 | 5 | 63,500 |
| 2016 | 159 | Brakes | 4 | 0 | 6 | 17,100 |
| 2017 | 112 | Electrical system | 3 | 0 | 6 | 23,500 |
| 2018 | 156 | Electrical system | 7 | 3 | 9 | 8,000 |
| 2019 | 107 | Fuel system | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14,500 |
| 2020 | 58 | Other | 5 | 1 | 5 | — |
| 2021 | 31 | Other | 1 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 2022 | 647 | Engine | 10 | 0 | 13 | 34,000 |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Toyota Tundra recalls
NHTSA lists 73 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for equipment (12), air bags (10), lights (8). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2022 model year, engine and cooling (campaign 25V767000, Nov 2025): Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Toyota Tundra, Lexus LX, and 2024 Lexus GX vehicles equipped with a V35A engine. Debris from the manufacturing process may contaminate the …
- 2022 model year, driver assistance (campaign 25V657000, Oct 2025): Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022-2025 Tundra, Tundra Hybrid, and 2023-2025 Sequoia Hybrid vehicles. A software error may cause the rearview image not to display when the vehicle…
- 2022 model year, lights (campaign 25V322000, May 2025): Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022-2025 Toyota Tundra and Tundra Hybrid vehicles. Moisture may enter the reverse light assemblies and cause a light failure.
- 2022 model year, engine and cooling (campaign 24V381000, May 2024): Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Tundra and Lexus LX600 vehicles equipped with a V35A engine. Debris from the manufacturing process may contaminate the engine and cause the…
- 2022 model year, transmission and drivetrain (campaign 24V125000, Feb 2024): Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Tundra, Tundra Hybrid, Lexus LX600, and 2023-2024 Sequoia Hybrid vehicles. Unexpected vehicle movement may occur when the vehicle is in neu…
What a Toyota Tundra is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Tundra on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Toyota Tundra worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Tundra gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Toyota Tundra that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Toyota Tundra?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Toyota Tundra numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.