Selling a junk Toyota Venza
Any Venza 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 Venza
NHTSA has 624 owner complaints on file for the Toyota Venza, model years 2009 to 2021, the 363rd-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are other (91, 15%), speed control (67, 11%), brakes (61, 10%). 95 complaints involved a crash, 15 a fire, and 34 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 40,000 miles. The 2009 model year has the most complaints (231). Data as of 2026-10-12.
The guides below explain how each kind of fault changes what a buyer pays.
Toyota Venza by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 231 | Speed control | 24 | 5 | 8 | 46,000 |
| 2010 | 110 | Other | 12 | 5 | 9 | 38,000 |
| 2011 | 89 | Electrical system | 9 | 3 | 6 | 62,125 |
| 2012 | 34 | Air bags | 10 | 0 | 4 | 39,118 |
| 2013 | 87 | Air bags | 22 | 2 | 4 | 42,000 |
| 2014 | 38 | Air bags | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8,500 |
| 2015 | 34 | Other | 11 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | 1 | Visibility and wipers | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 Venza recalls
NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for equipment (3), air bags (2), seats (2). 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.
- 2009 model year, air bags (campaign 21V257000, Apr 2021): Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2009-2015 Venza vehicles. The Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) wiring may become damaged with regular use of the driver-side door.
- 2009 model year, seats (campaign 16V396000, Jun 2016): Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2005-2011 4Runner, Highlander, Sequoia, and Sienna, 2005-2010 Avalon and Tundra, 2006-2008 Camry Solara, 2006-2010 Highlander hybrid, 2006-2011 Rav4 and Tacom…
- 2009 model year, seats (campaign 14V743000, Nov 2014): Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 Prius and Corolla, 2009-2011 Venza, 2006-2010 Avalon, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2005-2011 Sienna and Sequoia, 2006-2011 Tacoma 4x2 and 4x4, C…
- 2012 model year, electrical system (campaign 13V442000, Oct 2013): Toyota is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Avalon, Avalon HV, Venza, Camry, and Camry HV vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the drain hose for the air conditioning condenser may become clogged causing water to acc…
- 2010 model year, equipment (campaign 13V123000, Apr 2013): Southeast Toyota is recalling certain model year 2008 and 2010-2013 Toyota Tundra, 2010-2012 Rav4, 2012 Toyota Sequoia, 2010-2011 Toyota Corolla, 2010-2011 Toyota Camry and Camry Hybrid, 2010-2013 Toyota Highlander and H…
What a Toyota Venza is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Venza 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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- Toyota Camry 21,206
- Toyota Prius 15,527
- Toyota Corolla 13,585
- Toyota RAV4 11,581
- Toyota Sienna 11,232
- Toyota Tacoma 10,386
- Toyota Tundra 8,098
- Toyota 4Runner 7,196
Questions people ask
- What is a junk Toyota Venza 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 Venza gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Toyota Venza 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 Venza?
- 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 Venza 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.