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Toyota Venza Hybrid years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2021. Best years: 2023.
The 2021 Toyota Venza Hybrid draws the most owner complaints for its age: 188, or 31 for each year on the road, against a median of 8 a year across the 4 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2021 is windshield (75 reports).
- 188complaints
- 2recall campaigns
- 1model years with a page
Newest report Aug 7, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
2021
Most reported: windshield (75 reports, median 10,000 miles) and brake wear (13 reports).
Best years
2023
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong
At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2021 has the most complaints of any Toyota Venza Hybrid year here: 188 of 188 (100%).
- Problem across the years
- Windshield is the top problem in every model year with a page, 75 reports in all. Pooled across the years, half of the 10 owners who gave a mileage for windshield were under about 10,000 miles.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 9% of Toyota Venza Hybrid complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
- Recalls on the top problem
- None of the 1 model years where owners report windshield has a recall on the same system.
- When owners filed
- Filings jumped in 2022, with 74 complaints, 2.2 times the next busiest year. So far in 2026, 10 more have come in.
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Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2022 (42), 2023 (21), 2024 (25).
Year by year
2021 Toyota Venza Hybrid avoid
188 owner complaints, 31 for each year on the road (3.7 times the model median). Most reported: windshield (75 reports, median 10,000 miles), brake wear (13 reports) and headlights (12 reports). 15 reports involved a crash and 12 people were hurt. 2 recalls, including 22V-239 on stability control and 22V-033 on the exterior lighting.
Questions
What Toyota Venza Hybrid years should you avoid?
The 2021 Toyota Venza Hybrid draws the most owner complaints for its age: 188, or 31 for each year on the road, against a median of 8 a year across the 4 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2021 is windshield (75 reports).
What are the best years for the Toyota Venza Hybrid?
The 2023 draws the fewest complaints for its age: 21, or 5 for each year on the road.
What is the most common problem on the Toyota Venza Hybrid?
Windshield, with 75 reports across the 1 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2021.
How many recalls does the Toyota Venza Hybrid have?
2 recall campaigns cover the Toyota Venza Hybrid model years 2021 on this site.
How many Toyota Venza Hybrid complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
9% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
Is there a recall for windshield on the Toyota Venza Hybrid?
No. None of the 1 model years where owners report it has one on the same system.