TOYOTA LAND CRUISER · model year

2013 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER

8 NHTSA complaints, and 2 active recalls for this specific cohort.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 2013TOYOTALAND CRUISER carries 8 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2013 LAND CRUISER is vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal with 1 filings, followed by power train (1) and service brakes (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability. This model year has 2 active recall campaigns, which means the manufacturer is obligated to remedy the covered defect at no charge for the life of the vehicle — the full NHTSA campaign numbers are listed below.

NHTSA currently has 51 investigation files overlapping the 2013 LAND CRUISER, and 1 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.

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Total Complaints

8 filings

Crashes Reported

0 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

At or below the fleet median complaint volume.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL1
POWER TRAIN1
SERVICE BRAKES1
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1
AIR BAGS1
ENGINE1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1

Recalls (2)

17V54800031/08/2017

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2008-2016 Toyota Land Cruiser, 2006 Lexus LX470, and 2008-2013 Lexus LX570 vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with an incorrect driver or front passenger air bag. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requiremen

18V88700013/12/2018

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2008-2019 Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus LX 570 vehicles. Over time, the seat belt tension sensor wire harness may break and deactivate the front passenger air bag, knee air bag, and passenger seat-mounted side airbag.

Recent Complaints

20200927ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

THE DRIVER DOOR WINDOW / LOCK CONTROL MODULE WILL NOT LEARN OR RETAIN THE CONNECTIONS TO THE OTHER DOORS. WHILE THE CAR IS SHUT DOWN THE CONTROL MODULE WORKS AS IF IT IS IN NORMAL MODE AND CAN CONTROL ALL THE WINDOWS. THE 4 DOOR LOCKING DOES NOT WORK WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING BUT WORKS WHILE IT IS SHUT DOWN. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND EVEN WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DOOR MODULE DOESN'T WORK. THIS ISSUE STARTED WITH A GROUND IN THE PASSENGER SEAT HEATER SYSTEM WHICH DREW DOWN THE BATTERY SIGNIFICANTLY.

Mileage: 75,250

20200130ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHUTTER AND STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT AS AN UNKNOWN LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HALEY AUTOMALL (1906 S MAIN ST, FARMVILLE, VA 23901) WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. THE CONTACT THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WAS TAKEN APART. IT WAS THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LINKED TO A DEFECTIVE ENGINE VALVE SPRING. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED HER $2,500 TOWARDS THE REPAIR OF THE ENGINE IF THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

Mileage: 99,000

20190604AIR BAGS

NO INCIDENT INVOLVED. JUST WAS NOTIFIED BY THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THERE IS A PASSENGER CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FAULT THAT HAS GENERATED A SAFETY RECALL. THAT WAS DEC 2018 AND THE REMEDY IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. IT IS NHTSA RECALL #: 18V887 ISSUED IN DEC 2018.

20180321ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

GAS BOILS AND VEHICLE LEAKS GAS DURING 4 WHEELING IN MOAB, UT. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND CODE RELATES TO ISSUES WITH EVAPORATOR CANISTER. THIS TYPE OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DISABLES TO SAFETY FEATURES 1)TRAC OFF AND 2) 4 LOW OPTION.

Mileage: 67,000

20180321FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

GAS BOILS AND VEHICLE LEAKS GAS DURING 4 WHEELING IN MOAB, UT. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND CODE RELATES TO ISSUES WITH EVAPORATOR CANISTER. THIS TYPE OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DISABLES TO SAFETY FEATURES 1)TRAC OFF AND 2) 4 LOW OPTION.

Mileage: 67,000

20160702SERVICE BRAKES

VEHICLE MAY CREEP WHILE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHEN STOPPED. NORMAL BRAKING PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE STOPS OK. AFTER A FEW SECOND, THE VEHICLE MAY BEGIN TO CREEP FORWARD AS IF THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER IS NO LONGER APPLYING THE CORRECT PRESSURE TO HOLD THE VEHICLE, REQUIRING ADDITIONAL LIGHT PRESSURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PROBLEM IS MORE NOTICEABLE IF AN ACCESSORY SUCH AS THE A/C COMPRESSOR TURNS ON AND CAUSES THE ENGINE IDLE SPEED TO INCREASE VERY SLIGHTLY. UNTIL YESTERDAY MY BIGGEST CONCERN WAS BUMPING A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AT A STOPLIGHT. ON 7/1 WHILE SITTING IN THE PICK UP LINE AT CAMP, THE CREEPING CAUSED ME TO NEARLY BUMP A CHILD WHO WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE VEHICLE. NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS BY OTHER TOYOTA LAND CRUISER (SAME GENERATION) OWNERS AT HTTP://FORUM.IH8MUD.COM/THREADS/TOYOTA-BRAKES-STILL-ROLLING-WHILE-BRAKES-APPLIED-AT-STOP-LIGHT.918029/ AS WELL AS TOYOTA 4RUNNER OWNERS AT HTTP://WWW.TOYOTA-4RUNNER.ORG/5TH-GEN-T4RS/205350-ROLLING-WHI

Mileage: 52,500

20130805VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

2013 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE, HE ENCOUNTERED A SIGNIFICANT AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH REGARD TO THE ACCELERATOR/THROTTLE MECHANISM. ON A SPORADIC BASIS, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A LOW SPEED TO HIGH SPEED, SUCH AS, MERGING INTO A TRAFFIC LANE, THERE WAS A LACK OF RESPONSE (SIMILAR TO A STALLING SENSATION). ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM.

20130805POWER TRAIN

2013 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE, HE ENCOUNTERED A SIGNIFICANT AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH REGARD TO THE ACCELERATOR/THROTTLE MECHANISM. ON A SPORADIC BASIS, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A LOW SPEED TO HIGH SPEED, SUCH AS, MERGING INTO A TRAFFIC LANE, THERE WAS A LACK OF RESPONSE (SIMILAR TO A STALLING SENSATION). ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 2013 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER have?
The 2013 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER has 8 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
Are there any recalls for the 2013 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER?
Yes, the 2013 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER has 2 recall(s). The most common affected component is AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE. Recalls are issued by NHTSA and manufacturers must provide a free remedy.
What are the most common problems with the 2013 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER?
The most-complained component for the 2013 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER is VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL with 1 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include POWER TRAIN and SERVICE BRAKES.
Is the 2013 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

Vehicle Safety Guides

Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.