2019 Toyota 4RUNNER - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2019 Toyota 4Runner has received a good overall safety rating of 4 out of 5 from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This SUV performs well in side crash tests with a rating of 5 in both the driver and passenger side crashes. It also has strong ratings of 4 in front crash tests. The 4Runner comes equipped with standard electronic stability control, which enhances the vehicle's handling and helps prevent skidding. However, it does not have features such as forward collision warning or lane departure warning.

In terms of complaints and recalls, the 4Runner has had 48 complaints reported and 4 recalls. It's essential for potential buyers to consider these factors alongside the safety ratings when evaluating the overall safety of the vehicle.

Top stats at a glance

Complaint Count

48

Recall Count

4

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

4/5

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Safety Features

2019 Toyota 4Runner SUV 2WD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2019 Toyota 4Runner SUV 2WD

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

No
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

No

2019 Toyota 4Runner SUV 2WD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2019 Toyota 4Runner SUV 2WD Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2005 Score 2019 Score 2024 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated 4 4
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 4 4 4
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 4 3 3

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2005 Score 2019 Score 2024 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated 5 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 5 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated 5 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated 5 5

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2005 Score 2019 Score 2024 Score
Rollover Rating 3 3 3
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated 4 4

Complaints for the 2019 Toyota 4RUNNER

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"i was driving down the road with no other cars in front or behind me and no impact was made on my sunroof when it just spontaneously exploded. the noise was so loud i jerked my wheel and almost crashed into a ditch. large chunks of glass and tiny glass slivers were all over myself and my car and my ears were ringing."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2023-02-11

Complaint:
"my 2019 toyota 4 runner was on and in park in my driveway. when the ignition was turned off the vehicle rolled back out of the driveway while still in park"
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2024-11-06

Complaint:
"bluetooth is not correctly working with iphone 11pro max or any iphone or any andriod. the connection is awful, robotic and static sound! cant use the bluetooth at all for calls. toyota dealership told me there is no remedy for that! unacceptable!"
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2022-09-08

Complaint:
"i had been driving for roughly 4 hours when my sunroof exploded/shattered from the inside out. i heard a loud noise and then the sound of the outside air. i couldn't see a broken window. i pulled off of hwy 202 (phoenix metro area) onto the next exit and got out and stepped up on my running board and saw that their was a large hole in the center of my sunroof glass. there was no other damage that i could see to the roof. when the damage occurred i had no other traffic around me and i there was not an overpass in sight, behind or in front of me. my headliner was closed so no glass entered the cabin of the vehicle. there was no damage to the headliner. the claim has been reported to toyota and also to my insurance company. my passenger was my 15 year old foster son. no one was injured in this event"
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2021-12-06

Complaint:
"bluetooth is not correctly working with iphone 11pro max"
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2022-02-09

Complaint:
"with under 12,000 miles on my brand new vehicle, i have had to replace the whole windshield 4 times now. each crack/chip has occurred with vehicles going in the opposite direction on a two lane highway. we have continued to call the dealership (where we purchased the vehicle) and toyota's headquarters about the issue of the brittle/delicate windshield on the 2019 4runner. i have researched forums to see if other consumers were having this problem with a lot of concurring about the thin windshield. i hope that toyota can possibly come out with another windshield (preferably more durable) option for the ones who use the 4runner on rural roads."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2021-08-03

Complaint:
"by design, which toyota motor sales usa inc. acknowledges, the 2019 4runner sr5 windshield and front window defrost functions with external air only, and will not function with recirculated vehicle cabin air. this exposes vehicle occupants to potentially hazardous external air conditions during winter driving. i've personally been exposed to this health hazard on multiple occasions while operating the 4runner windshield defrost hvac in inclement weather: in heavy freeway traffic and exposed to vehicle exhaust-laden external air, and in mountain winter driving and exposed to external diesel exhaust from snow removal vehicles. as an asthma sufferer such exposure during normal operation of the vehicle is a health risk. on at least one occasion i've experienced significant respiratory distress due to this 2019 toyota 4runner design defect. i'm concerned about continued exposure and related health hazards for me and other vehicle occupants while operating a integral vehicle feature, one that is necessary for safe driving during inclement weather conditions."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2020-03-11

Recalls for the 2019 Toyota 4RUNNER

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"southeast toyota distributors, llc (set) is recalling certain 2017-2019 toyota 4runner vehicles that set modified to be equipped with a trd wheel package. the gross vehicle weight rating (gvwr) on the certification label may be incorrect, possibly resulting in the vehicle being overloaded. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 110, "tire selection and rims.""
Consequence:
An overloaded vehicle can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy:

SET will notify owners and mail them corrected certification labels, free of charge. The recall began November 28, 2018. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET's number for this recall is SET18A.

Component(s) Involved: EQUIPMENT > OTHER > LABELS
Date of incident: 2018-10-25

Recall:
"gulf states toyota (gst) is recalling certain 2019 c-hr, 4runner, avalon, avalon hybrid, camry, camry hybrid, highlander, land cruiser, prius, rav4, sequoia, tacoma, sienna, tundra and yaris vehicles. the text on the load capacity label may become illegible. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 110, "tire selection and rims.""
Consequence:
If the driver cannot read the label, they may unknowingly overload the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy:

GST will notify owners, and dealers will provide corrected load carrying capacity modification labels, free of charge. The recall began May 24, 2019. Owners may contact GST customer service at 1-800-444-1074. GST's number for this recall is 19R1.

Component(s) Involved: EQUIPMENT > OTHER > LABELS
Date of incident: 2019-03-27

TOYOTA Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

TOYOTA ranks 3 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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