2010 Toyota VENZA - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2010 Toyota Venza has impressive crash test ratings, with a 5-star rating for both the front and side crash tests. Additionally, it has a 4-star rating for rollover protection, indicating good safety in case of a rollover. The car is equipped with standard electronic stability control, which enhances the vehicle's stability on the road. However, it does not have forward collision warning or lane departure warning systems which could further improve safety measures.

On the downside, there have been 74 complaints reported for this model and it has been subject to 9 recalls. While the crash test ratings and safety features are commendable, potential buyers should consider these reported complaints and recalls before making a decision.

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Complaint Count

74

Recall Count

9

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

Not Rated

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Safety Features

2010 Toyota Venza 4-DR w/SAB Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2010 Toyota Venza 4-DR w/SAB

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

2010 Toyota Venza 4-DR w/SAB Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2010 Toyota Venza 4-DR w/SAB 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 2009 Score 2010 Score 2015 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated 4
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 5 5
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 4

Side Crash Ratings

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

Test 2009 Score 2010 Score 2015 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated 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 Not Rated 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated Not Rated 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated Not Rated 5

Rollover Ratings

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

Test 2009 Score 2010 Score 2015 Score
Rollover Rating 4 4 4
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated 5

Complaints for the 2010 Toyota VENZA

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:
"tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota venza. while the contact's wife was driving through a drive thru car wash, the accelerator pedal became stuck and the vehicle crashed into a wall. there were no injuries and a police report was not filed. the bumper, radiator, battery, and hood were damaged. the internal damage could not be determined because the hood would not open. the insurance company was contacted and stated that they would call the contact back. the dealer and manufacturer were not notified. the air bags did not deploy. the distance of the vehicle's impact to the wall was approximately 15 to 20 feet. the cause of the failure was not determined. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 110,000."
Components Involved: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of incident: 2020-09-09
Complaint:
"1st time (nov. 5th, 2016), i was in stop & go traffic on the highway, i let off of the accelerator, and the car accelerated, i quickly hit the brake and the car slowed and stopped. 2nd time (april 12th, 2017), i was cruising about 30mph, i let off of the accelerator and the car accelerated, i quickly hit the brake and the car slowed down. on april 12th, 2017 i called the toyota dealership, told them what happened and asked if there was any kind of recall - they said no."
Components Involved: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of incident: 2017-12-04
Complaint:
"i was pulling into a parking space very slowly...my foot was on the gas pedal very gently and all of a sudden the car accelerated at a fast speed. i hit the brick wall of a store and smashed the glass front door. under no circumstances did i depress the gas pedal in excess to cause it to accelerate. as i was pulling into the spot the engine did start to make a revving up sound. the parking spot was only approximately 10 feet from front of building. i quickly applied the brakes before impact but did not stop. the impact of the car on the wall stopped the car. thank god there were no injuries. updated 10/06/15*lj"
Components Involved: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of incident: 2017-02-07
Complaint:
"i was driving a 2010 toyota venza, and was heavily pressing on the accelerator to gain speed to merge onto the express way, when my car kept accelerating at a high rate of speed, even after i took my foot away from the accelerator, approx 80 mph. the only thing i can compare it to, is it felt like the car's cruise control engaged on it's own and took over, but, kept accelerating. i put my foot on the brake but since the car was accelerating at a high rate of speed it was hard to keep it pressed, so i used both feet and all my leg strength and held the brake to the floor. it slowed the speed a little. it took approximately over a 1/4 mile, less then a 1/2 mile, before the accelerator pedal disengaged. i could not search for neutral immediately because i was watching traffic and maneuvering away from traffic entering and exiting the expressway. neutral on the venza is not a straight shift. you have to shift left and then up to find neutral. most cars is its a straight shift. *tr"
Components Involved: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of incident: 2010-02-09
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota venza. the contact was driving 35 mph and attempting to pass another vehicle when her vehicle abnormally accelerated up to 55 mph. the contact attempted to brake but to no avail. she continued to apply abrupt pressure to the brakes as he maneuvered the vehicle from crashing. the contact was finally able to stop the vehicle. the dealer was unable to diagnose the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 11,700 and the current mileage was 11,819. updated 12/08/10. *lj the dealer advised the consumer to turn the vehicle off and the computer would reset itself. updated 12/13/10"
Components Involved: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of incident: 2011-05-08
Complaint:
"while merging onto highway, accelerator became stuck and applying brake would not slow car. had to use emergency brake to slow vehicle and move to shoulder. *tr"
Components Involved: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of incident: 2010-08-07
Complaint:
"tl*the contact leased a 2009 toyota venza. the contact stated that while driving up a hill and attempting to brake, the vehicle continued to idle. she shifted into neutral and then park but the vehicle continued to idle. she had to press the smart button to turn off the vehicle; even after turning the vehicle off, it took several minutes to completely turn off. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealership but the dealer could not produce a failure code. the dealer attributed the failure to driver error and the contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer. the current and failure mileages were 9,130."
Components Involved: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of incident: 2010-10-04
Complaint:
"s10 appropriate handling re incident of sudden unintended acceleration fm owner of a 2010 toyota venza. *kb as the consumer was pulling into his driveway, he pushed the garage door opener button and suddenly the vehicle accelerated at a great speed, nearly crashing into the opening of the garage door. the vehicle was revving at 5,000 rpm's and he immediately put both feet on the brakes, jammed it into neutral, then reverse, then park. in park, the engine was still revving at a very high speed and so the consumer shut the engine off. he immediately looked down to see if the accelerator was stuck under the mat, and it was not. the gas pedal was no where near any floor mat and the vehicle was barely moving at the time. his foot was on the brake, not the accelerator and the vehicle was coasting into the garage. *jb"
Components Involved: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of incident: 2012-03-02
Complaint:
"i have a 2010 fwd venza with 2000 miles. this past weekend we had four separate instances of the unexpected engine revving. after taking foot off gas and applying brake lightly, preparing for a full brake. the engine 'revved' for approximately 1-2 seconds. oddly, no acceleration occurred in the vehicle. this occurred in residential neighborhoods, typical speed 25-35. the happened once with me and three times with my wife. plan to take vehicle to dealer and call toyota consumer experience hotline. *tr"
Components Involved: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of incident: 2012-04-02
Complaint:
"at 2 pm today, i had just returned from running errands and was pulling into my driveway and pushed the garage door opener. at that point, my foot was on the brake and not on the gas pedal; i was coasting at a very low speed with the natural forward movement of the car carrying me into the garage (my driveway is only about two-car-lengths long). as i neared the garage door, now halfway open, my car suddenly revved to a high speed and was headed straight toward smashing into the garage door. as i said, my foot was on the brake and so i then put the other foot on the brake as well. then, i slammed the car into neutral and heard the engine just rev at a very high speed. i then slammed the car into reverse then park, again hearing the engine rev at a high speed. i then pushed the button to shut the car off. i immediately looked down and saw that the gas pedal was not stuck on any floor mat. and, as i said, my foot was on the brake and not on the gas pedal. i then sat there for a few minutes with my heart racing, thinking that if this had happened two minutes ago while on the road, i could have been killed. or, if i hadn't been quick to act properly, my car would have ended up in my family room'what if i didn't have my foot already on the brake'surely i wouldn't have been able to stop the vehicle as quickly. i felt just like the woman at the congressional hearings, in tears, describing her experience with her lexus. the car suddenly revved to a high speed, and wouldn't slow down in neutral or reverse or park. shutting off the engine was the only option to make the high-speed throttling to stop. these facts are clear: 'the gas pedal was not stuck on any floor mat 'the gas pedal was not depressed immediately prior to the sudden acceleration 'the brake pedal was depressed immediately prior to the sudden acceleration 'the sudden acceleration was at very high rpm's 'the high rpm's wouldn't stop until the engine was shut off. *tr"
Components Involved: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of incident: 2012-03-02

Recalls for the 2010 Toyota VENZA

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"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 highlander hybrid, 2010-2013 toyota fj cruiser, 2011 toyota land cruiser, 2010-2013 toyota venza, 2010-2011 toyota 4runner, 2010-2013 toyota tacoma, 2011-2012 toyota sienna, 2012 toyota prius, 2013 scion fr-s, 2011 scion xd, 2011 scion xb, and 2012 scion tc vehicles. these vehicles were sold with labels that were outside the allowable one percent of accuracy of actual weight added. thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 110, "tire selection and rims.""
Consequence:
An inaccurate label could lead to owners overloading their vehicles and tires. An overloaded vehicle can result in a tire failure which may result in a vehicle crash, personal injury, or property damage.
Remedy:

Southeast Toyota will notify owners and provide a corrected label with instructions concerning its installation. A small group of the affected vehicles will need additonal remedies which are still being developed. The recall began on May 28, 2013. Owners may contact Southeast Toyota at 1-800-301-6859.

Component(s) Involved: EQUIPMENT > OTHER > LABELS
Date of incident: 2013-04-09
Recall:
"southeast toyota is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 passenger vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims." these vehicles were sold without the requisite load carrying capacity modification labels."
Consequence:
A DRIVER MAY OVERLOAD A VEHICLE WHICH MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy:

DEALERS WILL MAIL TO CONSUMERS THE CORRECTED LABEL OR THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE THE OPTION FOR DEALERS TO INSTALL THE LABEL FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 27, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SOUTHEAST TOYOTA AT 1-800-301-6859.

Component(s) Involved: EQUIPMENT > OTHER > LABELS
Date of incident: 2010-02-03
Recall:
"gulf states toyota is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims." these vehicles were sold between september 1, 2005 and june 2, 2008 without the requisite load carrying capacity modification labels."
Consequence:
THIS DOES NOT MEET THE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS.
Remedy:

DEALERS WILL MAIL TO CONSUMERS THE CORRECTED LABEL OR THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE THE OPTION FOR DEALERS TO INSTALL THE LABEL FREE OF CHARGE. DEALERS WILL ALSO CORRECT THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 27, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GULF STATES TOYOTA AT 713-580-3300.

Component(s) Involved: EQUIPMENT > OTHER > LABELS
Date of incident: 2010-02-03

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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