Ford F-150 vs Toyota Tundra: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the Ford F-150 has 144 recalls and 29,973 owner complaints; the Toyota Tundra has 74 recalls and 6,966 complaints. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each were sold.

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At a glance

Ford F-150Toyota Tundra
Recalls14474
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls20
Owner complaints29,9736,966
Crashes reported1,110345
Fires reported1,08845
Injuries reported1,049261
Most reported problemPower TrainStructure

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

Ford F-150Toyota Tundra
2005 Ford F-150: 1,112 complaints2005 Toyota Tundra: 377 complaints20052006 Ford F-150: 585 complaints2006 Toyota Tundra: 545 complaints2007 Ford F-150: 488 complaints2007 Toyota Tundra: 390 complaints20072008 Ford F-150: 369 complaints2008 Toyota Tundra: 327 complaints2009 Ford F-150: 324 complaints2009 Toyota Tundra: 38 complaints20092010 Ford F-150: 843 complaints2010 Toyota Tundra: 163 complaints2011 Ford F-150: 2,195 complaints2011 Toyota Tundra: 135 complaints20112012 Ford F-150: 1,784 complaints2012 Toyota Tundra: 156 complaints2013 Ford F-150: 2,994 complaints2013 Toyota Tundra: 85 complaints20132014 Ford F-150: 1,541 complaints2014 Toyota Tundra: 93 complaints2015 Ford F-150: 1,753 complaints2015 Toyota Tundra: 51 complaints20152016 Ford F-150: 2,098 complaints2016 Toyota Tundra: 120 complaints2017 Ford F-150: 1,469 complaints2017 Toyota Tundra: 78 complaints20172018 Ford F-150: 2,335 complaints2018 Toyota Tundra: 100 complaints2019 Ford F-150: 1,350 complaints2019 Toyota Tundra: 74 complaints20192020 Ford F-150: 746 complaints2020 Toyota Tundra: 48 complaints2021 Ford F-150: 1,052 complaints2021 Toyota Tundra: 24 complaints20212022 Ford F-150: 608 complaints2022 Toyota Tundra: 433 complaints2023 Ford F-150: 420 complaints2023 Toyota Tundra: 417 complaints20232024 Ford F-150: 197 complaints2024 Toyota Tundra: 358 complaints2025 Ford F-150: 111 complaints2025 Toyota Tundra: 144 complaints20252026 Ford F-150: 14 complaints2026 Toyota Tundra: 37 complaints2027

Every model year

YearF-150 recallsF-150 complaintsTundra recallsTundra complaints
202730——
2026814137
2025141115144
20241119710358
20231342013417
20222360813433
2021291,052224
202011746448
201991,350974
2018182,3358100
2017171,469578
2016132,0985120
2015131,753451
201481,541493
201332,994585
201241,7843156
201162,19510135
2010184315163
200923241238
2008136912327
2007248812390
2006458510545
200531,11212377

Ford F-150: top problems

Power Train8,661
Engine5,912
Electrical System3,167
Service Brakes2,838
Visibility2,771
Unknown or other2,327

Toyota Tundra: top problems

Structure1,729
Engine1,109
Service Brakes946
Suspension815
Power Train808
Unknown or other584
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Questions

Which has more problems, the Ford F-150 or the Toyota Tundra?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 29,973 complaints about the Ford F-150 and 6,966 about the Toyota Tundra with NHTSA, so the Toyota Tundra has fewer. These are raw counts: the model that sold more will usually have more complaints, so compare individual model years too.

Which has more recalls, the Ford F-150 or the Toyota Tundra?

NHTSA lists 144 recall campaigns for the Ford F-150 and 74 for the Toyota Tundra since model year 2000.