2000 Toyota Sienna

Typical pattern

17% of complaints about the 2000 Toyota Sienna came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2000 vehicle — around the middle of the 213 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 3.8 yr in service. The most-reported system is power train (61 complaints), typically at 1.7 yr or about 70,000 miles.

Complaints: 399
Median age at failure: 3.8 yr
Median mileage: 86,000 n=172
Crash / fire / tow: 8.8% of reports
Safety recalls: 1

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System

0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y

Power train

61 reports · 70,000 mi

1.7 yr

4.9%

Engine cooling

57 reports · 82,300 mi

2.3 yr

3.5%

Structure

48 reports · 120,000 mi

7.8 yr

8.3%

Tires

39 reports · 71,500 mi

2.8 yr

Latches / locks

34 reports · 86,000 mi

7.4 yr

2.9%

Service brakes, hydraulic

25 reports · 80,000 mi

4.4 yr

16%

Seat belts

22 reports · 73,316 mi

5.4 yr

18.2%

Speed control

17 reports · 189,000 mi

16.1 yr

17.6%

Electrical system

16 reports · 80,000 mi

5.8 yr

12.5%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

10V160000 2010-04-20

Structure

TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1998 THROUGH 2010 SIENNA PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN AUGUST 7, 1997 AND JANUARY 4, 2010, CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN OR ORIGINALLY SOLD IN CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WASHINGTON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, AND WISCONSIN. THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE SPARE TIRE STOWED UNDER THE VEHICLE. IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN THE COLD CLIMATE REGIONS OF THE UNITED STAT

THE CABLE MAY BREAK DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND THE SPARE TIRE MAY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

In owners’ own words

Structure mileage not reported 0 mo in service

WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE SLIDING DOOR AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKS. ALSO, THERE IS A SAFETY DEVICE BUTTON LOCATED IN THE BACK SEAT DESIGNED FOR AN ADULT PASSENGER TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE CAR EASILY. BUT IF A CHILD'S HAND WAS TO GET CAUGHT IN IT, THE HAND WOULD NOT BE RELEASED SINCE IT BACK SEAT DOES NOT HAVE A SENSOR SWITCH TO RECOGNIZE A CHILD'S HAND. THIS FEATURE SHOULD BE CONTROLLED BY THE DRIVER. *AK

Structure mileage not reported 6 mo in service

THE DOORS ON MY 2000 SIENNA RATTLE SO LOUDLY THAT THE SOUND CAN BE HEARD OVER THE RADIO. IT SOUNDS AS IF THE DOORS ARE NOT COMPLETELY CLOSED. TOYOTA CONTENDS THE VAN IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED AND THE SOUND IS "BODY FLEX". THE NOISE IS VERY DISTRACTING TO A DRIVER AND COULD CONTRIBUTE TO CAUSING AN ACCIDENT..*AK

Structure mileage not reported 10 mo in service

MANUAL SLIDING DOOR - ON THE DRIVER SIDE, THE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR RATTLES WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. TRANSMISSION - WHEN THE CAR IS IN REVERSE, THE CAR MAKES A LOAD THUMPING NOISE, WHILE IT IS IN MOTION. *AK

Service brakes, hydraulic mileage not reported 2 mo in service

WHEN VEHICLE IS BACKING UP AND THE WHEELS ARE TURNED TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT, A LOUD CLICKING SOUND IS HEARD FROM THE BRAKE AREA WHILE THE DRIVER IS PUMPING (STEPPING & COMPLETELY RELEASING) THE BRAKE PEDAL.

Other Sienna model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.