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What 59 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Toyota Venza

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (59)Crash / fire / injury (10)Electrical system (15)Brakes (9)Seats (8)Visibility & wipers (7)Airbags (5)Body & structure (5)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (5)Lights (4)Steering (4)Suspension (4)

2 of 59 complaints match · Airbags · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Feb 18, 2020AirbagsCrash1 injury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA VENZA. THE CONTACT STATED HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT 25 MPH IN THE RAIN AND FOG WHEN SHE LOST CONTROL ON A CURVE COLLIDING INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AS THE FRONT AND SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CONCUSSION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

NHTSA ODI 11309894

Jul 12, 2017AirbagsCrash

RECENTLY IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION ACCIDENT (GOING 65MPH) WITH MAJOR DAMAGE, BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

NHTSA ODI 11004918

Working with the data? Download all 59 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 11, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2011 Toyota Venza verdict →