2004 Toyota Land Cruiser: common problems and reliability
An average Land Cruiser year.
5 owner complaints, most about service brakes. 1 recall.
Should I buy one?The 2004 Toyota Land Cruiser has 5 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 1 recall on record. The most-reported areas are service brakes and electrical system.
Safety record for the 2004 model year
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2004 Toyota Land Cruiser vehicles (US, public record).
The Year Score compares this year with other Land Cruiser years only. How we score it
Is 2004 a good year for the Land Cruiser?
Across the 26 Land Cruiser model years we track, complaint volume runs from 1 (2021) to 39 (2024). With 5 complaints, the 2004 Land Cruiser sits about the same as the model's median of 8.
These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.
Where owners report problems
Recalls affecting the 2004 Land Cruiser
air bags:side/window
Campaign 16V065000Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus LX470, 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia, 2004-2006 Toyota 4Runner and Lexus GX470 vehicles equipped with side curtain-shield-air bags. The affected vehicles have an air bag control module that may be improperly programmed, causing the side curtain-shield-air bags to deploy inadvertently.
What owners say across generations
Sentiment is highly positive for the 200 Series (LC200/LX570) and 70 Series, centered on legendary long-term reliability, overbuilt solidity, and exceptional off-road capability.
Owner insights cover all generations of the Land Cruiser. See the full Land Cruiser owner picture and every model year.
Other Land Cruiser model years
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