The 2005 Toyota Tundra has 374 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 14 recalls on record. The most-reported areas are structure and air bags. Owners most often flag poor fuel economy: 11.5-16 mpg reported in real-world use, significantly lower than some competitors. frequency: very frequent.
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2005 Toyota Tundra vehicles (US, public record).
Across the 10 Tundra model years we track, complaint volume runs from 1 (1999) to 545 (2006). With 374 complaints, the 2005 Tundra sits abovethe model's median of 134.
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.
air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module
Campaign 19V741000Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2010-2016 4Runner, 2003-2006 Tundra, 2003-2013 Corolla, 2009-2010 Corolla Matrix, 2004-2005 RAV4, 2002-2007 Sequoia, 2011-2013 Sienna, 2008-2012 Scio…
air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module
Campaign 18V883000Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2002-2005 Lexus SC and Toyota Sequoia, 2003-2005 Toyota Corolla and Tundra, and 2003-2007 Pontiac Vibe vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with cer…
suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint
Campaign 22E002000Tenneco Automotive (DRiV) is recalling certain aftermarket ball joints for 2004-2007 Toyota Sequoia and 2004-2006 Toyota Tundra vehicles, MOOG part number K80521, K80522, NAPA part number NCP2601633, NCP2601634, ACDelco …
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 equi…
Sentiment is sharply divided by generation. For the second-generation Tundra (approximately 2007-2021), particularly those equipped with the 5.7L V8, sentiment is overwhelmingly positive, characterized by extremely high praise for…
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Used Tundra listings typically run $42,173–$66,899 across 2006 to 2026 model years.
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