Toyota Tundra vs Ford Ranger: Which Years to Avoid
Toyota Tundra owners filed 2,414 complaints across 16 model years (151 per year), with 2022-2025 rated Avoid; Ford Ranger owners filed 1,080 complaints across 12 model years (90 per year), with 2011, 2019, and 2022 rated Avoid. Tundra averages 16.4 MPG combined versus 20.6 MPG for Ranger. Totals are not sales-normalized.
Head to head
Toyota Tundra
- Model years
- 2010–2025 (16)
- NHTSA complaints
- 2,414
- Per model year
- 151
- Recall campaigns
- 55
- Years to avoid
- 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- Best years
- 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021
- Top problem area
- Engine
- Avg. EPA combined MPG
- 16.4
- Avg. NHTSA overall rating
- 4.3 ★
Ford Ranger
- Model years
- 2010–2025 (12)
- NHTSA complaints
- 1,080
- Per model year
- 90
- Recall campaigns
- 46
- Years to avoid
- 2011, 2019, 2022
- Best years
- —
- Top problem area
- Airbags
- Avg. EPA combined MPG
- 20.6
- Avg. NHTSA overall rating
- 3.3 ★
Year by year
Complaint Index is relative within each model (0 = that model’s best year, 100 = its worst). Complaints and recalls are raw counts.
| Year | Tundra | Ranger | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Complaints | Recalls | MPG | Verdict | Complaints | Recalls | MPG | |
| 2010 | Caution | 160 | 13 | 16 | Good | 156 | 8 | 17.5 |
| 2011 | Caution | 134 | 10 | 16 | Avoid | 235 | 5 | 17.5 |
| 2012 | Caution | 155 | 3 | 15.5 | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | Good | 85 | 5 | 15.5 | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Good | 93 | 4 | 15.5 | No verdict | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | Best | 48 | 4 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Good | 119 | 5 | 15 | No verdict | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | Best | 78 | 5 | 15 | No verdict | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | Caution | 100 | 8 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Good | 72 | 9 | 15 | Avoid | 267 | 11 | 22 |
| 2020 | Best | 46 | 4 | 14.5 | Good | 127 | 7 | 22 |
| 2021 | Best | 24 | 2 | 14.5 | Caution | 114 | 6 | 20.5 |
| 2022 | Avoid | 428 | 13 | 20 | Avoid | 37 | 5 | 22 |
| 2023 | Avoid | 405 | 13 | 20 | Good | 18 | 4 | 22 |
| 2024 | Avoid | 335 | 10 | 20 | Caution | 83 | 13 | 21 |
| 2025 | Avoid | 132 | 5 | 20 | Caution | 40 | 13 | 21 |
Complaint Index by year
Toyota Tundra
Ford Ranger
Frequently asked questions
- Which Toyota Tundra years should I avoid?
- NHTSA data flags 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 as Avoid years for the Tundra, with complaint index scores of 80, 93, 100, and 87 respectively, and Engine listed as the top problem area for each.
- Which Ford Ranger years should I avoid?
- NHTSA data flags 2011, 2019, and 2022 as Avoid years for the Ranger, with complaint index scores of 82, 91, and 100. Airbags were the top issue in 2011 and Transmission & Powertrain in 2019 and 2022.
- Which truck has more total complaints, the Tundra or the Ranger?
- The Tundra has 2,414 total complaints over 16 model years versus 1,080 for the Ranger over 12 model years. Neither figure is adjusted for how many of each truck were sold, so this is not a direct reliability comparison.
- Which gets better fuel economy, the Tundra or the Ranger?
- The Ranger averages 20.6 MPG combined across its model years while the Tundra averages 16.4 MPG combined. Recent Tundra years (2022-2025) reach 20 MPG combined, still below the Ranger's typical range.
- Does the Ford Ranger have more recalls than the Toyota Tundra?
- The Tundra has 55 total recall campaigns listed versus 46 for the Ranger. The Ranger also lists do-not-drive recalls in 2010, 2011, and 2023, which the Tundra data does not show for any year.