Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA about this car, most about the body and structure and electrical. The 6 checks below target those problems, in the order you would do them at the car.
2024Tick items off on your phone at the car, or print it. Ticks stay on this device.
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2024 Toyota 4Runner: inspection sheet
Before you go, or before you touch the car0/2
Engine off, key in hand0/2
Ask the seller not to warm the car up first0/1
At least 20 minutes, with some highway0/1
These checks are specific to this model year. For tires, body panels, fluids, and the other basics every used car needs, use the general inspection guide.
These years share the 2024's design and most of its parts, so their problems are the ones to look for on this car too.
Worth adding to your 2024 checks
Worth adding to your 2024 checks
Worth adding to your 2024 checks
EPA figures for each version of the 2024 Toyota 4Runner. Use them to confirm you are looking at the version that was advertised, and as a yardstick on the test drive.
| Version | Drive | EPA rating |
|---|---|---|
| 4.0L 6-cyl | AWD, 4WD, RWD | 17 mpg |
NHTSA complaints for the 2024 Toyota 4Runner, grouped by the part owners named. Open a row to read what goes wrong.
Running boards are too narrow to stand on comfortably. Only about 2 3/4 inches of the board extends past the body, so a foot barely fits, and a heel can slip off the rounded edge when stepping out. That creates a slip-and-fall risk, and the brackets offer no adjustment. A separate report describes a rear passenger-side seat belt strap detaching while driving at low speed. The dealer blamed misuse of a child safety seat and made no repair. With only 3 complaints filed, no broader pattern is visible.
Camera images come through distorted on the rear, front, and 360-degree views. That makes painted parking lines, pedestrians, and obstacles hard to see while parking. Another reported fault involves the key fob. Changing the volume of the lock and unlock beep can stop the fob buttons from working, so lock, unlock, and panic all fail. Proximity entry and push-button start still work. Fixing it takes a dealer visit. Reports describe this as a known issue since 2022 that Toyota has not treated as a recall. Neither problem poses a crash or fire risk.
Excerpts from complaints 4Runner owners filed with NHTSA, as written. Listen for the same symptoms on your test drive.
Camera system, rear, from, 360 degree all are distorted and makes hard to see yellow and white painted lines, pedestrians, and other obstacles while parking. System is defective and do not work as it should.
Filed with NHTSA, May 2025
Complaints for this year next to the average for the other model years, area by area.
The 2024 has the fewest owner complaints of the 8 4Runner years we cover, well under the average of the others. Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, so compare like with like.
Redesigns and mid-cycle updates change what can go wrong.
The 2024 is the 15th model year of the 4Runner's fifth generation (2010–2024).
It includes the 2013 update.
What changed for 2013
Recall repairs are free at any Toyota dealer, but the seller may never have had them done. Check each campaign number against the VIN.
Gulf States Toyota, Inc. (GST) is recalling certain Toyota 2023 GR Supra, 2024 4 Runner, Corolla, Grand Highlander, Grand Highlander Hybrid, Land Cruiser Hybrid, Tacoma, Tacoma Hybrid, 2023-2024 BZ4X, Corolla Cross Hybrid, GR Corolla, GR86, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Prius, Prius Prime, Sequoia Hybrid, Tundra, Tundra Hybrid, Venza Hybrid, 2023-2025 Crown, and 2025 Camry Hybrid vehicles equipped with GST accessories. The load carrying capacity modification label may display inaccurate added weight values. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims.".
Risk: A vehicle with an incorrect maximum capacity weight value may be overloaded, which can increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: GST will mail new labels to owners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 16, 2024. Owners may contact GST customer service at 1-800-444-1074. GST's number for this recall is 24R2.
Cars shoppers compare with the Toyota 4Runner, with their own 2024 checklists.
2024 owner complaints, side by side
