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2010 Toyota Sienna: engine and transmission complaints

NO ELEVATED SIGNAL
17%
27 of 172 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system

No elevated drivetrain complaint concentration in the available NHTSA records for the 2010 Toyota Sienna. Engine, transmission and fuel system account for 17% of relevant complaints.

Better than 91% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).

NHTSA data checked September 13, 2026
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Drivetrain complaints
27
engine, transmission, fuel
Total complaints
172
this model year
Fires reported
2
owner-reported
Recall campaigns
8
15 crashes · 13 injuries

Complaints by component

STRUCTURE57 · 33%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER25 · 15%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM20 · 12%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL19 · 11%
POWER TRAIN17 · 10%
STEERING11 · 6%

The years either side

2010
17%
27 of 172
2011
16%
63 of 614
2012
18%
29 of 247
2013
16%
25 of 183
2014
17%
25 of 163
2015
16%
33 of 231
2016
10%
6 of 75
2017
43%
60 of 153
2018
47%
30 of 70
2019
38%
15 of 45
2020
41%
15 of 38
2021
11%
15 of 165
2022
9%
10 of 119
2023
no data

Manufacturers fix things mid-generation. A bad year next to a clean one is common; the fix usually arrived in between.

What owners reported

POWER TRAIN11/03/2022
Massive Oil Leak and Loss of Oil Pressure: Oil line burst while driving on the HWY coming back home from a work. Loss nearly all of the oil, but there were no warning lights. Pulled over into gas station. Checked dip stick, completely dry! Catastrophic oil leak without warning. Could have been stalled on the HWY and …
STEERING,TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM,ENGINE03/10/2022
The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated while driving approximately 15-20 MPH, the vehicle stalled inadvertently. The check engine warning light, the traction control warning light, and other unknown warning lights illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that the steering wheel lost power steeri…
POWER TRAIN08/14/2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SLOWING DOWN, A LOUD BOOMING NOISE OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSS AUTOMOTIVE POWER AND CAME TO A ROLLING STOP. UPON INSPECTION, PART OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS DETACHED AND ON THE GROUND NEARBY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANI…

Three of 27 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.

Recall campaigns on this model year (8)

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2005-2007 and 2009-2010 Toyota Sienna vehicles. In the affected vehicles, due to a problem within …
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 Prius and Corolla, 2009-2011 Venza, 2006-2010 Avalon, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2005-2011 S…
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2005-2011 4Runner, Highlander, Sequoia, and Sienna, 2005-2010 Avalon and Tundra, 2006-2008 Camry Solara, 200…

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