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2011 Toyota Sienna: engine and transmission complaints

NO ELEVATED SIGNAL
16%
63 of 388 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system

No elevated drivetrain complaint concentration in the available NHTSA records for the 2011 Toyota Sienna. Engine, transmission and fuel system account for 16% of relevant complaints.

Better than 92% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).

Excludes 226 airbag, lighting and seat-belt recall complaints that would otherwise mask the signal (unadjusted: 10%).

NHTSA data checked September 13, 2026
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Drivetrain complaints
63
engine, transmission, fuel
Total complaints
614
this model year
Fires reported
7
owner-reported
Recall campaigns
14
34 crashes · 36 injuries

Complaints by component

AIR BAGS211 · 34%
STRUCTURE154 · 25%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM69 · 11%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER61 · 10%
WHEELS37 · 6%
TIRES33 · 5%

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

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE10/04/2017CRASH3 INJURED
I PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK AND THEN TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS, AS I WAS PARKED AT THE ENTRANCE TO A BUSY HIGHWAY, AND JUST WANTED TO GRAB MY MAIL. I TURNED AROUND FROM GETTING THE MAIL; AND MY MINIVAN WAS ROLLING ACROSS THE HIGHWAY WITH THREE OF MY CHILDREN INSIDE OF IT. IT STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A CEMENT BARRIER ON THE O…
POWER TRAIN03/18/2019CRASH1 INJURED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED WITH THE GEAR IN PARK AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPEN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROVE FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE PILLAR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT BECAME TRAPPED BETWEEN THE VEHICLE AND THE CONCRETE PILLAR. THE …
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER03/16/2019CRASH1 INJURED
MINIVAN PARKED BUT ROLL AWAY CAUSED INJURY. THE MINIVAN WAS PARKED TO PICK UP GROCERY BAGS BUT STARTED ROLLING AWAY AFTER THE LAST 2BAGS OF GROCEY

Three of 63 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 (14)

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Toyota 4Runner, 2014-2015 Scion xB, Lexus IS350C, IS250C, 2014 Toyota Sienna, Lexus IS-F,…
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2010-2016 4Runner, 2003-2006 Tundra, 2003-2013 Corolla, 2009-2010 Corolla Matrix, 2004-2005 RAV4, 2…
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 Toyota Sienna minivans manufactured January 4, 2010, to August 12, 2016. If t…

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