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2025 Toyota Sequoia

Hybrid

Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD
2 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-10-26

Safety Signal

94 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

RecallsNHTSA campaigns 2

Complaints1 crash · 1 injured reported 11

Crash ratingnot rated by NHTSA —

Fuel economybest combined, EPA 22 mpg

Starting MSRP8 trims · manufacturer $62,425

2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

The 2025 Toyota Sequoia is sold in the U.S. as a hybrid large SUV with 2 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Sequoia 2WD, is EPA-rated at 22 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of A. Owners have filed 11 complaints, most often about the structure. Manufacturer pricing runs from $62,425 to $83,915 across 8 trims.

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Trims & pricing

Source: manufacturer press kitWhich trim should I buy? → Compare a trim →

Trim	Powertrain	Drive	MSRP	HP	Torque	MPG comb	Seats	Cargo (2nd row)	Wheels
SR5	Hybrid	4X2	$62,425	437 hp	583 lb-ft	22 mpg	8	49 cu-ft	18 in
SR5	Hybrid	4X4	$65,425	437 hp	583 lb-ft	20 mpg	8	49 cu-ft	18 in
Limited	Hybrid	4X2	$68,825	437 hp	583 lb-ft	22 mpg	8	49 cu-ft	20 in
Limited	Hybrid	4X4	$71,825	437 hp	583 lb-ft	20 mpg	8	49 cu-ft	20 in
Platinum	Hybrid	4X4	$79,570	437 hp	583 lb-ft	20 mpg	8	49 cu-ft	20 in
TRD Pro	Hybrid	4X4	$80,295	437 hp	583 lb-ft	20 mpg	8	49 cu-ft	18 in
Capstone	Hybrid	4X4	$83,915	437 hp	583 lb-ft	20 mpg	8	49 cu-ft	22 in
1794 Edition	Hybrid	4X4	$80,385	437 hp	583 lb-ft	20 mpg	8	49 cu-ft	20 in

Warranty basic 3 yr / 36,000 mi · powertrain 5 yr / 60,000 mi · roadside 2 yr

MSRP excludes destination. Open a trim for the complete spec sheet and standard/optional equipment. Have the car in front of you? Decode its VIN to see which of these trims it is and what it was priced at.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

Configuration	Powertrain	Drive	Engine / motor	City	Hwy	Comb	Annual fuel*
Sequoia 2WD	Hybrid	RWD	3.4L 6-cyl turbo + 288V Ni-MH	21	24	22	$3,050
Sequoia 4WD	Hybrid	4WD (part-time)	3.4L 6-cyl turbo + 288V Ni-MH	19	22	20	$3,350

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 48553, 48575.

Emissions & certification

Source: EPA emission certificates

Configuration	Smog rating	Emission standard	Where it can be sold new	SmartWay
Sequoia 2WD	4 / 10	California LEV-III ULEV70 / Federal Tier 3 Bin 70	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	—
Sequoia 4WD	4 / 10	Federal Tier 3 Bin 70 / California LEV-III ULEV70	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	—

Certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S.

The smog rating scores tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and is comparable only within a model year. The standard is the federal bin or California tier the configuration was certified to. Both come from the EPA certificate behind the window sticker.

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Recalls (2)

Source: NHTSA recall database

○minor

Equipment

See attached Part573

8,230 vehicles 12% reported repaired built Nov 13, 2024 – Feb 10, 2025

Problem Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Toyota Tundra, Tacoma Hybrid, Tacoma, RAV4 Hybrid, Land Cruiser Hybrid, Lexus GX550, 2024-2026 Tundra Hybrid, 2025 Sequoia Hybrid, Crown Signia, Grand Highlander, Lexus TX500 Hybrid, Lexus NX350 Hybrid, 2025-2026 Grand Highlander Hybrid, and Lexus TX350 vehicles. 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 Dealers will replace the load carrying capacity modification label, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed May 26, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 26LB04, 26LA04, 26TB07, and 26TA07.

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF Owner letter PDF

NHTSA campaign 26V179000 reported Mar 24, 2026 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

○minor

Back Over Prevention

25TB10 / 25TA10

393,838 vehicles 75% reported repaired built Aug 31, 2022 – Jul 29, 2025

Problem Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022-2025 Tundra, Tundra Hybrid, and 2023-2025 Sequoia Hybrid vehicles. A software error may cause the rearview image not to display when the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility." Risk A rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix Dealers will update the multimedia display software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 19, 2025. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 25TB10 and 25TA10.

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF Owner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 25V657000 reported Oct 1, 2025 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.

Whether any of this applies to one specific Sequoia

A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2025 can differ. Both of these check a VIN against the manufacturer’s own list, free, in about ten seconds. Toyota publishes its own lookup because federal rule 49 CFR 573.15 requires it to, and to keep it current to within seven days.

NHTSA VIN check →Toyota’s own VIN lookup →

Hear about a recall before the letter does

The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2025 Toyota Sequoia, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

11complaints filed

1 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 1 injuries · 0 deaths reported

4.7 per 10,000 built · Toyota reported 23,221 Sequoia built (its Early Warning production report to NHTSA)

Filed per year: 2025: 2 · 2026: 9

Most-cited components

Unspecified 4

Structure 3

Seat Belts 1

Air Bags 1

Visibility/Wiper 1

Seats 1

In owners' own words

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, one per problem area. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed.

I am experiencing severe/violent front brake vibration during prolonged steep downhill descents. The vibration occurs while braking on the descent and returns to normal once I reach the bottom. It lead so severe it shook the entire vehicle

Service Brakes Oct 3, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11768769

We have had 3 interior door handles malfunction within 12,000 miles. This poses a serious risk if the vehicle was in an accident where there was a fire and the interior door handle malfunctioned.

Structure Sep 14, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11764199

Driver side seat, lower molding breaking. Stress from entering and exiting the vehicle. Know issue from research I've done

Seats Sep 4, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11762058

Right rear passenger window failed. Came out to my vehicle at 4pm 5/4/2026 at work in a secure lot. Right rear passenger window appeared exploded out. Almost all of the glass was on the ground, only some of the tempered glass fell in onto the seat. Took many pictures showing the glass bowed out. Filed a police report.

Visibility/Wiper May 9, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11736726

The contact owns a 2025 Toyota Sequoia Hybrid. The contact stated that while his wife was driving approximately 10 MPH, the vehicle was rear-ended by another vehicle driving approximately 50 MPH. The rear of the vehicle sustained significant damage. There was no warning light illuminated. The air bags failed deploy.

Air Bags at 13,500 miles Feb 4, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11715577

The contact owns a 2025 Toyota Sequoia. The contact stated that while his daughter was attempting to buckle the passenger’s side second row seat belt, a bolt from the anchor point near the floor of the vehicle detached. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but it had not yet been diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure.

Seat Belts at 14,000 miles Oct 14, 2025 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11693353

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Reported by Toyota itself: 8 death-or-injury claims on this model year in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21): 10 injured, as claimed, not verified — about 34 per 100,000 built. Every Sequoia model year, by year and system → Dated and by system, they are exhibit F of the defect dossier.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Service bulletins & campaigns

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Communicationsfiled with NHTSA 46

Most recentmanufacturer date 2026-08-19

Kindsas classified by NHTSA 46 service bulletins

Most often about: Unknown Or Other, Structure, Electrical System, Engine, Service Brakes.

T-SB-0049-26 Service bulletin
2026-08-19 · Power Train
Some 2022 – 2025 model year Tundra Hybrid, 2023 – 2025 model year Sequoia Hybrid, 2024 –2025 Land Cruiser and Tacoma Hybrid, and 2025 4Runner Hybrid vehicles may exhibit a whine noise from the transmission when in Ready ON mode.
T-SB-0022-25 Rev2 Service bulletin
2026-07-01 · Service Brakes
Some 2022 – 2026 model year Tundra, Tundra Hybrid, and 2023 – 2026 model year Sequoia Hybrid vehicles may exhibit a condition where the front brakes produce a squealing noise when driving forward or in reverse
T-SB-0020-25 Rev2 Service bulletin
2026-03-31 · Structure — Body
OBSOLETE NOTICE March 31, 2026: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see T-SB-0022-26.
T-SB-0022-26 Service bulletin
2026-03-30 · Structure — Body
Some 2022 – 2025 model year Tundra and Tundra Hybrid, and 2023 – 2025 model year Sequoia Hybrid vehicles may exhibit a high pitch whistling noise coming from one or both outer rear-view mirrors while driving 65 – 85 mph (105 – 137 km/h).
T-SB-0055-24 Rev2 Service bulletin
2026-01-07 · Unknown Or Other
Some 2005 – 2026 Toyota vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. Follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. The purpose of this Service Bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures for odor remediation. This Service Bulletin provides a guide on how to prepare and treat the interi
T-SB-0022-25 Rev1 Service bulletin
2025-11-19 · Service Brakes
Some 2022 – 2026 model year Tundra, Tundra Hybrid, and 2023 – 2026 model year Sequoia Hybrid vehicles may exhibit a condition where the front brakes produce a squealing noise when driving forward or in reverse.
T-SB-0083-25 Service bulletin
2025-11-07 · Electrical System
A new head unit software update is available for 2022 – 2025 model year Tundra, and Tundra Hybrid; 2023 – 2025 model year Corolla Cross, Corolla Cross Hybrid, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Mirai, and Sequoia Hybrid vehicles equipped with Toyota Multimedia versions earlier than version 2230.
T-TT-0787-25 Service bulletin
2025-06-16 · Structure — Body
Customers may experience the front seat side shield cracking on the lower portion. The lower clip attachment point may not be seated due to mispositioning during shield installation. If not properly aligned during installation clip will shift up and sit on top of attachment point

A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.

At the New York inspection station

Source: New York State DMV

New York inspections 0.78%

failed the safety inspection

515 initial inspections of 508 vehicles.

Measure	The 2025 Sequoia	Every 2025 vehicle	Behind it
Failed the safety inspection	0.78%	0.36%	515
Air-bag warning lamp stayed lit	0.19%	0.16%	515
Miles driven a year	9,411	8,354	odometer at inspection
Average odometer	13,618	12,194	odometer at inspection

New York does not emissions-test model years this new, so the safety inspection is the record here. First inspections only, so a car that failed and came back is counted once; private and special plates, not taxis, livery or commercial plates. A rate appears only where at least 200 inspections stand behind it. “Every 2025 vehicle” is every 2025 model-year car, SUV and pickup inspected in the same window, all makes. This is the state’s record of test results, not a reliability score by itself. Source: New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Vehicle Inspections (data.ny.gov, Open NY terms).

Compare the 2025 Sequoia with

Any vehicle, your weights →

Head-to-head	Verdict
2025 Kia Telluride · Large SUV · grade C	Telluride +8.6
2025 Ford Explorer · Large SUV · grade F	Sequoia +9.6
2025 Honda Pilot · Large SUV · grade C	Toss-up
2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee · Large SUV · grade F	Sequoia +26.9
2025 Hyundai Palisade · Large SUV · grade C	Toss-up

Sequoia by model year

all years, side by side →

Year Safety Recalls Complaints

2026 A 0 10 22 mpg 2025 this page A 2 11 22 mpg 2024 C 5 38 22 mpg 2023 C 5 39 22 mpg 2022 A 1 1 15 mpg 2021 A 1 4 15 mpg 2020 A 1 4 15 mpg 2019 C 5 7 15 mpg 2018 C 4 20 15 mpg 2017 B 2 7 15 mpg 2016 B 2 11 15 mpg

Common questions about the 2025 Sequoia

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

How much does the 2025 Toyota Sequoia cost?

Manufacturer pricing runs from $62,425 for the SR5 4X2 to $83,915 for the Capstone 4X4, across 8 trims. Those are MSRPs from the manufacturer's own press material; they exclude destination, options, taxes and whatever the dealer adds. Every trim and price is listed above.

Does the 2025 Toyota Sequoia have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 2 recall campaigns for the 2025 Toyota Sequoia. The most serious on file is 26V179000, covering Equipment. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2025 Toyota Sequoia?

NHTSA has not published a crash-test rating for the 2025 Toyota Sequoia yet. On the recall record WhichTrim grades it A (94/100), which measures open and severe recalls rather than crash protection.

What is the fuel economy of the 2025 Toyota Sequoia?

Across the 2 EPA-rated configurations of the 2025 Toyota Sequoia, the best EPA combined figure is 22 mpg. Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.

What do owners complain about on the 2025 Toyota Sequoia?

Owners have filed 11 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Toyota Sequoia, most often about unspecified, structure, seat belts. Of those, 1 involved a crash, 1 reported injuries. Complaints are unverified owner reports, so treat the pattern as a signal and the individual report as an anecdote.

How clean is the 2025 Toyota Sequoia?

The EPA smog rating for the 2025 Toyota Sequoia is 4 out of 10. That score covers tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, and it only compares vehicles within the same model year. It is certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S. Its configurations were certified to different standards — California LEV-III ULEV70, Federal Tier 3 Bin 70 — which the table above lists per configuration.

Are there service bulletins for the 2025 Toyota Sequoia?

The manufacturer has filed 46 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2025 Toyota Sequoia, most often covering unknown or other, structure, electrical system. The most recent is dated 2026-08-19. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.

How does the 2025 Toyota Sequoia do at state inspection?

In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2025 Toyota Sequoia failed the safety inspection on 0.78% of first inspections — higher than the 0.36% for every 2025 model-year vehicle inspected. The figures are New York State DMV’s own inspection records, first inspections only, and the table above sets each one against every vehicle of the same model year.

Which 2025 Toyota Sequoia trim is the best value?

$21,490 separates the cheapest of the 8 trims from the most expensive, so the answer depends on which of the differences you would actually use. Every trim has its own page here with the manufacturer's full specification and equipment list, plus a short summary of exactly what it adds over the base trim — worth reading before a dealer frames the walk-up for you. The trim-by-trim ladder shows what every step up costs and what it makes standard.

Is the 2025 Toyota Sequoia better than the 2025 Kia Telluride?

The Kia Telluride wins clearly, 89.2 to 80.6, on price, tech & comfort. The Toyota Sequoia is ahead on safety and performance. We publish a full side-by-side of the 2025 Toyota Sequoia against the 2025 Kia Telluride — specifications by family, equipment feature by feature, safety record and ownership costs. You can re-weight what matters to you and the verdict recalculates.

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.

Data	Held	Source	What it covers — or what empty means
Fuel economy & configurations	2 configurations	EPA certification records	Every configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures.
Emission certificates	2 configurations	EPA emission certificates	Smog rating, standard and the sales area that decides where the car can be sold new.
Recalls	2	NHTSA recall campaigns	A complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaints	11	NHTSA complaint database	Also complete, but unverified: these are reports owners filed, not findings. Counts scale with how many were sold.
Crash ratings	none	NHTSA NCAP	NHTSA has not tested this model year. Cars are selected for testing, so untested is not unsafe.
Service bulletins	46	NHTSA manufacturer communications	Everything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall.
Investigations	none	NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation	No defect investigation has been opened.
Driver-assist crash reports	none	NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01	No report has been filed. Only entities named in the order report, and only crashes they hear of — so this is also what an unequipped car, or a manufacturer without telematics, looks like.
Specifications filed with NHTSA	none	NHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patterns	We had no VIN pattern to decode for this model year, or the manufacturer filed nothing usable.
Trims, pricing & equipment	8 trims	Manufacturer press kit	Transcribed from the manufacturer's own press material, every value carrying the document it came from.

Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly. Trim-level specifications and pricing are transcribed from the manufacturer's official press kit; every value carries its source in the data file.

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