Tuesday, October 6, 2026
RecallGazette

Vehicle problems, recalls & safety intelligence

2021 Toyota Venza Hybrid engine problems

11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2021 Toyota Venza Hybrid — 6% of all complaints for this model year.

11
Engine complaints
6%
share of all complaints
—
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • “This report covers 2 events for the same problem. The first occurred in the spring of 2025 and I did not document the date or time. The second one occurred on November 10, 2025 @ about 10:15 a.m. (1) Last spring my wife was driving the Venza up the street to our residence going a slow rate of…”

    filed Nov 13, 2025

  • “I was stopped at an intersection. When I pressed the accelerator to try to pull across the intersection, the vehicle initially began to move forward but almost immediately all acceleration power was lost. The accelerator pedal could be pushed to the floor with no response from the vehicle. It took…”

    filed Oct 31, 2025

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • OBSOLETE NOTICE August 20, 2026: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see T-SB-0051-26.

    T-SB-0110-20 Rev2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 20, 2026
  • This bulletin includes basic procedures for performing a rescue charge at battery on high voltage (HV) Ni-MH and Li-ion batteries.

    T-SB-0051-26 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 20, 2026
  • Although the flow shut-off valve is covered by Toyota’s New Vehicle Limited Warranty for 36 months or 36,000 miles (whichever comes first), we at Toyota care about the customers’ ownership experience. Toyota is…

    24TE04 · Warranty Program/Extension · issued Aug 11, 2026
  • OBSOLETE NOTICE February 27, 2026: This bulletin is no longer applicable and is now obsolete.

    T-SB-0104-21 Rev2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 27, 2026
All 2021 Toyota Venza Hybrid TSBs →

Engine problems in other Venza Hybrid years

YearReportsShare
2024 Venza Hybrid14%
2023 Venza Hybrid15%
2022 Venza Hybrid410%
Venza Hybrid engine problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.