2021 Toyota Venza service brakes problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2021 Toyota Venza — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“While driving under normal conditions and driving into my driveway on Thursday, March 19, I experienced a sudden and temporary loss of braking ability. When I applied the brake pedal, the vehicle did not decelerate as expected. This resulted in a collision with a residential fence at low speed…”
filed Apr 7, 2026
“It's its been about 4 times for myself and twice for my husband. When pulling out of parking lot onto busy street making a right hand turn, the car failed to accelerate so that I can merge onto the street. I almost got reareded twice because of this not being able to get up to speed. I have taken…”
filed Jan 5, 2024
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes problems in other Venza years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Venza | 2 | 9% |
| 2023 Venza | 2 | 10% |
| 2022 Venza | 3 | 8% |
| 2015 Venza | 5 | 19% |
| 2014 Venza | 3 | 10% |
| 2013 Venza | 10 | 17% |
| 2012 Venza | 1 | 4% |
| 2011 Venza | 8 | 14% |
| 2010 Venza | 5 | 6% |
| 2009 Venza | 17 | 10% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2021 Toyota Venza
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.