2021 Toyota Venza vehicle speed control problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2021 Toyota Venza — 7% 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
“As I attempted to park in a stall in the parking garage, I turned the steering wheel to the right and aligned the vehicle in preparation to back into the stall. In the split second that I took my foot off the accelerator to put it on the brake pedal in preparation to switch gears, the vehicle…”
filed Oct 19, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Venza years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 Venza | 3 | 15% |
| 2022 Venza | 4 | 10% |
| 2015 Venza | 2 | 7% |
| 2014 Venza | 4 | 13% |
| 2013 Venza | 7 | 12% |
| 2012 Venza | 1 | 4% |
| 2011 Venza | 3 | 5% |
| 2010 Venza | 14 | 18% |
| 2009 Venza | 36 | 21% |
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.