Toyota Kluger: best and worst years
2 generations sold in Australia, rated from our guides
Best bets: XU50 (2014-2020), XU70 (2021-2026) (top pick in our guides).
2014-2020XU50
Top pickOur top pick: 12 known problems, 2 high-severity. Worst to watch for: Fuel-delivery pipe weld recall (mid-2014 build); Low-pressure fuel pump failure (Denso recall VGG17/VGG05).
Year-specific notes in the guide
- 2014 buildFuel-delivery pipe weld recall (mid-2014 build)
- 2014 buildElectric power steering (EPS) circuit-board recall (late-2014 build)
2021-2026XU70
Top pickOur top pick: 10 known problems, none high-severity. Worst to watch for: Second-row seat recliner may not fully engage (safety recall); Second-row seat recliner / front seat-back frame recalls.
Year-specific notes in the guide
- 2021-2023Second-row seat recliner may not fully engage (safety recall) (Any (2021-2023 build))
- 2021-2023Second-row seat recliner / front seat-back frame recalls (Any (2021-2023 build))
- 2021-2023Driver-airbag wiring / seat-recliner recalls (Any (2021-2023 build))
- 2021-2023Front bumper cover detachment (recall YGG74) (Any (2021-2023 build))
Verdicts are the ratings in each FlamingCars guide; reasons and year notes come from the problems those guides list. Always get an independent pre-purchase inspection.