2023 Toyota 4Runner Safety and Reliability

Modern family SUVs are expected to be some of the safest cars on the road, seeing as they carry a big load of precious cargo. The Toyota 4Runner doesn't score perfectly in crash tests, but according to the NHTSA review of the Toyota 4Runner, it's worth four stars overall. Rollover tests score only three stars out of five. The 4Runner failed to receive a Top Safety Pick award from the IIHS but still managed four top ratings of Good with only the small overlap front: driver side evaluation rated at Marginal.

Each Toyota 4Runner comes equipped with eight airbags, including front seat-mounted side airbags and driver and front passenger knee airbags. All models come standard with Toyota's Safety Sense suite of driver assistance systems, consisting of automatic high beams, a pre-collision system with pedestrian detection, lane departure alert, and dynamic radar cruise control. All models now come with a blind-spot monitor with rear cross-traffic alert, and the Limited gets front and rear parking assist sonar. A surround-view monitor is optional on some of the upper trims, and standard on Limited and TRD Pro.

Toyota's legendary reliability is ever-present in the 2022 4Runner SUV. J.D. Power gives it a quality and reliability rating of 87 out of 100. 2023 models were recall-free at the time of writing, with 2022 models having three recalls to deal with. These were for issues relating to incorrect load carrying capacity labels, illegible load labels, and inoperable driver's side high beam lights.

Toyota offers the 4Runner with a three-year/36,000-mile basic warranty, a five-year corrosion warranty, a five-year/60,000-mile drivetrain warranty, a two-year/25,000-miles maintenance warranty, and a two-year roadside assistance plan.