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vehicle
2021 / toyota / venza
known issues
8 clusters (reviewed 2026-07-07)
complaints
none on file
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
14 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Windshield cracking without major impactVISIBILITY/WIPER70 complaints2021-06 → 2026-05venza-2021-windshield-cracking
11661931 Spontaneous crack in the windshield without any external mechanixal force, such as rock, hale, or any other foreign body.
11627304 With no impact, our windshield cracked. I see many, many other owners of 2021 and later Toyota Venza have had this happen to them. This is clearly a large problem, so I'm hoping that by reporting our incident you will be encouraged to investigate further.
11525270 Driving at 45MPH alone on a paved road. Outside temperature 85F. Suddenly a crack appeared on the driver side of the windshield (about halfway up from hood). Crack was initially about 3 to 4 inches long. By the time I got home (10 miles - about 15 minutes) the crack was 24…
11451674 Windshield 20 inch crack with no rock impact, no visible impact mark. Multiple other owners reporting same issue. Windshield is soft and cracking due to flex in car, or small projectile impact that should not cause major spidering cracks
No throttle response when accelerating from stopFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM15 complaints2022-01 → 2025-01venza-2021-delayed-acceleration
11551085 Vehicle was operating as normal. Slowed down to a complete stop as normal. When attempting to accelerate from stop, vehicle had no throttle response and slowly idled into the intersection. Would press pedal down and nothing would happen. About 5 seconds later, vehicle…
11586267 When accelerating from a stopped position, the car fails to go forward. This incident has occurred six times and often seems to be at the worst times, such as pulling into a busy road from a stop sign. The car will start to accelerate and stop with no response from the…
Low-beam headlight shadows in driver viewEXTERIOR LIGHTING9 complaints2021-06 → 2024-10venza-2021-headlight-shadows
11420205 The venzas headlights, while on low beam only, have 2 shadows or blobs in the drivers view. It is very distracting especially while turning or cornering. It appears as if things are running out in front of the car. The issue is discussed by Venza owners on the Toyota…
11495683 Both left and right headlights on this car cast a dark "shadow" on the road in front of the car when driving at night. It only occurs when the headlights are on low beam, the high beam headlights are normal. Each headlight casts 2 shadows, for a total of 4, which can…
Loss of braking and emergency-brake non-engagementSERVICE BRAKES6 complaints2022-01 → 2026-04venza-2021-brake-failure
11507719 I was on the highway, no ice on the road, in a construction zone, going about 50mph. The cars in front of me stopped completely, and the light to warn me to "Brake" came on the dashboard to engage the brakes, but the emergency braking system failed to engage the brake…
11446530 Pulling into a parking spot (under 5 mpg), brakes did not engage. Car drove up onto the sidewalk. Had to put car into reverse to avoid hitting the building. While in reverse, brakes would not engage as well had to turn off the vehicle to stop it after it hit the curb…
11484848 2021 Toyota Venza while being driven while merging onto the highway, the vehicle lost all braking power causing my wife to almost cash into the car in front of her. The vehicle was moving between 50 to 55 miles per hour. Once the vehicle was pulled over, the dash was…
Head unit and touchscreen display failureELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER3 complaints2025-09 → 2025-11venza-2021-infotainment-failure
11690377 The infotainment system has failed. It is the 12.5 screen-based system that enables the control of numerous features including air conditioning/heating, audio (all radio and satellite radio) and map/gps display. This system is the focus of a recall on this model car…
11699429 Primary Control/Head Unit Failure - I can no longer access any of the electronic functions of the vehicle due to the computer screen failure. The back up camera works, but when the vehicle is in drive, it's nothing but a strobing light trying to connect. It's a safety…
Fuel tank fill and capacity discrepancyFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM4 complaints2021-10 → 2025-09venza-2021-fuel-tank-fill
11436748 I just purchased the 2021 Venza a week ago. I was not aware of the fuel tank issue with the RAV4. When I filled up my Venza I noticed that it was not filling up to the full 14.5 gallons as stated by Toyota. I would assume that there maybe some reserve gas in the tank.…
11456873 Fuel tank filling issue. Could not fill anywhere close Tank Capacity, dealer claims it has several gallons reserves. Driver does not know what Distance to Empty shows vs what is real, how much gas left in the tank. Supposed 560 Mile range, only showing 420 miles. Even…
Vehicle surge while parking at low speedVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL17 complaints2022-01 → 2026-04venza-2021-unintended-acceleration
11694412 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…
11479261 As I was pulling in slowly (going about 2 miles or less) to a perpendicular parking spot at my apartment complex, I took my foot off the accelerator to brake. And all the sudden my car lunged forward and rapidly accelerated forward on its own. It was completely terrify…
Airbags not deploying in crashAIR BAGS6 complaints2022-05 → 2025-06venza-2021-airbag-non-deployment
11667971 I was involved in a no fault accident when an SUV slammed into the back of my Toyota Venza at full speed and pushed me into the left guardrail of the bridge we were driving on. Neither the front airbags or the driver (left) side airbags deployed.
11471845 My wife was in involved in a crash where a person ran a red light and she broadsided a truck which flipped over. The front end of our 2021 Toyota Venza was destroyed see photo which I uploaded. The airbags in our car did not deploy at all.
11464170 Involved in an one-car automobile accident (attempted to avoid hitting deer and hit a cement barrier). Vehicle was subsequently classified as totaled. AIR BAGS never deployed.
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2021 Toyota Venza vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2021/toyota/venza
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