Is Toyota Quality Going Down? Here's the Truth.

A question I get asked all the time with all recent events. Is Toyota quality going down? It is a rather difficult question to answer in one go so I made this video to explain my thoughts from what I'm seeing. Just my humble 2 cents that I hope helps someone out there.

TCCN Automotive Inc.
Toyota and Lexus Specialist Repair

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0:00 Intro
0:31 Is Toyota Riding on Their Past Record of Reliability?
3:01 Did Toyota quality go down after the pandemic?
6:40 The Last 2 Years?
11:02 The Good
12:42 The Bad
14:59 The Ugly
17:19 Final Thoughts
21:50 Important Message to Truck Owenrs!

[billiebobbienorton]

Bringing your Toyota to the dealer for maintenance is another reason owners don't keep up with maintenance. The prices they charge and the upsells are *ridiculous.* ! ! ! !

[amo]

Toyota dealerships are the worst. I visited two in my area (Virginia Beach, VA area); they were both arrogant and rude. I have excellent credit and I was ready to buy with a decent cash down payment. Not trying to brag, but I'm the definition of a good customer. One sales manager got angry with me when I refused to pay a markup. They both felt entitled to my business. I bought a Mazda instead of a Toyota.

[Ketu]

I would ABSOLUTELY love a car without gimmicks. As long as it has power steering, basic climate control, and able to play music, I'm golden.

[andreabe]

I wish your shop was near me. You educate the Toyota and Lexus loyalists so well. I trust your expertise and values.

[dpockaj]

The only features I want are power windows, locks, AC, Bluetooth stereo and backup camera. That’s luxury to me. The rest is fluff. I don’t want to drive the equivalent of an iPad on wheels.

[slik]

The perception of declining quality is driving the prices of the older models off the charts.

[rickrogers]

As a retired mechanic I can say you make SO MANY valid points. If Toyota listens to opinions on social media I bet this is one of the first places they check out. If they haven't offered you a job in management THEY SHOULD ! ( I think you love what you do and would politely decline though 😁) Blessings to you and your family.

[benjaminashlock]

Car Care Nut - thank you for being you. Humility, broad scoped consideration for basically every component of a car. Great ability to talk. I’ve watched countless 1hr+ videos of yours and have not felt the urge to skip through any of it. Every moment is packed with educational content. God bless you. Thank you for making interesting what I used to think was mundane.

[justliberty]

It wasn't Toyota owners that complained about how boring the cars were, it was non-Toyota owners who want other things.

[joeshmoe]

Dude this is the nicest way I've ever seen a fellow technician tell people they are messing up the automotive industry. 😂

[HotSneks]

"You take care of your car, and your car will take care of you."

That is legitimately the best and most underrated bit of advice you can tell to ANYONE despite whatever they drive.

[louallenjr]

You are an absolute blessing!!! If every mechanic was as honest, knowledgeable and had your integrity, this would be a wonderful world for Toyota owners! You should be CEO of Toyota, it would end stupid management decisions and there would be even more Toyotas on the road!

[michaely]

Toyota dealer service departments have priced themselves out of regular customers pocket books. Example: My highlander’s air/fuel ratio sensor went bad 6 month ago. Toyota service wanted over $900 to replace it ($386 for a/f sensor, $500 for labor, $25 to clear the check engine code). So I bought the exact same sensor from AutoZone for $220 incl tax + $11 for 22mm wrench at Home Depot + $7 for PB Blaster (ended up not needing it). I replaced it myself and went back to AutoZone to borrow their ODB2 reader to clear the check engine light. I viewed several YouTube videos’s before to get a handle of the difficulty and one video also identified how to test if the sensor is bad with a multimeter. The best $240 and time I spent on myself. Found an independent shop that comes with high recommendation for future work. No more dealer service part price gouging and outrageous labor fees. Thank you for the excellent videos!

[craig]

I have a 2001 Toyota Tacoma that I bought new. Changed the oil and filter and greased it every 3000 miles. Changed the transmission fluid every 30, 000 miles. I still own it and it now has 248, 000 miles. Runs as good as the day I bought it. Maintenance is the key.

[sijisebastian]

What a pleasant guy to listen to. The truth is so refreshing. Wish you well

[jeffwolf]

It's refreshing to have someone on YouTube that is actually fruitful and knowledgeable about what he speaks and talks about.. Thank you for this. I know he's not the biggest fan of my 2010 Lexus LS 460. But it is a very nice driving vehicle..

[kentharris]

I have a 2006 Tundra 4x4 with 299, 300 and I love it, every things still works!
My 1990 four runner had over 700, 000 miles before it gave up the ghost, that was a great suv.

[Mend_Kris]

Most honest and humble mechanic I know. You explained it well. Good cars in the background.

[MaximVoronenko]

I respect this guy a lot. Don't know him personally but he still comes off humble. also - thank you for making a video on how to change the water pump on the 3.5V6 lol it took me 2 days but I saved 900 dollars that way!

[shankfish]

This man is such an outstanding presenter. World class!