1998 Toyota Land Cruiser

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1998 Toyota Land Cruiser, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Service brakes4
• Service brakes, hydraulic3
• Structure3
• Power train3
• Steering1
• Electrical system1
• Wheels1
• Suspension1
• Air bags1
• Seat belts1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 2 injuries and 1 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 1998 Toyota Land Cruiser failed the safety check 1.88% of the time — 10% more often than the average 1998 passenger car (1.71%). Median odometer at inspection: 212,140 miles.

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

In the Netherlands

80 first registered in 1998 are on Dutch roads; 49% arrived later as imports.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde23
• Stuur- of fuseekogel met slijtage kleiner of gelijk 1,0 mm21
• Kentekenplaatverlichting werkt niet (goed) / ontbreekt12
• Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht12
• Fusee(kogel) te veel speling11
• Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen10
• Stadslicht werkt niet (goed)10
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld9

Colours

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

In the United Kingdom

657 cars built in 1998 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 789 more were declared off the road (SORN).

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

MOT test results in Great Britain

In 2023, 919 of these cars first registered in 1998 took their annual MOT test. 64% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 1998 the figure was 64%.

DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail

In New Zealand

2,422 1998 cars are on the New Zealand register; 77% arrived as used imports, 20% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Recalls

No recall campaigns cover the 1998 Toyota Land Cruiser.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Toyota told its dealers about the 1998 Toyota Land Cruiser: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)