Those years are badass V8 that will last you 500000 miles if you want. Just be ready for 13-14mpg

Not better than a Titan on mpg. Very similar engines and mileage (5.6 vs 5.7 liter V8). I shopped for a low mileage Tundra of that generation for a long time and got fed up with the crazy prices people wanted for them. Ended up with a new Pro 4x Titan for about $5k more than a low mileage used Tundra and got a 5 year, 100k mile bumper to bumper warranty.

Those Tundras are great but the used pricing was way too high when I was shopping. Also, I had a hard time finding examples that were not already a little beaten up from being used as a truck.

These are some nit picks or rare things I've seen on the 2.5 Gen Tundras

2019-2020 Aux Cooler removal.

Toyota tested the AB60F transmission and somehow decided an aux transmission cooler wasn't needed.

It has a tiny hockey puck sized "cooler" that routes engine coolant, upstream of the heater core, down to this cooler. So the coolant is super hot going down to the cooler. It used to be called a heater, now they call it a cooler.

These transmission temps, when towing, in high ambient temps were sitting at 275-285F. With no load the temps would be around 235-245 F.

The alarm for high transmission temp is at 302F. lmao.

The good news is that there are very few instances of heat related transmission failures, or failures of any type, in 4 years since this change was made.

Further good news is that this situation is easily solved with a kit from Genuine Cooling Systems .

They are a bit pricey but it has a great cooler and is all oem replacement parts. It is also fairly easy to install. Plenty of youtube videos.

Front differential needle bearings .

Across Tacoma, 4Runner, Tundra, the needle bearings used in the front differential are known to be a problem with lifts over 1".

Even with stock vehicles these have been known to fail. It isn't common, but it isn't unheard of.

The good news is that they are somewhat easy to replace. Changing to a premium gear oil like royal purple or amsoil also seems to improve longevity.

But if you want to get rid of the issue all together, you can upgrade to a heavier duty bushing from East Coast Gear Supply

East Coast Gear Supply

Cam Tower Oil Leaks

Oil leaks from a section of the cylinder head that has a structural tower for the camshafts. The bad part of this is some trucks leak sooner than others. And it is random across model years. Although it seems like the newer trucks have less occurances.

As mentioned above this is quite a job to do.

Fuel pump recall

Toyota recalled about every fuel pump from every model going 10 years back (in case of some Lexus models)

I've seen maybe one or two instances of the exact failure mode described in the recall on 4runner.org and tundras.com in approximately 8 years of regular participation.

Headlight wiring harness

Some models had an issue with the headlight wiring harness overheating after extreme use.

These are rare issues. Relative to the other OEMs this is an astonishingly short list of issues.

I would buy a 16-20 Tundra with conviction. I'm actually looking at getting either a second Tundra (have a 2019 now) or a second 5th gen 4runner.

EDIT: if you think a new truck is better, I agree with Buck...the Titan Pro4x is a fantastic option as well.

As a Titan owner(and a previous Tundra owner), you get a WHOLE lot for your money with a Titan(ie tech, Car Play etc), plus the 100k bumper to bumper warranty.
You can get a low mileage(3-5k) Pro 4x for around $46-48,000. Just look around on Autotrader.

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The problem with nissan is the depreciation rate. The top worst depreciation trucks are f150, Titan and the Ram. At 5 years a titan value will be ~54 % of what it cost new. At 5 years the Tundra is ~72% of what it cost new.

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That's good if you buy one used then.

Buck Turgidson said:

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JP76 said:

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The problem with nissan is the depreciation rate. The top worst depreciation trucks are f150, Titan and the Ram. At 5 years a titan value will be ~54 % of what it cost new. At 5 years the Tundra is ~72% of what it cost new.

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That's good if you buy one used then.

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That depreciation hit is also less of an issue the longer you keep the truck. If you plan to buy new and trade it in in a few years with 50k miles, you're going to take a bath on the Titan compared to the Tundra. On the other hand, if you plan to keep it 10 years and 250k miles, the Titan and the Tundra would both be pretty much depreciated out and much closer in value.

Same here… was looking for a used Tundra 4x4 under 100k miles. Prices were crazy high. Found a '14 Titan 4x4 loaded with 81k miles 1 owner for about $7k less than what I could get the Toyota for. I'm a Toyota fan, but I love my Titan. Can't go wrong with either imho.