Nissan Armada vs Toyota Sequoia
Full-size SUVs · head to head, 2010–2027
The Nissan Armada and Toyota Sequoia were both sold for 18 model years (2010–2027). Among the Armada's own years, its best bet is 2024; no year to avoid; the newest year rated a good buy is 2024. Among the Sequoia's own years, its best bet is 2022; no year to avoid; the newest year rated a good buy is 2025.
Nissan Armada
Full-size SUV · 2010–2027
- Best bet 2024
- Newest good buy 2024
- Avoid none
- Be careful 2018–2019, 2025
Toyota Sequoia
Full-size SUV · 2010–2027
- Best bet 2022
- Newest good buy 2025
- Avoid none
- Be careful 2023–2024
How to read this: each model's verdicts compare that model's own years with each other (serious owner complaints per car on the road against that model's usual year, using New York registrations). They are not a reliability ranking of one model against the other, so a good-buy Armada year says nothing about whether it beats a Sequoia. (How we judge.)
Year by year, side by side
| Year | Nissan Armada | Toyota Sequoia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Not rated | Not rated | Side by side |
| 2026 | TOO NEWOnly 1.1 years of owner reports | TOO NEW | Side by side |
| 2025 | CAREFULSerious complaints 2.6× usual, mostly speed control and air bags | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 3.1× usual, mostly structure and air bags | Side by side |
| 2024 | BEST BUYSerious complaints 0.5× usual | CAREFULSerious complaints 12.8× usual, mostly structure and brakes | Side by side |
| 2023 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.1× usual | CAREFULSerious complaints 7.6× usual, mostly power train and structure | Side by side |
| 2022 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.5× usual | BEST BUYSerious complaints 0.3× usual | Side by side |
| 2021 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 1.1× usual | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 1.0× usual | Side by side |
| 2020 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.4× usual | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.7× usual | Side by side |
| 2019 | CAREFULSerious complaints 1.6× usual, mostly brakes and engine | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 1.0× usual | Side by side |
| 2018 | CAREFULSerious complaints 1.0× usual | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 1.7× usual, mostly stability control and speed control | Side by side |
| 2017 | Not rated | Not rated | Side by side |
| 2016 | Not rated | Not rated | Side by side |
| 2015 | Not rated | Not rated | Side by side |
| 2014 | Not rated | Not rated | Side by side |
| 2013 | Not rated | Not rated | Side by side |
| 2012 | Not rated | Not rated | Side by side |
| 2011 | Not rated | Not rated | Side by side |
| 2010 | Not rated | Not rated | Side by side |
Each chip rates that year against the same model's other years. Tap a chip for the year's details; "Side by side" compares both models that year, trim by trim.
Compare any year, trim by trim
2026: the newest shared year with full data, at a glance
Newer years (up to 2027) have thinner price and equipment data for one or both models, so this table uses 2026. Use "Compare any year" above for the others.
| 2026 Nissan Armada | 2026 Toyota Sequoia | |
|---|---|---|
| Our verdict (vs the model's own years) | TOO NEW | TOO NEW |
| Starting price (MSRP range) | — | $65,025 to $85,435 base price by trim, 6 trims |
| Engines and horsepower | 3.5L 6-cyl turbo | 3.4L 6-cyl turbo hybrid, 389 hp |
| Fuel economy (EPA combined) | 16–18 mpg | 20–22 mpg |
| Seats | 7–8 | 7–8 |
| Third row | Yes | Yes |
| Cargo behind last row | — | — |
| Max towing | — | 9,500 lb |
| NHTSA crash rating | Not rated | Not rated |
| Recalls · owner complaints (NHTSA) | 2 · 8 | 0 · 0 |
Sources: OpenSpec and the makers' equipment guides, NHTSA vPIC, EPA and NHTSA ratings. Cargo, towing and bed length rows appear when we have them. "—": not in our data. Compare every 2026 trim →
Key features: base trim vs top trim
| Armada SV first listed | Armada Platinum Reserve last listed | Sequoia SR5 lowest price, $65,025 | Sequoia Capstone highest price, $85,435 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wireless Apple CarPlay | Standard | — | Standard | Standard |
| Adaptive cruise control | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard |
| Blind-spot warning | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard |
| Heated front seats | No | — | Standard | Standard |
| Ventilated front seats | No | — | — | Standard |
| Sunroof or moonroof | No | — | Standard | Standard |
| 360-degree camera | — | — | Standard | Standard |
| Power liftgate or tailgate | No | — | Optional | — |
| Remote start | Standard | — | Standard | Standard |
"Standard" and "Optional" are for that trim as the 2026 data lists it (a package or option adds an "Optional" item); "—": not verified in our sources, never a guess. The cheapest and most expensive trim of each model; every trim is on the model's 2026 page (Armada, Sequoia).
Known fixes and extended coverage
Nissan Armada
2 manufacturer programs on file: 0 extended coverage, 2 repair programs.
Toyota Sequoia
10 manufacturer programs on file: 5 extended coverage, 5 repair programs.
- Extended coverage On December 20, 2022, a settlement of claims for certain low pressure fuel pumps was approved by the federal court. The purpose of this Customer Support Program letter is to help clarify how to administer this coverage in accordance with… (23TE04, 2018–2020 models)
- Extended coverage Customer Support Program ZKG ? (Z3G, 2018 models)
- Extended coverage Technical Instructions Customer Support Program ZKG Multiple Models and Model Years Vehicles Painted with Blizzard Pearl (070) or Super White (040) Paint Color Coverage for Peeling of Factory-Applied Paint (2018 models)
- Extended coverage Customer Support Program ZKG - Paint Repair Process Operation Flow Chart (2018 models)
From manufacturer bulletins filed with NHTSA, counted per program. A count is how many programs exist, not how good or bad a model is: a maker that extends coverage is paying for a known problem. A dealer can look up whether a car has had the work done or is still covered.
Which should you buy?
- Buying used, years both are rated a good buy: 2020–2022. In those years, choose on price, size and features.
- Shopping around 2024: the Armada is rated best buy (serious complaints 0.5× usual), while the Sequoia is rated careful (serious complaints 12.8× usual, mostly structure and brakes). Each against its own other years.
- Years to skip: neither model has a year we rate avoid.
- Newest year rated a good buy: Armada 2024; Sequoia 2025.
- Third row: both the 2026 Armada and Sequoia offer one.
- Best EPA combined rating in 2026: Sequoia at 22 mpg (Armada: 18), for the most efficient version of each.
- Before you buy either: run the VIN for open recalls and ask the dealer whether the extended-coverage repairs above were done.
Rules applied to the data on this page: no overall winner is declared, because our verdicts compare each model with itself.