--- title: "2022 Toyota Tundra update 10,000 miles later" url: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2023/02/2022-toyota-tundra-update-10000-miles-later/" publisher: "Pickup Truck + SUV Talk" content_signal: "search=yes, ai-input=yes, ai-train=no" author: "Tim Esterdahl" published: "2023-02-02T16:40:57+00:00" modified: "2026-08-19T16:03:20+00:00" image: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Screen-Shot-2022-12-07-at-9.19.22-AM.png" --- # 2022 Toyota Tundra update 10,000 miles later By Tim Esterdahl Published: 2023-02-02T16:40:57+00:00 Updated: 2026-08-19T16:03:20+00:00 ![Featured image]() A year ago, we bought a 2022 Toyota Tundra for the channel, and after 10,000 miles driving the truck, there is a lot to talk about. Our [2022 Toyota Tundra]() is a crew cab, 5.5-foot bed, Limited trim with a TRD Off-Road package. We added the Limited Premium and Power Package, and the 3.5-liter twin-turbo V-6 engine is mated to a 10-speed transmission.. It has the Blueprint exterior color and Boulder interior coloring. Basically, it’s a dark blue exterior with a gray interior. It has the Softex seating surfaces, which are a synthetic leather-like material. It does not have the hybrid powertrain option. ## **The good for the 2022 Toyota Tundra after 10,000 miles** Let’s kick this off with the good: The powertrain hasn’t had any issues, and the truck is still a pleasure to drive. This lack of issues with the powertrain is big considering the uproar over the [turbo wastegate issues]() found on some early models of the truck. Also, there has and still continues to be a lot of debate about dropping the V-8 in favor of the turbocharged V-6. While consumers point to the V-8 as being more reliable, the fuel savings and reduction in emissions drove Toyota to offer just the V-6. In my overall driving, I’m averaging close to 20 MPG, while my wife is averaging around 16 MPG for her in-town driving with some idling time. This is close to the EPA-estimated 19 MPG combined number and better than the old V-8 engine’s 15 MPG combined. ## **The bad after 10,000 miles** While still a pleasure to drive, the Tundra has had a variety of small issues leaving a bad taste in my mouth. For starters, I still don’t love the look even after installing [a leveling kit from Rough Country](). Second, the rear bumper — even with the [optional bed step]() — still irritates me as it is now more difficult to use versus the prior generation with the new one opting to wrap the bumper and remove the small step when the tailgate is down. Third, the [driver’s seat is cracked](), like many other owner’s trucks, the rear-window weather stripping doesn’t line up with no fix in sight, and there is now a piece of radiator insulation hanging below the engine bay. Deal breakers? Nah. Just small irritations for a truck priced at $59,525. Lastly, the infotainment system still hasn’t grown on me. I deleted my driver profile, and I’ve had a much better experience using the system, yet the same things I discussed early on still apply — no split screen, no pinch/zoom on Apple CarPlay maps and no home button. ## **Buy it again?** You’ll have to watch the video to get that answer. But the one thing I’d make sure to do if I were buying a Tundra again: I’d get the [Trailhunter package]() with the tow hooks and useful rear bumper with a step. [Embedded video]() ### **The bottom line** Did I just buy the wrong trim level? Would I have liked it more if I liked looking at it everyday as being a good looking truck? Should I have just waited and bought something else last year then bought the Tundra hybrid this year? All questions I’m sure I won’t stop considering. Ultimately, it has been a good truck, not a great truck and I have a mixed bag of thoughts on it. ## Related vehicle coverage - [2022 Toyota Tundra]() ## Structured page information ~~~json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Article", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2023/02/2022-toyota-tundra-update-10000-miles-later/#article", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2023/02/2022-toyota-tundra-update-10000-miles-later/" }, "author": { "name": "Tim Esterdahl", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/#/schema/person/82b06f99329f69a069a5ab6caed18593" }, "headline": "2022 Toyota Tundra update 10,000 miles later", "datePublished": "2023-02-02T16:40:57+00:00", "dateModified": "2026-08-19T16:03:20+00:00", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2023/02/2022-toyota-tundra-update-10000-miles-later/" }, "wordCount": 572, "commentCount": 3, "publisher": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/#organization" }, "image": { "@id": 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