Toyota Tacoma Reliability

10,559 NHTSA complaints (1995–2026). Complaint rate: 50.6 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
104.4
Complaints
10,559
Crash Rate
8.7%
Fire Rate
1.2%
Injuries
655
Fatalities
26

Toyota Tacoma Generations

Manufacturer redesigns the car every few years (a “generation”). Each generation has different engineering and common issues. Click a generation to see year-by-year breakdown.

GenerationYearsComplaints
Gen 11995–20043,588
Gen 22005–20155,089
2005870View→
2006976View→
2007676View→
2008554View→
2009609View→
2010342View→
2011224View→
2012406View→
2013168View→
2014132View→
2015132View→
Gen 32016–20231,640
Gen 42024–present242

Which Years to Buy & Avoid

Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.

Bottom line: Avoid the 2003–2009 Toyota Tacoma (403 crash-related complaints). The 2020–2023 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: STRUCTURE:BODY.

Avoid These Years

2003–2009
~673/yr complaints · 403 crashes
2001
~504/yr complaints · 55 crashes

Average

1995–1996
~268/yr complaints
1998–2000
~311/yr complaints
2002
~443/yr complaints
2010–2012
~324/yr complaints

Better Years

2020–2023
~91/yr complaints
2013–2015
~144/yr complaints
1997
~148/yr complaints

Too New

2024–2026
242 complaints so far

Need 3+ years on the road for reliable complaint data.

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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Toyota Tacoma — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 2006 (976)
02815618421,12219951998200120042007201020132016201920222025

Common Toyota Tacoma Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
STRUCTURE:BODY1,2163.0%
SUSPENSION1,2012.9%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER6984.0%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL68727.9%
POWER TRAIN6441.9%
STEERING4227.8%
ENGINE4192.1%
AIR BAGS40040.5%
SERVICE BRAKES38013.4%
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS3740.5%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
1995Gen 1214304View→
1996Gen 1321241View→
1997GOODGen 114816—View→
1998Gen 135856—View→
1999Gen 1303471View→
2000Gen 1273333View→
2001AVOIDGen 1504554View→
2002Gen 1443418View→
2003AVOIDGen 1479441View→
2004AVOIDGen 1545384View→
2005AVOIDGen 2870644View→
2006AVOIDGen 29768410View→
2007AVOIDGen 26768213View→
2008AVOIDGen 2554658View→
2009AVOIDGen 26092619View→
2010Gen 2342128View→
2011Gen 2224146View→
2012Gen 240625—View→
2013GOODGen 21681610View→
2014GOODGen 2132171View→
2015GOODGen 2132221View→
2016Gen 341147View→
2017Gen 33032010View→
2018Gen 32708—View→
2019Gen 3293142View→
2020GOODGen 312210—View→
2021GOODGen 310614—View→
2022GOODGen 37315—View→
2023GOODGen 36241View→
2024TOO NEWGen 417672View→
2025TOO NEWGen 4649—View→
2026TOO NEWGen 420—View→

See also: Toyota Tacomaaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.

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