FaultScore

Worst years for a Toyota Pickup

Owners have filed 514 complaints about the Toyota Pickup with NHTSA across model years 1980 to 2002. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

1994 Toyota Pickup

110 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly body & structure.

Cleanest on record

1995 Toyota Pickup

52 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Toyota Pickup year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2002 1 0 0 Equipment & Accessories
2001 7 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2000 5 0 0 Brakes
1999 3 0 0 Tires
1998 5 2 0 Airbags
1997 7 0 0 Brakes
1996 7 1 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control
1995 C 52 5 2 130,500 Engine & Cooling
1994 C 110 9 0 130,000 Body & Structure
1993 C 100 9 1 176,000 Body & Structure
1992 62 2 0 157,500 Engine & Cooling
1991 37 5 0 136,755 Engine & Cooling
1990 29 0 1 Engine & Cooling
1989 30 2 0 140,759 Engine & Cooling
1988 7 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1987 9 2 0 Seat Belts
1986 20 1 0 Tires
1985 10 4 0 Tires
1984 4 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1983 2 0 0 Tires
1982 2 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1981 3 1 0 Brakes
1980 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Toyota Pickup

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 83 16.1%

Worst in 1994

Body & Structure 81 15.8%

Worst in 1994

Seat Belts 51 9.9%

Worst in 1994

Tires 47 9.1%

Worst in 1994

Brakes 44 8.6%

Worst in 1993

Worst in 1995

Steering 34 6.6%

Worst in 1994

Suspension 29 5.6%

Worst in 1994

Fuel & Propulsion 20 3.9%

Worst in 1992

Acceleration & Cruise Control 18 3.5%

Worst in 1993

Electrical System 14 2.7%

Worst in 1993

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 14 2.7%

Worst in 1993

Other & Unspecified 12 2.3%

Worst in 1993

Wheels 9 1.8%

Worst in 1994

Exactly what failed on a Toyota Pickup

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Engine 43 22.8%
Frame AND Members 35 18.5%
Body 20 10.6%
Retractor 18 9.5%
Tread/Belt 16 8.5%
Gasoline 14 7.4%
Buckle Assembly 14 7.4%
Connecting 10 5.3%
Underbody Shields 10 5.3%
Front 9 4.8%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Toyota Pickup, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 24 Nov 2023

Toyota Pickup problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Toyota Pickup

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.