FaultScore

Worst years for a Toyota T100

Owners have filed 390 complaints about the Toyota T100 with NHTSA across model years 1992 to 1998. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Avoid

1995 Toyota T100

90 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.

Cleanest on record

1998 Toyota T100

33 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Toyota T100 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
1998 A 33 0 0 100,000 Body & Structure
1997 C 90 3 0 120,000 Body & Structure
1996 C 130 2 1 103,465 Transmission & Drivetrain
1995 D 90 4 1 142,134 Transmission & Drivetrain
1994 A 22 1 0 120,000 Engine & Cooling
1993 A 23 1 0 119,910 Transmission & Drivetrain
1992 2 0 0 Body & Structure

What breaks on a Toyota T100

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

Worst in 1996

Body & Structure 70 17.9%

Worst in 1996

Steering 35 9.0%

Worst in 1997

Suspension 33 8.5%

Worst in 1995

Seat Belts 32 8.2%

Worst in 1996

Airbags 22 5.6%

Worst in 1995

Engine & Cooling 21 5.4%

Worst in 1996

Brakes 21 5.4%

Worst in 1995

Tires 15 3.8%

Worst in 1996

Electrical System 10 2.6%

Worst in 1996

Acceleration & Cruise Control 10 2.6%

Worst in 1996

Fuel & Propulsion 10 2.6%

Worst in 1995

Other & Unspecified 8 2.1%

Worst in 1996

Equipment & Accessories 7 1.8%

Worst in 1996

Exactly what failed on a Toyota T100

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

Body 35 22.3%
Pedal/Hand Lever(Motorcycle) 28 17.8%
Clutch Assembly 21 13.4%
Frame AND Members 17 10.8%
Engine 13 8.3%
Retractor 12 7.6%
Connecting 9 5.7%
Underbody Shields 9 5.7%
Tread/Belt 7 4.5%
Foundation Components 6 3.8%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Toyota T100, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 1995 peak 7 Mar 2025

Compare the Toyota T100

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