Worst years for a Toyota Tacoma
Owners have filed 10,741 complaints about the Toyota Tacoma with NHTSA across model years 1995 to 2026. More of them are about the body & structure than anything else.
Every Toyota Tacoma 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2025 | C | 110 | 9 | 4 | 6,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2024 | C | 191 | 9 | 2 | 18,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2023 | C | 73 | 7 | 1 | 19,436 | Electrical System |
| 2022 | C | 79 | 15 | 0 | 24,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2021 | C | 116 | 14 | 0 | 8,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2020 | C | 126 | 10 | 0 | 5,200 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2019 | C | 304 | 17 | 2 | 5,500 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2018 | C | 281 | 10 | 0 | 12,478 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2017 | D | 319 | 20 | 10 | 15,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2016 | C | 417 | 4 | 7 | 16,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2015 | D | 143 | 23 | 2 | 9,400 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2014 | C | 134 | 17 | 1 | 23,750 | Body & Structure |
| 2013 | C | 169 | 16 | 10 | 40,320 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2012 | C | 406 | 25 | 0 | 57,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2011 | C | 231 | 14 | 6 | 65,000 | Suspension |
| 2010 | C | 347 | 12 | 8 | 34,543 | Suspension |
| 2009 | D | 613 | 26 | 19 | 35,127 | Suspension |
| 2008 | F | 558 | 65 | 8 | 57,000 | Suspension |
| 2007 | F | 676 | 82 | 13 | 62,520 | Suspension |
| 2006 | D | 977 | 84 | 10 | 72,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2005 | D | 871 | 64 | 4 | 86,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2004 | D | 545 | 38 | 4 | 108,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2003 | D | 479 | 44 | 1 | 113,300 | Body & Structure |
| 2002 | D | 443 | 41 | 8 | 120,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2001 | D | 504 | 55 | 4 | 148,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2000 | C | 274 | 33 | 3 | 136,000 | Body & Structure |
| 1999 | C | 303 | 47 | 1 | 122,345 | Body & Structure |
| 1998 | C | 358 | 56 | 0 | 139,000 | Body & Structure |
| 1997 | B | 148 | 16 | 0 | 143,000 | Body & Structure |
| 1996 | C | 321 | 24 | 1 | 137,672 | Suspension |
| 1995 | C | 214 | 30 | 4 | 174,000 | Suspension |
What breaks on a Toyota Tacoma
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Toyota Tacoma
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Toyota Tacoma, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Toyota Tacoma 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 Tacoma
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.