Toyota Tacoma problems reported in California
1,547 of the 10,741 complaints filed about the Toyota Tacoma came from California, most often about the suspension.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
1,547
Complaints from California
175
Crashes
27
Fires
2006
Worst model year
What failed
Suspension
207
13.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain
163
10.5%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
142
9.2%
Brakes
126
8.1%
Engine & Cooling
125
8.1%
Body & Structure
123
8.0%
Airbags
121
7.8%
Other & Unspecified
82
5.3%
Electrical System
79
5.1%
Fuel & Propulsion
64
4.1%
Steering
50
3.2%
Tires
48
3.1%
By model year
1995 Tacoma
29
1.9%
1996 Tacoma
62
4.0%
1997 Tacoma
24
1.6%
1998 Tacoma
84
5.4%
1999 Tacoma
36
2.3%
2000 Tacoma
49
3.2%
2001 Tacoma
47
3.0%
2002 Tacoma
52
3.4%
2003 Tacoma
63
4.1%
2004 Tacoma
58
3.7%
2005 Tacoma
115
7.4%
2006 Tacoma
127
8.2%
2007 Tacoma
89
5.8%
2008 Tacoma
60
3.9%
2009 Tacoma
74
4.8%
2010 Tacoma
34
2.2%
2011 Tacoma
32
2.1%
2012 Tacoma
60
3.9%
2013 Tacoma
26
1.7%
2014 Tacoma
32
2.1%
2015 Tacoma
35
2.3%
2016 Tacoma
78
5.0%
2017 Tacoma
65
4.2%
2018 Tacoma
51
3.3%
2019 Tacoma
49
3.2%
2020 Tacoma
21
1.4%
2021 Tacoma
15
1.0%
2022 Tacoma
12
0.8%
2023 Tacoma
16
1.0%
2024 Tacoma
26
1.7%
2025 Tacoma
23
1.5%
2026 Tacoma
3
0.2%
Cities reporting most
SAN Diego
51
15.9%
LOS Angeles
40
12.5%
Sacramento
39
12.1%
SAN Jose
30
9.3%
Bakersfield
27
8.4%
Riverside
26
8.1%
Oceanside
21
6.5%
Buena Park
20
6.2%
SAN Francisco
19
5.9%
Huntington Beach
17
5.3%
Fresno
17
5.3%
ELK Grove
14
4.4%