Reliability & cost of ownership
Toyota Tacoma Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Toyota Tacoma? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Toyota Tacoma problems by model year
169 recall entries and 8306 owner complaints on file across 32 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Toyota Tacoma, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- structure2139 complaints
- suspension1523 complaints
- power train922 complaints
- vehicle speed control773 complaints
- unknown or other704 complaints
- service brakes617 complaints
- air bags550 complaints
- steering467 complaints