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
171 recall entries and 8417 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.
- structure2187 complaints
- suspension1530 complaints
- power train928 complaints
- vehicle speed control775 complaints
- unknown or other721 complaints
- service brakes629 complaints
- air bags555 complaints
- steering473 complaints