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2015 Toyota Tacoma — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 101 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

101
Complaints
filed with NHTSA
15
Involved a Crash
owner-reported
2
Involved Fire
owner-reported
11
Injuries
across all reports
Years to Avoid

Toyota Tacoma — Complaints by Model Year

Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.

0 complaints

186 complaints

295 complaints

125 complaints

93 complaints

101 complaints

323 complaints

242 complaints

209 complaints

219 complaints

90 complaints

81 complaints

59 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Unknown Or Other 29 reports
Structure 15 reports
Service Brakes 12 reports
Engine 12 reports
Air Bags 11 reports
Power Train 9 reports
Vehicle Speed Control 9 reports
Electrical System 8 reports
In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Unknown Or Other ODI 11057087 12/28/2017

MY PROBLEM IS ON-GOING REGARDING BLIND-SPOTS/POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO OVERSIZED SIDE VIEW MIRRORS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MY TOYOTA DEALER PARTS DEPT, THE SALEMAN, THE HEAD OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, TOYOTA MANUFACTURING'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT; NON OF THEM ARE ABLE TO HELP ME. THEY REFERRED ME TO YOU. THE OVER-SIZED SIDE MIRRORS & HOUSING CAUSE VERY SERIOUS BLIND SPOTS LOOKIN…

Electrical System ODI 10668292 12/26/2014

ELECTRICAL WIRING WAS EATEN BY SOME KIND OF RODENT - TWICE! DASH PANEL LIGHTS CAME ON, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SINCE IT WAS NEW. DEALER REPORTED THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HAD BEEN EATEN BY SOME KIND OF RODENT. THE REPAIR WAS MAKE ($500.53 DISCOUNTED), AND THE FIRST NIGHT THE TRUCK WAS BACK IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE - IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WE LIVE IN THE CITY WITH MANY VEHICLE…

Steering ODI 10811464 12/21/2015

AS WE WERE DRIVING LAST NIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL FELL APART DURING A TURN, RENDERING IT INSTANTLY UNMOVABLE. WE GOT STUCK IN THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE. WE COULD NOT EXIT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE TOO MANY CARS WERE WHIZZING BY US. WHEN WE DISLODGED THE BROKEN PIECE WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE. WE PHYSICALLY HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TOGETHER SO THAT WE COULD DRIVE HOME. TOYOTA HAULED …

Structure ODI 11054732 12/14/2017

PAINT IS VERY WEAK, THIN, AND SCRATCHES VERY EASILY. VERY LOW QUALITY PAINT JOB. CLEAR COAT IS NON-EXISTENT. THIS IS A BLACK TRUCK AND THE PRIMER IS WHITISH COLOR SO EVERY LITTLE SCRATCH SHOWS VERY CLEARLY. A TENNIS BALL BOUNCING OFF THE TRUCK LEAVES SCRATCHES INTO THE PRIMER, WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. TOYOTA RESPECTFULLY DECLINED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITHIN 2 MINUTES OF CONTACT…

Power Train ODI 11497114 12/12/2022

Due to the failure of the secondary air pump system vehicle will experience a sudden loss of power and could cause a loss of control. Toyota is aware of the problem but will not issue a recall.

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Recalls & Crash Tests

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2015 Toyota Tacoma reliable?
Owners have filed 101 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2015 Toyota Tacoma, most often about unknown or other. Compare the complaint counts across model years above — a year with far more complaints than the model's average is the strongest 'avoid' signal in public data.
Which Toyota Tacoma years should I avoid?
The rule of thumb used by analysts: a model year whose complaint count is well above the model's own average (we flag 2× or more) usually had a real manufacturing or design problem — not just noisy reporting. Use the year-by-year strip on this page.
Where do these complaints come from?
Directly from NHTSA, the US government road-safety agency. Any owner can file a Vehicle Owner Questionnaire; NHTSA publishes them as public domain data. We cache each lookup for up to 7 days.
Do complaints mean a recall is coming?
Sometimes. NHTSA opens defect investigations when complaint patterns emerge, and investigations can end in recalls. Check the recalls page for this vehicle to see what has already been recalled.