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2024 Toyota Tacoma — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 152 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

152
Complaints
filed with NHTSA
6
Involved a Crash
owner-reported
1
Involved Fire
owner-reported
33
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.

242 complaints

209 complaints

219 complaints

90 complaints

81 complaints

59 complaints

54 complaints

152 complaints

106 complaints

0 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Power Train 55 reports
Service Brakes 34 reports
Unknown Or Other 23 reports
Electrical System 16 reports
Hydraulic 15 reports
Forward Collision Avoidance 9 reports
Structure 8 reports
Engine 6 reports
In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Service Brakes ODI 11707969 12/31/2025

The contact owns a 2024 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the local dealer for recall service related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V058000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). While driving at 15-30 MPH, the vehicle lost braking function and crashed into a tree. After the failure, the low brake and the low brake power message were displayed. The driver had…

Air Bags ODI 11631976 12/21/2024

The air bags never deployed after I T boned another tacoma at a speed of about 30 mph. There's was a 2017 that also did not have air bags deployed. Vehicle is waiting to be inspected by the shop.

Power Train ODI 11630969 12/16/2024

Stopping at a stop light, after coming to a complete stop, vehicle will want to slowly creep forward and you need to press a little harder on the brake pedal. If you don't pay attention, you will creep into the vehicle in front of you. I am in the transmission TSB range.

Unknown Or Other ODI 11630298 12/12/2024

I am reporting a safety concern related to my Toyota vehicle involving the all-weather floor mat on the driver’s side. I have noticed that the mat consistently becomes caught on top of the clutch pedal when I press the pedal all the way down. This causes the mat to obstruct the pedal’s full range of motion, making it difficult to fully disengage the clutch. As a result, I have…

Power Train ODI 11630374 12/12/2024

My 2024 Tacoma SR5 was stuttering and felt like the wheels are locking up when I accelerate I have to go very slow because when going anything over 30 MPH feels very unsafe and is hard to control and handle it shut off a lot of my systems like crash detection and 2-3 other ones are cut off on my dash it threw a check engine light so going to take it in to Toyota tomorrow to ge…

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Recalls & Crash Tests

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2024 Toyota Tacoma reliable?
Owners have filed 152 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2024 Toyota Tacoma, most often about power train. 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.