2000 Toyota Tacoma: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 273 complaints
273
Total Complaints
136,000mi
Median Mileage
STRUCTURE:BODY
Top Issue
33
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

81,700 25th Percentile
136,000 Median Mileage
180,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STRUCTURE:BODY
42
SUSPENSION
38
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
21
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
18
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
15
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
14
TIRES
14
AIR BAGS
7
STRUCTURE
6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
5

Severity Assessment

33
Crashes
3
Fires
25
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CHEMICAL REACTION OF SULFURIC ACID WITH PLATED METALS OF BRAKE CASING PRODUCED TOXIC FUMES THAT WERE INHALED OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME PRODUCING SEVERE FRONTAL SINUS PAIN, CONGESTION, BLEEDING, AND HEADACHE. THE BATTERY HOLD DOWN CLAMP WAS OVERTORQUE AT THE FACTORY AND RESULTED IN THE FRACTUR..."
"CHEMICAL REACTION OF SULFURIC ACID WITH PLATED METALS OF BRAKE CASING PRODUCED TOXIC FUMES THAT WERE INHALED OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME PRODUCING SEVERE FRONTAL SINUS PAIN, CONGESTION, BLEEDING, AND HEADACHE. THE BATTERY HOLD DOWN CLAMP WAS OVERTORQUE AT THE FACTORY AND RESULTED IN THE FRACTUR..."
"TO: NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION,I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND I NOTICED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY DRIVER SIDE MIRROR. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHANGED THE MIRROR FOR ME. THE PROBLEM IS S..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28