"How reliable is the 2001 Toyota Tacoma?"

"Based on 501 NHTSA complaints, the 2001 Toyota Tacoma has a median complaint mileage of 148000 miles. The most common issue is STRUCTURE:BODY."

"What are common problems with the 2001 Toyota Tacoma?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2001 Toyota Tacoma is STRUCTURE:BODY, accounting for a significant portion of the 501 total complaints filed."

2001 Toyota Tacoma: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 501 complaints

501

Total Complaints

148,000mi

Median Mileage

STRUCTURE:BODY

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

100,000 25th Percentile

148,000 Median Mileage

180,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STRUCTURE:BODY

104

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

SUSPENSION

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS

STEERING

STRUCTURE

AIR BAGS

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"PAYLOAD RATED AT 1674/LBS ACCORDING TO THE SALES BROCHURE AND SALEMAN. WE ADVISED THE TRUCK WILL BE USED FOR DELIVERIES OF 600-1200/LBS. LOADED 800/LBS AND THE TRUCK SUSPENSION IS AT ITS FULL TRAVEL. THE TRUCK SEEMS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH MORE THAN A 500/LB PAYLOAD. *AK"

"CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING IN RAINY CONDITIONS AT 20MPH AND WITHOUT ACCELERATION FRONT SLID ACROSS ROAD INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO INJURIES, TOYOTA HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE BUT DID NOT TEST DRIVE IT. EVERYTHING MET REQUIREMENTS, BUT NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE FOR CONSUMER.*AK *YD"

"ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY AND I T-BONED THEM AT 30 MPH. AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER WAS VERY CONCERNED, AS HE FELT THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.*AK"

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