"How reliable is the 2014 Toyota Tacoma?"

"Based on 131 NHTSA complaints, the 2014 Toyota Tacoma has a median complaint mileage of 23500 miles. The most common issue is Service Brakes."

"What are common problems with the 2014 Toyota Tacoma?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2014 Toyota Tacoma is Service Brakes, accounting for a significant portion of the 131 total complaints filed."

2014 Toyota Tacoma: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 131 complaints

131

Total Complaints

23,500mi

Median Mileage

Service Brakes

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

6,000 25th Percentile

23,500 Median Mileage

62,700 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Service Brakes

Power Train

Body

Air Bags

Unknown Or Other

Steering

Suspension

Electrical System

Engine

Electronic Stability Control (Esc)

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AT COLD START UP, OIL PUMP MAKES A HIGH PITCH WHINE NOISE. DEALER SAYS ITS NORMAL DOES NOT CHECK THE ENGINE. *TR"

"FIRST 3 WEEKS AGO OR SO MY RADIO SHUT ITSELF OFF THEN ON AGAIN, REPEATED THAT 3 TIME SINCE THEN. SEATBELT CHIME WENT OFF LIKE I JUST STARTED DRIVING AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. DASH TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHT FADED AND RE-LIT. WHILE PARKED AND ENGINE RUNNING TRAC CONTROL OFF LIGHT AND AUTO LSD LIG..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Service Brakes 17 complaints

25th: 2,575 mi Median: 10,500 mi 75th: 28,500 mi

Power Train 13 complaints

25th: 9,000 mi Median: 20,000 mi 75th: 30,000 mi

Body 13 complaints

25th: 31,475 mi Median: 54,950 mi 75th: 76,492 mi

Air Bags 8 complaints

25th: 28,750 mi Median: 54,050 mi 75th: 86,950 mi

Unknown Or Other 8 complaints

25th: 38,500 mi Median: 61,000 mi 75th: 95,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 32 TX: 9 WA: 8 TN: 8 FL: 8 AZ: 5 PR: 4 MA: 4 GA: 3 NJ: 3

Who Files Complaints?

1.5%

Original Owners

98.5%

Second+ Owners

Toyota Tacoma — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1995	214	174,000	Leaf Spring Assembly	30
1996	321	137,345	Body	24
1997	148	143,000	Body	16
1998	358	139,000	Frontal	56
1999	303	122,345	Body	47
2000	273	136,000	Body	33
2001	501	148,000	Body	55
2002	443	120,000	Body	41
2003	479	113,300	Body	44
2004	545	108,000	Body	38
2005	870	86,000	Body	64
2006	976	72,000	Body	84
2007	676	62,500	Suspension	82
2008	554	56,755	Suspension	65
2009	608	35,000	Suspension	26
2010	341	34,087	Suspension	12
2011	224	64,500	Suspension	14
2012	405	57,000	Engine	25
2013	168	40,320	Power Train	16
2015	132	9,400	Unknown Or Other	22
2016	410	15,703	Power Train	4
2017	302	15,000	Power Train	19
2018	267	12,000	Service Brakes	8
2019	293	5,500	Fuel/Propulsion System	14
2020	122	5,200	Fuel/Propulsion System	10
2021	106	8,000	Power Train	14
2022	73	24,000	Unknown Or Other	15
2023	61	19,140	Electrical System	3
2024	173	13,652	Power Train	7
2025	58	-	Power Train	8

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