"How reliable is the 2015 Toyota Tacoma?"

"Based on 132 NHTSA complaints, the 2015 Toyota Tacoma has a median complaint mileage of 9400 miles. The most common issue is Unknown Or Other."

"What are common problems with the 2015 Toyota Tacoma?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2015 Toyota Tacoma is Unknown Or Other, accounting for a significant portion of the 132 total complaints filed."

2015 Toyota Tacoma: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 132 complaints

132

Total Complaints

9,400mi

Median Mileage

Unknown Or Other

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

3,799 25th Percentile

9,400 Median Mileage

51,650 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Unknown Or Other

Engine

Body

Service Brakes

Power Train

Air Bags

Vehicle Speed Control

Visibility/Wiper

Electrical System

Wheels

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"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..."

"I JUST BOUGHT THIS TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER TRD OFF ROAD TRIM, AT LONGO TOYOTA, EL MONTE , CA AND I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THE QUALITY OF PRODUCT I BOUGHT AT THAT DEALERSHIP I SHOULD HAVE LOOKED AROUND OR GONE TO WHERE I ALWAYS GO CERRITOS AUTO SQUARE. THE TRUCKS REAR LIFT GATE ONLY CLOSES FROM TH..."

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.

Unknown Or Other 25 complaints

25th: 1,025 mi Median: 5,000 mi 75th: 7,800 mi

Engine 12 complaints

25th: 4,858 mi Median: 12,400 mi 75th: 51,250 mi

Body 12 complaints

25th: 1,849 mi Median: 5,449 mi 75th: 12,875 mi

Service Brakes 11 complaints

25th: 1,200 mi Median: 9,000 mi 75th: 31,000 mi

Power Train 9 complaints

25th: 700 mi Median: 16,000 mi 75th: 62,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 33 TX: 16 FL: 14 NY: 9 CO: 7 PA: 5 NC: 4 MD: 4 GA: 3 SC: 3

Who Files Complaints?

Original Owners

97%

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
2014	131	23,500	Service Brakes	17
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