"How reliable is the 2018 Toyota Tacoma?"

"Based on 267 NHTSA complaints, the 2018 Toyota Tacoma has a median complaint mileage of 12000 miles. The most common issue is Service Brakes."

"What are common problems with the 2018 Toyota Tacoma?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2018 Toyota Tacoma is Service Brakes, accounting for a significant portion of the 267 total complaints filed."

2018 Toyota Tacoma: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 267 complaints

267

Total Complaints

12,000mi

Median Mileage

Service Brakes

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

3,500 25th Percentile

12,000 Median Mileage

23,875 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Service Brakes

Fuel/Propulsion System

Power Train

Engine

Fuel System, Gasoline

Unknown Or Other

Vehicle Speed Control

Electrical System

Body

Automatic Emergency Braking

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"A MONTH AFTER I LEASE THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ONE DAY AFTER WORK."

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE REARVIEW MIRRORS FAILED TO REMAIN IN PLACE AND WOULD INDEPENDENTLY TURN INWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CONICELLI TOYOTA OF SPRINGFIELD (860 BALTIMORE PIKE, SPRINGFIELD, PA 19064, (484..."

"AROUND 12:30PM ON 6/28 MY TOYOTA TACOMA 2018 VIN# [XXX] STARTED TO BLINK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND IT WAS FOLLOW BY THE ENGINE SHAKING AND NOT TAKING GEARS UP THEREFORE VERY SLOWLY ACCELERATING UP TO THE 40MPH. SEEING ALL THIS I DECIDED TO HEAD TO THE DEALERSHIP BIG HORN IN GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO AT ..."

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 43 complaints

25th: 4,050 mi Median: 9,000 mi 75th: 18,375 mi

Fuel/Propulsion System 41 complaints

25th: 12,295 mi Median: 24,000 mi 75th: 39,500 mi

Power Train 29 complaints

25th: 3,500 mi Median: 5,825 mi 75th: 14,250 mi

Engine 24 complaints

25th: 4,625 mi Median: 14,500 mi 75th: 17,875 mi

Fuel System, Gasoline 23 complaints

25th: 7,000 mi Median: 12,000 mi 75th: 23,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 51 FL: 27 TX: 17 GA: 16 MA: 11 PR: 9 MD: 7 NC: 7 LA: 7 AZ: 7

Who Files Complaints?

1.1%

Original Owners

98.9%

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
2015	132	9,400	Unknown Or Other	22
2016	410	15,703	Power Train	4
2017	302	15,000	Power Train	19
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