2020 Toyota Tacoma: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 122 complaints
122
Total Complaints
5,200mi
Median Mileage
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Top Issue
10
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

2,500 25th Percentile
5,200 Median Mileage
10,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
21
ENGINE
14
POWER TRAIN
13
SERVICE BRAKES
12
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
8
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
7
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
7
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
5
AIR BAGS
4
STRUCTURE:BODY
3

Severity Assessment

10
Crashes
0
Fires
13
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE VEHICLE SMELLED OF GASOLINE. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WHETHER IT WAS 2 MILES OR 20 MILES, ONCE REACHING THE DESTINATION YOU COULD SMELL GASOLINE. THE SMELL LINGERED FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT PULSATED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. DAYTONA TOYOTA (51 N NOVA RD, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32114 (386) 222-6757) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. ..."
"RE: 2020 TOYOTA TACOMA, ENGINE FAILURE ON 12/20/19 CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE ON HIGHWAY, TOWED TO DEALER. ENGINE SEIZED WITH 1400 MILES. NO VEHICLE ACCESS, NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, CORRESPONDENCE NOR ANSWER FROM TOYOTA FOR ALMOST ONE MONTH"

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