"How reliable is the 2021 Toyota Tacoma?"

"Based on 106 NHTSA complaints, the 2021 Toyota Tacoma has a median complaint mileage of 8000 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN."

"What are common problems with the 2021 Toyota Tacoma?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2021 Toyota Tacoma is POWER TRAIN, accounting for a significant portion of the 106 total complaints filed."

2021 Toyota Tacoma: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 106 complaints

106

Total Complaints

8,000mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

500 25th Percentile

8,000 Median Mileage

47,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

SERVICE BRAKES

ENGINE

AIR BAGS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

STRUCTURE:BODY

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS DO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. IN ORDER TO CLOSE PROPERLY, DOORS MUST BE CLOSED FORCEFULLY TO ACHIEVE CLOSURE."

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2021 TOYOTA TAKOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH WHEN COMING TO A RED LIGHT APPROXIMATELY 500 YARDS AWAY, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN IN SPEED THEN BEGAN TO PRESS THE BRAKES DUE TO A TRUCK NEARBY SUDDENLY COMING FROM THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE...."

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.

POWER TRAIN 13 complaints

25th: 6,037 mi Median: 9,000 mi 75th: 19,250 mi

SERVICE BRAKES 11 complaints

Median: 9,400 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 12 TX: 12 FL: 10 WI: 6 WA: 6 AZ: 6 AR: 5 CO: 5 NC: 4 HI: 4

Toyota Tacoma — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1995	214	174,000	SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY	30
1996	321	137,345	STRUCTURE:BODY	24
1997	148	143,000	STRUCTURE:BODY	16
1998	358	139,000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	56
1999	303	122,345	STRUCTURE:BODY	47
2000	273	136,000	STRUCTURE:BODY	33
2001	501	148,000	STRUCTURE:BODY	55
2002	443	120,000	STRUCTURE:BODY	41
2003	479	113,300	STRUCTURE:BODY	44
2004	545	108,000	STRUCTURE:BODY	38
2005	870	86,000	STRUCTURE:BODY	64
2006	976	72,000	STRUCTURE: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
2018	267	12,000	SERVICE BRAKES	8
2019	293	5,500	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	14
2020	122	5,200	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	10
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