Toyota Tacoma / 2025
2025 Toyota Tacoma problems
Owners have filed 109 complaints about the 2025 Toyota Tacoma with NHTSA. Structure accounts for 24.8% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of power train at 17.4%.
Complaints109
Crashes9
Fires4
Injuries12
Deaths3
What owners report breaking
Structure 24.8% · 27
Power train 17.4% · 19
Steering 9.2% · 10
Suspension 8.3% · 9
Unknown or other 7.3% · 8
Forward collision avoidance 6.4% · 7
Electrical system 3.7% · 4
Lane departure 2.8% · 3
Severity
Of those complaints, 9 describe a crash, 4 describe a fire, 12 report an injury and 3 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 29 model years of the Toyota Tacoma in this data, 2025 draws comparatively few complaints; 2006 is the outlier year.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 11,238 miles.
In owners' own words
Interior drivers side door handle broken. I thought it was the locking mechanism having issues and i had to hold the locking plastic tab in the unlock position to open the door from the inside. After the 3rd time exiting my tacoma the door handle snapped. Now i how to open the door from the outside by rolling down the window, making it inconvenient in the rain. Structure
The door handle mechanism which is made of plastic broke on the inside of the door. It was the piece the cable connects to which pulls to release the door latch for opening. Only way to get out of door is to roll window down and open from outside the vehicle. Truck has 7k miles currently and no heavy use. Under proper circumstances this could be very dangerous. Structure
I went to open my drivers side door to get out, and the handle just flopped around and didnt open the door. Driver side door opener handle doesn't work. Have to roll down driver side window with truck engine on and lift outside door handle to open driver door. In case of emergency, and no power in truck, I would not be able to get out of my drivers side door. Structure
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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