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2015 Toyota Tacoma problems

Owners filed 102 complaints about the 2015 Toyota Tacoma with NHTSA between Dec 2014 and Oct 2026. The most-cited component is structure (15).

Complaints
102
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
15
Reported by owners
Fires
2
Reported by owners
Injuries
11
People reported injured
Deaths
0
Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Structure15
  2. Engine12
  3. Air bags11
  4. Service brakes11
  5. Power train9
  6. Vehicle speed control9
  7. Electrical system8
  8. Visibility/wiper7
  9. Wheels6
  10. Fuel/propulsion system5
  11. Suspension4
  12. Steering4
  13. Seats3
  14. Seat belts2

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Nov 3, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Trend

When complaints were filed

Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
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Model yearComplaints filed per calendar year
20141
201518
201619
20177
20184
20198
20208
20214
20225
20236
202410
20254
20268

Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.

03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Structure

15 reports1 crash1 related recall
“My frame of my truck rotted from the inside out and now I don’t qualify for their safety safety program, they only give you enough time and cover it up with a coating so by the time you realized it’s fully rotted through it’s too late.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 19, 2026Suspension, Structure, Unknown or otherODI 11758023

Engine

12 reports
“TRAC OFF & ENGINE lights came on. Removed gas cap and put it back on. Removed cables to the battery and left them off. Replaced battery cables. Lights remain on. Went to dealership and they charged $100 to scan vehicle. They don't know what's wrong and said it'd be another $800 to check further. They said maybe a rodent had chewed through a cable??? Have seen several reports of this vehicle condition and the battery cable resetting took care of the problem a lot of the time. Not this time. Don't feel comfortable A. driving the truck with these lights on and B. Don't feel comfortable with handing over $800 for them to look into it. What to do?????????????”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Apr 9, 2023Electrical system, Unknown or other, EngineODI 11516201

Air bags

11 reports7 crashes
“Was in a serious accident while driving and rear ended another vehicle and my airbags did not deploy. Serious front end damage resulting in a total loss of my Tacoma. Shocked airbags did not deploy. Definitely should have.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 6, 2026Air bagsCrash reportedODI 11735954

Service brakes

11 reports5 crashes
“The emergency brakes locked up during use and the truck has to be rocked back and forth for the emergency brakes to get unstuck. Did some searching and lots of other Tacoma owners has experienced the same issue”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 9, 2023Service brakesODI 11543623

Power train

9 reports
“Driving around a winding turn incline , tacoma hesitated at 40 mph while going down incline. Tacoma rpms fluctuates at 40 mph as if the engine is having difficulty accelerating. You can hear the engine stalling or shuttering to catch up to speed. This is occurred driving at a steady 40mph. The Tacoma seems to be stalling out at a certain speed limit and rpm at 40 mph. It only has this symptom at 40 mph going down an incline. This is dangerous and there were vehicles behind me traveling at the same speed going around a winding turn incline. This could of caused a pile up because of the tacoma struggling to maintain speed and accelerate to keep speed. Ive taken this tacoma to Nalley dealer and they've replicated the problem but thought if resetting driving mode would clear the problem. That did not clear the problem and its currently causing the same issue. The tech seems clueless in whats going on when ive explained that it happens at a certain mph and while going down incline. The tech know that this has occurred when he taken the tacoma on a test run. Some how the tech think a reset of driver style handling is the issue. The tacoma isn' responding to a driver…”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 15, 2026Power train, Vehicle speed controlODI 11724425

Vehicle speed control

9 reports3 crashes
“The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated while her husband was depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerated independently. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The driver was able to regain control of the vehicle and continued driving to the residence but experienced the failure for second time. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the air filter, the intake box, the throttle body, and the fuel injectors to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 85,599.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Apr 7, 2023Vehicle speed controlODI 11515941
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 3, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.