2010 Toyota Tacoma problems
The 2010 Toyota Tacoma has 349 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (27%) concerns suspension. After that come cruise control (10%) and body & structure (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 349 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Suspension 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 35,000 miles 223 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 80 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 33 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 36 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 22 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 18 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 11 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 223 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 35,000 miles. For suspension specifically, the median reported mileage is about 45,000 miles (35 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 12 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 13 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 31 model years of the Toyota Tacoma with enough data (218 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 13 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I was belted in and hit a street sign then a 6 foot tall straight up and down just about sand hill and then a tree. Impact was sufficient enough to brake my back for sudden stop. The accident was may 5, 2016 and it was a drunk driving accident but that shouldn't matter as I should have been stopped by airbag instead of snapping my back.. I have had serious memory loss due to prior medical conditions. I love toyota but I believe something went terribly wrong that night as impact should have set off driver airbag.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota tacoma. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer in order have the brake override system installed. After the vehicle was repaired the brakes felt spongy. While driving 25 MPH the contact applied the brakes and the vehicle would not slowed down causing the vehicle to crash into the rear end of another vehicle. The contact suffered a minor back injury. The contact called a local mechanic to examine the brakes who confirmed that the brakes were faulty.
2010 toyota tacoma 4 wheel drive -loss control of vehicle by overcorrecting and hit a tree head on- frontal airbags did not depoly. However, side airbags did deploy. Great concern of why both frontal airbags did not deploy!!!!!
The traction control on my 2010 toyota tacoma does not work. It does not reduce the throttle as it is supposed to. When on a patch of ice or slick road the tires and throttle just continue to engage. The stability control finally engages but still does not reduce the throttle response.
I recently purchased a used 2010 toyota tacoma. I was informed that there is a safety recall (NHTSA reference id 14v604) on the rear leaf springs. The recall was issued in september 2014 and toyota has still not developed a remedy for this safety issue. Does the NHTSA have any recourse to compel toyota to develop a remedy? The recall has been issued for more than one year and there is still no remedy.