2013 Toyota Tacoma problems
The 2013 Toyota Tacoma has 170 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (13%) concerns drivetrain & axles. After that come brakes (11%) and suspension (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 170 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 13% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 16 and 10
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 136 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 | 54 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 12 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 25 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 17 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 11 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 136 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 40,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 6,000 miles (22 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 16 complaints mention a crash; 10 complaints mention a fire; 12 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2013 ranks 18th most-complained-about out of 31 model years of the Toyota Tacoma with enough data (117 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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.
We hit black ice and spun flipped into a ditch onto the passenger side of the truck airbag deployed on the passenger side the airbag caught on fire catching the whole truck on fire.
Front end shakes excessively when accelerating over 50 MPH and feels wobbly steering and jitters during deceleration. Very annoying feels likes drivers side tires are loose when driving on dry pavement.
When accelerating after a stop there is a hesitation or stall. This happened with our 2010 tacoma, also. We traded for a 2013 and this truck does the same thing. Dealership says the transmission is searching for a gear. It is a safety issue because when you pull out in front of oncoming traffic the hesitation could cause enough of a delay to cause an accident. This happens after a complete stop and also after a slow down.