2014 Toyota Tacoma problems
The 2014 Toyota Tacoma has 134 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (15%) concerns body & structure. After that come brakes (13%) and drivetrain & axles (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 134 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 15% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 17 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 24,000 miles 106 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 | 51 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 19 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 10 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 106 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 24,000 miles. For body & structure specifically, the median reported mileage is about 36,000 miles (11 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 17 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions 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 2014 ranks 26th most-complained-about out of 31 model years of the Toyota Tacoma with enough data (89 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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.
Tl* the contact owned a 2014 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that the driver was driving at 35 MPH, when the vehicle accelerated independently and the brakes failed to respond when the brake pedal was depressed. As a result, the contact crashed into the rear end of another vehicle. The driver side air bag deployed but the passenger air bag failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained a fractured rib and the driver had a fractured left arm and rib which required medical attention.
Tl*the contact owns a 2014 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that when the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle accelerated independently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 5,000. ....updated 04/23/15 updated 11/12/15/2015
Since I purchased the 2014 toyota tacoma in febuary 2017 ive had constant difulculty steering/turning the vehical wich is noticeably to hard/stiff for power steering in this truck.3days after I purchased it,a man I know looked at it briefly & right off he notice that all 4 tires were excessively cracked between the treds all around each tire & cracking onto tred but cracks between the tred had places he showed me that were much to wide & deep leaving me,my child,& other drivers on the road in a highly unsafe…