Fourth generation (N400) · first-year watch
2025 Toyota Tacoma, day 548
- 100complaints since Apr 2, 2025
- 5recalls
- 4involved a crash
- 5,000median miles at failure
Newest report Sep 29, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Changed since August
- 12 new complaints in September, mostly about structure and transmission and drivetrain.
- Nothing filed yet on sticky steering, transmission failure, engine failure or fire.
- 27th most complaints of the 36 2025 models on this site.
What is your Tacoma doing?
Each one opens a sheet built from the owner reports of that problem on the 2025 model year.
What's been reported
NHTSA's own component codes. One report can cite several.
- Structure41
- Transmission and drivetrain20
- Steering10
- Other9
- Suspension9
- Collision avoidance7
- Brakes5
- Engine5
Problems so far
- Doors, latches or locks fail 36 reports
- Suspension noise, struts or alignment 9 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 5 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 5 reports
- Driveshaft, axle or transfer case problems 5 reports
Recent reports
“Driver side door cannot be open from the inside ,driver have to put the window down and open from the outside 2025 Toyota Tacoma only have 4,700 Miles”
Filed Sep 9, 2026
“At 10,000 miles the interior door handle has stopped working. Iâm not able to open the door anymore having Toyota take a look. The handle itself had busted on the inside. They have ordered the parts for replacement with a backorder for 2 to 3 months because theyâre having a lot of reports.”
Filed Jul 29, 2026
“The interior driver side door handle on my 2025 Toyota Tacoma failed and wouldn't open the door from the inside. I had to roll down my window to open from the outside. The dealership replaced the handle assembly under warranty. This happened at around 9300 miles on the odometer.”
Filed May 29, 2026
“Driver's side interior door handle mechanism broke during normal usage at 8 months/6,300 miles. Breakage occured within the door panel, leaving a non-functioning handle. After breakage, the door cannot be opened from the inside of the vehicle and the occupant cannot easily exit the vehicle.”
Filed Apr 23, 2026
At a glance
- Next to the 2024
- The 2025 is too new for a fair per-year comparison. It has 100 complaints so far; the 2024, on sale longer, has 150.
- Top problem
- One problem takes up much of the file: door latch, named in 36 of the 100 complaints (36%). Door latch tends to show up early. Of the 8 owners who gave a mileage for it, half were under about 8,000 miles and a quarter under about 6,000.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 6 of the 100 complaints (6%) report a crash, a fire or an injury, about the 6% typical of vehicles on this site. Counted separately (one report can carry more than one), 4 reports mention a crash, 2 mention a fire and 6 people were hurt. The reports record 1 death.
- Recalls behind the top problems
- No recall on file is on the same system as door latch. For those, the complaints are all there is.
- When owners filed
- Every complaint so far came in during 2025. So far in 2026, 72 more have come in.
Recalls
Whether your car is included depends on its VIN. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2024 Tacoma Hybrid and 2024-2025 Tacoma vehicles. The metal flange on the front and rear shock absorbers may corrode and fail, resulting in detachment of the external oil reservoir.
Risk and remedy
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the front and rear shock absorber assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 21, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 26TB14 and 26TA14.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Toyota Tundra, Tacoma Hybrid, Tacoma, RAV4 Hybrid, Land Cruiser Hybrid, Lexus GX550, 2024-2026 Tundra Hybrid, 2025 Sequoia Hybrid, Crown Signia, Grand Highlander, Lexus TX500 Hybrid, Lexus NX350 Hybrid, 2025-2026 Grand Highlander Hybrid, and Lexus TX350 vehicles. The load carrying capacity modification label may display inaccurate added weight values. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
Risk and remedy
Remedy: Dealers will replace the load carrying capacity modification label, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed May 26, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 26LB04, 26LA04, 26TB07, and 26TA07.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2025 Tacoma and Tacoma Hybrid vehicles. The front driveshaft constant-velocity (CV) joint may deform and break.
Risk and remedy
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace both front driveshaft assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed August 11, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 25TB11 and 25TA11.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Toyota Venza, 2023-2025 RAV4 Prime, RAV4, Highlander, GR Corolla, Crown, 2024-2025 Lexus TX, LS, Toyota Tacoma, Grand Highlander, and 2025 Lexus RX, Toyota Crown Signia, Camry, RAV 4 Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV), and 4 Runner vehicles. Due to an error in the instrument panel software at vehicle startup, the instrument panel may fail to display vehicle speed, brake system, and tire pressure warning lights.
Risk and remedy
Remedy: Dealers will update the instrument panel software over-the-air (OTA) for non-PHEV vehicles, free of charge. For PHEV vehicles, dealers will inspect the instrument panel assembly, and either replace it, or update the software, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed December 5, 2025. Additional letters will be sent, anticipated in May 2026. This is a phased recall. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 25TB08 and 25TA08. Lexus' numbers for this recall are 25LB05 and 25LA05.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Tacoma 4-wheel drive vehicles. The rear brake hoses can be damaged if mud and dirt builds up inside the rear wheels. This can result in a brake fluid leak.
Risk and remedy
Remedy: Dealers will replace both rear brake hoses, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed August 1, 2025. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 25TB04 and 25TA04.
All 5 recalls on the 2025 Toyota Tacoma, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
Guide Seeing this on your own car? How to file a complaint with NHTSA
The log
Complaints by the month NHTSA received them, newest first. Blue bars mark a month with a recall or an investigation.
Questions
What is the most common problem on the 2025 Toyota Tacoma?
Door latch, with 36 of the 100 complaints. Owners who gave a mileage for it put the median at about 8,000 miles.
At what mileage do 2025 Toyota Tacoma problems start?
Of the 19 complaints that give a mileage, a quarter came by about 3,000 miles and half by about 5,000.
How many 2025 Toyota Tacoma complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
6 of them (6%). The typical vehicle on this site is at 6%.
Is there a recall for door latch on the 2025 Toyota Tacoma?
No recall on file for the 2025 Toyota Tacoma is on the same system as door latch. Another recall may still cover your car, so check its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.