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1996 Toyota Tacoma engine problems

The 1996 Toyota Tacoma has 21 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

21

Engine complaints

7%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Tacoma engine complaints by model year124 complaints1995: 8 complaints1996: 21 complaints1997: 2 complaints1998: 16 complaints1999: 11 complaints2000: 9 complaints2001: 6 complaints2002: 7 complaints2003: 19 complaints2004: 17 complaints2005: 32 complaints2006: 45 complaints2007: 20 complaints2008: 19 complaints2009: 16 complaints2010: 9 complaints2011: 5 complaints2012: 124 complaints2013: 7 complaints2014: 7 complaints2015: 12 complaints2016: 47 complaints2017: 36 complaints2018: 26 complaints2019: 27 complaints2020: 14 complaints2021: 12 complaints2022: 7 complaints2023: 9 complaints2024: 4 complaints2025: 5 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Tacoma engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“THE ENGINE MAKES A LOAD POPPING NOISE WHILE IT IS WARMING UP AND WHEN IT IS COOLING DOWN AFTER THE ENGINE HAS BEEN SHUT OFF. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT IS THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A SERVICE REPORT FOR THIS. WILL THIS PROBLEM CAUSE ANY DAMAGE IN THE FUTURE. CAN IT BE…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1996 Toyota Tacoma have?

NHTSA has 21 complaints about the 1996 Toyota Tacoma engine — 7% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.