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1996 Toyota Tacoma tires & wheels problems

The 1996 Toyota Tacoma has 26 tires & wheels complaints filed with NHTSA — 8% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

26

Tires & Wheels complaints

8%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Tires & Wheels complaints by year

Tacoma tires & wheels complaints by model year37 complaints1995: 14 complaints1996: 26 complaints1997: 18 complaints1998: 37 complaints1999: 24 complaints2000: 21 complaints2001: 20 complaints2002: 33 complaints2003: 27 complaints2004: 24 complaints2005: 35 complaints2006: 31 complaints2007: 14 complaints2008: 14 complaints2009: 8 complaints2010: 6 complaints2011: 4 complaints2012: 9 complaints2013: 5 complaints2014: 7 complaints2015: 8 complaints2016: 2 complaints2017: 11 complaints2019: 4 complaints2020: 3 complaints2021: 4 complaints2022: 5 complaints2024: 2 complaints2025: 2 complaints
Tacoma tires & wheels complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“PE-00-020; TIRES WERE PURCHASED FOR A 1996 TOYOTA, TACOMA ,15 INCH TIRES, DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE TIRES ONLY HAVE 12 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. CONSUMER'S BROTHER WAS DRIVING AT 50-55 MPH, AND LEFT FRONTAL TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FLIP, KILLING THE DRIVER. *AK ”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Tires & Wheels · January 3, 2000 · crash

Common questions

How many tires & wheels complaints does the 1996 Toyota Tacoma have?

NHTSA has 26 complaints about the 1996 Toyota Tacoma tires & wheels — 8% 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.