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1998 Toyota Tacoma body & structure problems

The 1998 Toyota Tacoma has 99 body & structure complaints filed with NHTSA — 28% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

99

Body & Structure complaints

28%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Body & Structure complaints by year

Tacoma body & structure complaints by model year264 complaints1995: 29 complaints1996: 66 complaints1997: 46 complaints1998: 99 complaints1999: 103 complaints2000: 80 complaints2001: 235 complaints2002: 183 complaints2003: 187 complaints2004: 205 complaints2005: 264 complaints2006: 249 complaints2007: 110 complaints2008: 75 complaints2009: 54 complaints2010: 28 complaints2011: 20 complaints2012: 9 complaints2013: 11 complaints2014: 20 complaints2015: 14 complaints2016: 21 complaints2017: 26 complaints2018: 11 complaints2019: 12 complaints2020: 3 complaints2021: 5 complaints2022: 6 complaints2024: 6 complaints2025: 13 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Tacoma body & structure complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“VEHICLE WAS INVOVED IN A LOW IMPACT ACCIDENT, APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. NO DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SUSTAINED APPROXIMATELY $4000 IN DAMAGES. BELEIVED BUMPER WAS NOT CONSTRUCTED PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Body & Structure · July 7, 1998 · crash

Common questions

How many body & structure complaints does the 1998 Toyota Tacoma have?

NHTSA has 99 complaints about the 1998 Toyota Tacoma body & structure — 28% 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.