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2001 Toyota Tacoma brakes problems

The 2001 Toyota Tacoma has 26 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 5% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

26

Brakes complaints

5%

Share of year

3

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Tacoma brakes complaints by model year51 complaints1995: 5 complaints1996: 13 complaints1997: 7 complaints1998: 25 complaints1999: 6 complaints2000: 11 complaints2001: 26 complaints2002: 18 complaints2003: 19 complaints2004: 27 complaints2005: 26 complaints2006: 49 complaints2007: 43 complaints2008: 30 complaints2009: 35 complaints2010: 22 complaints2011: 13 complaints2012: 22 complaints2013: 18 complaints2014: 17 complaints2015: 12 complaints2016: 19 complaints2017: 31 complaints2018: 47 complaints2019: 51 complaints2020: 13 complaints2021: 11 complaints2022: 6 complaints2023: 5 complaints2024: 33 complaints2025: 5 complaints
Tacoma brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS A NOISE LOCATED IN REAR END. DEALERSHIP REPLACED REAR END. CONSUMER'S SON WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF HIM, HE APPLIED BRAKES AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE/ RAN INTO A TREE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · October 12, 2001 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2001 Toyota Tacoma have?

NHTSA has 26 complaints about the 2001 Toyota Tacoma brakes — 5% 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.