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2006 Toyota Tacoma engine problems

The 2006 Toyota Tacoma has 45 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 5% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

45

Engine complaints

5%

Share of year

3

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.

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2006 Toyota Tacoma have?

NHTSA has 45 complaints about the 2006 Toyota Tacoma engine — 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.