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2012 Toyota Tacoma engine problems

The 2012 Toyota Tacoma has 124 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 31% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

124

Engine complaints

31%

Share of year

1

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

“June 1st 2021 I went to park in a parking space at a local mall. My truck instead of stopping it accelerated out of control jumped two stone curbs, drove though a fence and landed into a swamp. Call Toyota and they have opened a new case # 210602000065. Police report # 21-374-AC. This isn't the…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · June 1, 2021 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2012 Toyota Tacoma have?

NHTSA has 124 complaints about the 2012 Toyota Tacoma engine — 31% 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.