2025 Toyota Tacoma Problems: Body / frame (91 Complaints)

The most-reported problem on the 2025 Toyota Tacoma is Body / frame (36% of 91 owner reports). There are 5 safety recalls. Check the VIN and inspect Body / frame — this is the NHTSA file, not a score.

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-09-07 91 complaints · 5 recalls

What problems show up on the 2025 Toyota Tacoma?

33 of 91 filings named Body / frame (36% of the file). That is what owners wrote, not a shop diagnosis of the vehicle in the driveway.

Second is Transmission / driveline (16 reports).

There are 5 official safety recalls on this year. They were filed about Brakes, Electrical, Transmission / driveline, and Suspension. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov — a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific truck.

The 2024 has 145 reports on file; this year has 91. A smaller lifetime total is not a clean bill of health. If you need a fairer comparison, use the equal-time view.

What to check before you buy a 2025 Toyota Tacoma

A useful visit to this page takes five minutes. YearTell does not score years and cannot see the vehicle in front of you.

  1. Look up the VIN for open recalls at nhtsa.gov. This year has 5 campaigns on file below.
  2. Body / frame. Look for rust, collision repair and body gaps that do not match a clean truck.
  3. Transmission / driveline. Have a shop drive it and check the transmission: hard or delayed shifts, burnt-smelling fluid, and 4WD engagement if equipped.
  4. Suspension. Listen for clunks over bumps and look at tire wear for alignment issues.
  5. Skim a few owner reports below for Body / frame. Look for the same symptom repeating.
  6. Take that list to a mechanic. Do not turn the complaint total into a score.

What owners reported

System named most often: Body / frame 33 complaints · 36.3% of the file
Crashes, fires, injuries and deaths in those filings:
  • Crashes 4
  • Fires 1
  • Injuries 6
  • Deaths 1
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Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

Which systems owners named

Share of owner complaints filed against each vehicle system. These shares are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold.

Which systems owners named Body / frame (STRUCTURE) appears in 33 of 91 owner complaints (36.3%) in this vehicle snapshot. Body / frame (STRUCTURE): 33 complaints, 36.3% of reports Body / frame (STRUCTURE) 33 · 36.3% Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN): 16 complaints, 17.6% of reports Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) 16 · 17.6% Suspension (SUSPENSION): 6 complaints, 6.6% of reports Suspension (SUSPENSION) 6 · 6.6% Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM): 5 complaints, 5.5% of reports Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 1 fire reports 5 · 5.5% Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES): 4 complaints, 4.4% of reports Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES) 4 · 4.4% Steering (STEERING): 4 complaints, 4.4% of reports Steering (STEERING) 4 · 4.4% Engine (ENGINE): 3 complaints, 3.3% of reports Engine (ENGINE) 3 · 3.3% Automatic braking / collision warning (FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE): 3 complaints, 3.3% of reports Automatic braking / collision warning (FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE) 2 crash reports 3 · 3.3% Lane keeping (LANE DEPARTURE): 2 complaints, 2.2% of reports Lane keeping (LANE DEPARTURE) 2 crash reports 2 · 2.2% Unclassified NHTSA leftover: 52 complaints, 57.1% of reports Unclassified NHTSA leftover 3 crash reports 52 · 57.1% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

“Unclassified NHTSA leftover” is not a car part. It is a filing bucket and always sits last.

View component data as a table
System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
Body / frame (STRUCTURE) 33 36.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) 16 17.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Suspension (SUSPENSION) 6 6.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 5 5.5% 0 crashes · 1 fires
Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES) 4 4.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Steering (STEERING) 4 4.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Engine (ENGINE) 3 3.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Automatic braking / collision warning (FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE) 3 3.3% 2 crashes · 0 fires
Lane keeping (LANE DEPARTURE) 2 2.2% 2 crashes · 0 fires
Unclassified NHTSA leftover 52 57.1% 3 crashes · 0 fires
NHTSA Consumer Complaints, NHTSA Safety Recalls, and NHTSA Defect Investigations Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

When reports and recalls showed up

When owners filed reports, and when recall campaigns showed up.

When reports and recalls showed up Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Apr 2025; the first recall shown was reported in Feb 2025. 2025-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2025-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 2025-Q4: 11 owner reports 11 2026-Q1: 14 owner reports 14 2026-Q2: 25 owner reports 25 2026-Q3: 24 owner reports 24 Owner reports Feb 2025 Aug 2026 Recall campaign 25V058000 ◆ Recall campaign 25V058000 Recall campaign 25V595000 ◆ Recall campaign 25V595000 Recall campaign 25V656000 ◆ Recall campaign 25V656000 Recall campaign 26V179000 ◆ Recall campaign 26V179000 Recall campaign 26V514000 ◆ Recall campaign 26V514000
  • Campaign 25V656000 was reported 151 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 26V179000 was reported 356 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 26V514000 was reported 379 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
View timeline records as a table
Date Record type Count Record identifier
2025-Q2 Owner reports 6
2025-Q3 Owner reports 11
2025-Q4 Owner reports 11
2026-Q1 Owner reports 14
2026-Q2 Owner reports 25
2026-Q3 Owner reports 24
Recall campaign 1 25V058000
Recall campaign 1 25V595000
Recall campaign 1 25V656000
Recall campaign 1 26V179000
Recall campaign 1 26V514000
NHTSA Safety Recalls Snapshot 2026-09-06 Open source record

Safety Recalls (5)

Official campaigns. Each one says what could go wrong and what the dealer was told to fix.

In short, these campaigns were filed about Brakes, Electrical, Transmission / driveline, and Suspension.

  1. Recall campaign 25V058000

    Brakes

    Report date
    Component:
    Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES)
    Consequence:
    A brake fluid leak can reduce braking ability and increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy:
    Dealers will replace both rear brake hoses, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed August 1, 2025. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 25TB04 and 25TA04.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  2. Recall campaign 25V595000

    Electrical

    Report date
    Component:
    Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM)
    Consequence:
    An instrument panel display that does not show critical information can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
    Remedy:
    Dealers will update the instrument panel software over-the-air (OTA) for non-PHEV vehicles, free of charge. For PHEV vehicles, dealers will inspect the instrument panel assembly, and either replace it, or update the software, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed December 5, 2025. Additional letters will be sent, anticipated in May 2026. This is a phased recall. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 25TB08 and 25TA08. Lexus' numbers for this recall are 25LB05 and 25LA05.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  3. Recall campaign 25V656000

    Transmission / driveline

    Report date
    Component:
    Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN)
    Consequence:
    A broken driveshaft can impair steering. Vehicles with full-time 4WD may experience a vehicle rollaway while parked without the parking brake applied. Both scenarios increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy:
    Dealers will inspect and replace both front driveshaft assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed August 11, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 25TB11 and 25TA11.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  4. Recall campaign 26V179000

    Safety recall 26V179000

    Report date
    Component:
    Unclassified NHTSA leftover
    Consequence:
    A vehicle with an incorrect maximum capacity weight value may be overloaded, which can increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy:
    Dealers will replace the load carrying capacity modification label, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed May 26, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 26LB04, 26LA04, 26TB07, and 26TA07.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  5. Recall campaign 26V514000

    Suspension

    Report date
    Component:
    Suspension (SUSPENSION)
    Consequence:
    An oil reservoir that detaches can create a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy:
    Dealers will inspect and replace the front and rear shock absorber assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 21, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 26TB14 and 26TA14.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →
NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

What owners actually wrote

Short excerpts from the public NHTSA file. Look for the same symptom repeating.

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-09-07
Safety incident filters
Showing 9 of 91 complaints · page 1 of 4
2026-09-03Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11762035
CrashFireInjuryDeath
Fourth generation Toyota Tacoma interior door handles -- 2024, 2025, 2026 -- suffer from an engineering or manufacturing defect. These handles are breaking during normal use, by the thousands. This is a serious safety risk, as drivers with limited mobility, or even fully-abled drivers can be entrapped within the vehicle during an emergency. A regular pull, let alone a hard pull, routinely snaps the mechanism. Toyota dealer has 1000+ backlog of repairs. This is a serious safety risk and a recall is critical. Drivers will die if this is not addressed; it is merely a matter of time.
2026-09-03Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11761814
CrashFireInjuryDeath
Few months back, the driver side door handle "broke" on the inside. There is some plastic piece/mechanism that attaches the door handle to the cable on the inside of the door that allows the user to open the door, with resistance from the cable. That piece broke, so it made the handle loose and flimsy, unable to open the door from the inside. Toyota said that was a known issue and that the parts were on backorder, so they just swapped the handle from my back passenger driver side door with my front driver side door. Well last week, the swapped handle also broke. So, I have to roll my window down and open the door from outside to get out as neither of my left side door handles work. Toyota still doesn't have an eta of when parts will ship to replace the pieces, and they aren't offering me a resolution in the meantime.
2026-09-02Body / frame (STRUCTURE)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11761560
CrashFireInjuryDeath
Equipment Failure. The interior driver-side door handle mechanism failed and snapped completely off during normal operation while trying to exit stationary vehicle. The plastic hinge pin/bell-crank component fractured internally under standard hand pressure. This component failure completely prevents the driver from exiting the cabin from the inside, creating an immediate emergency entrapment and life-safety hazard. The manufacturer (Toyota) currently has the replacement door handle assembly on a national backorder with no available ETA, forcing consumers to operate a vehicle with a compromised emergency exit route. The vehicle currently approximately 3429 miles
2026-09-02Body / frame (STRUCTURE)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11761503
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The inside driver-side door handle broke, leaving me unable to open the door from inside the truck. I had to crawl across the truck and exit through another door. This is a serious and immediate safety hazard. The driver must be able to exit the vehicle quickly in an emergency. If there were a fire, accident, or other emergency, a broken interior door handle could trap the driver inside the vehicle and potentially result in serious injury or death.
2026-08-31Body / frame (STRUCTURE)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11761075
CrashFireInjuryDeath
Drive door handle broke became loose floppy, took to dealer, they took apart.... been waiting for parts 2 weeks.... today handle , went full failure and wont engage lock to open, can't open door from inside, have to open window to use outside handle to open door while inside, safety issue... called dealer, clam waiting on part..... Toyota knows of the issue, seen in the Toyota forum that the issue is know and both door drivers and passenger side can have this issue....really don't like that feeling of being trapped. Toyota should have a replacement upgrade to fit safety margins....i've only own my truck 1 year.....this issue start a few weeks ago...hoping the part gets to the dealer fast and the right fixes meet safety standards...
2026-08-29Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM)
NHTSA ODI 11760632
CrashFireInjuryDeath
Windshield wiper motor squeals causing distraction every time wipers are turned on.
2026-08-28Body / frame (STRUCTURE)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11760254
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The driver side door latch failed. This prevented the driver side door from opening from the inside. To open the door, the window is rolled down, and the outside door latch is used. The mechanic said the plastic mechanism on the latch causing the failure. In the event when the driver has to exit the vehicle, he wouldn't be able to open the door. Online postings say this is a common problem with Toyota Tacoma trucks.
2026-08-24Body / frame (STRUCTURE)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11759280
CrashFireInjuryDeath
Drivers Door latch assembly is not functional, slowly degrading to current state in that driver’s door does not open from the inside or outside. Warranty repair order at Cool Springs Toyota submitted 4 weeks ago. Part on order. Per Facebook group postings this is a frequent failure yet no recall in place to address safety concerns.
2026-08-19Body / frame (STRUCTURE)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11757966
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The contact owns a 2025 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the inside driver’s side door handle fractured and was flopping. The contact was unable to exit the vehicle through the driver’s side door and was concerned that in the event of a crash or an emergency, the door would fail open as intended. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer informed the contact over the phone that the part to repair the vehicle was on back order. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 6,000.

Toyota Tacoma Complaints and Recalls by Year

Frequently asked questions

What are the most common problems on the 2025 Toyota Tacoma?

Owners named Body / frame most often — 33 of 91 reports (36%). That is the NHTSA file, not a diagnosis of every vehicle.

Are there recalls for the 2025 Toyota Tacoma?

NHTSA lists 5 safety recall campaigns. They were filed about Brakes, Electrical, Transmission / driveline, and Suspension. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov; a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific vehicle.

What should I inspect before buying a 2025 Toyota Tacoma?

Look up the VIN for open recalls. Look for rust, collision repair and body gaps that do not match a clean truck. Then skim owner filings for the same symptom and take that list to a mechanic.

Does a high complaint count mean I should skip this year?

No. Counts are reports people chose to file and they are not adjusted for sales volume. YearTell does not publish scores or a list of years to skip. Inspect the vehicle.

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NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

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