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Toyota Tacoma
2021 · gas, truck
8 measured figures
8 of the 9 figures this market publishes for a car like this one are measured for this car. This market publishes no overall score, so there is no share of a composite weight to measure confidence against; figures_measured says how many of this market's figures the row carries, and contributing_publishers says who measured them
Measured figures
Fuel economy19.9 mpg (US gallons)Measured by NRCan · configuration: Tacoma 4WD · also 11.8 L/100 km
Tailpipe CO₂278 g/kmMeasured by NRCan · CO₂ basis: tailpipe_rated · configuration: Tacoma 4WD · also 447 g/mile
HorsepowerFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
EPA test weightFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
WarrantyFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
Recall campaignsFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
NHTSA overall ratingFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
Complaints per 10,000 builtFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
6 more measured figures for this car — Horsepower, EPA test weight, Warranty, Recall campaigns, NHTSA overall rating, Complaints per 10,000 built — each with the publisher that measured it and the basis it is on. Free to read with an account.
Figures this car does not carry
Fuel economy (MPGe)Not published for this carFuel economy (MPGe) is published for electric and hydrogen cars, whose economy is published as MPGe: energy converted at 33.7 kWh per gallon, not fuel burned; this car is not one of them, so the figure is not the same quantity for it
Tailpipe CO₂ (charge-weighted)Not published for this carthis car's CO₂ is published as the tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle (278 g/km), not as a composite weighted across electric and fuel-burning miles, so it is not the quantity this list orders. It is published as Tailpipe CO₂
Engine horsepowerNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.
Kerb weightNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.
PriceNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.
5-Year Running Costs
| Fuel | US$11,228 |
| Insurance | US$6,710 (modelled) |
| Maintenance | US$5,200 (class estimate) |
| Repairs | US$8,000 (modelled) |
| Depreciation | not estimated — we hold no purchase price for this car, and it is not assumed. |
| Total | not estimated — a component above is unknown or modelled |
Running costs only — the purchase price is not included. The five-year running cost is an ESTIMATE, not a measurement of this car: only its fuel half is computed from the car's own measured consumption and a dated pump price (see fuel_price_source and fuel_price_as_of in the market's own figures); insurance, maintenance and repairs are class models. It orders no list and is not one of this market's published figures. Fuel is this car's own combined consumption over 15,000 km a year at 1.738 CAD a litre of petrol (Statistics Canada. Table 18-10-0001-01 Monthly average retail prices for gasoline and fuel oil, by geography; Canada; regular unleaded gasoline at self service filling stations, 2026-08). Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 18-10-0001-01 Monthly average retail prices for gasoline and fuel oil, by geography, August 2026. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. Costs are in US dollars; the CAD pump price is converted at 1 CAD = 0.73 USD, the rate set on 2026-09-13. Insurance, maintenance and repairs are models, not figures for this car: insurance from its power, weight and crash rating, maintenance from its make's class, repairs from its complaint and recall counts. They are shown for scale and are not used to rank it. Confidence is low: several components are modelled from class averages.
Known Issues
POWER TRAIN
14 complaint(s)
Visible oil leak or staining in rear differential is consistent with a prior recall in 2016-2016 model years as described in this document https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RCAK-17V285-5030.pdf. T…
SERVICE BRAKES
12 complaint(s) · 2 report a crash, fire, injury or death
During driving for a little while and slightly braking, the brakes started to tug very strong. Brakes start pulling very hard sometimes preventing reliable braking
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
12 complaint(s)
TROUBLE CLOSING FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. HAVE TO FORCEFULLY SHUT IN ORDER TO CLOSE.
ENGINE
11 complaint(s)
WHITE SMOKE AND STRONG GAS SMELL OUT OF EXHAUST UPON START UP.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
8 complaint(s) · 1 reports a crash, fire, injury or death
Heated seat stopped working after smelling a slight burning smell. I investigate and found discolored and burnt electrical connections on the heated seat wires. This happened on the driver's seat. I'm…
AIR BAGS
7 complaint(s) · 6 report a crash, fire, injury or death
I was rear ended in my Tacoma and then hit at about 30-35mph in the front driver side. No air bags deployed anywhere in the vehicle and the driver head rest that was fully installed went flying out of…
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
6 complaint(s)
When filling truck at any gas pump or station the pump will not shut off before shoots out from filling port. Gasoline will shoot onto my hand and clothing if at full flow at pump. I have adapted to s…
STRUCTURE:BODY
5 complaint(s) · 2 report a crash, fire, injury or death
DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS DO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. IN ORDER TO CLOSE PROPERLY, DOORS MUST BE CLOSED FORCEFULLY TO ACHIEVE CLOSURE.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
5 complaint(s)
I have experienced short periods with my Tacoma accelerating when my foot wasn't on the gas pedal. The floor mat was pinned down correctly and not in the way. I was turning left and my truck started t…
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
4 complaint(s) · 1 reports a crash, fire, injury or death
Auto Emergency Braking has gotten extremely dangerous and locking breaks when nothing is in front of me. Always while in cruise control mode. On long extended highways, the truck will randomly slam…
The 10 components named in the most complaints are shown, of 26 named in all.
These complaints are filed under TACOMA, a name NHTSA also uses for other versions of this car, so some may concern those versions.
Data sources
- NRCan — fuel consumption ratings and vehicle class
- NHTSA — crash-test ratings, recalls and owner complaints
- New York State DMV — New York registrations, the cross-check on that denominator
- NHTSA — vehicles built for the US market, the complaint-rate denominator
- carstandings.com — basic-warranty terms, from this site's reviewed table
- EPA — horsepower and EPA test weight, from the Test Car List
- EPA — production volumes by make, from Automotive Trends
- NHTSA — body style and the crash-tested vehicle's curb weight, from the NCAP crash-test file
- NHTSA — body style and engine horsepower, from the vPIC VIN decoder