Toyota Tacoma

The 2026 Tacoma in brief

The 2026 Toyota Tacoma is a small pickup truck offered with a 2.4L 4-cyl turbo engine, including a hybrid version and rear-wheel drive, part-time 4-wheel drive and 4-wheel drive.

It measures about 213 inches long and 77 inches wide on a 132-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 5,104 lb (Double Cab Hybrid).

EPA rates its most efficient version at 23 MPG combined (22 city / 26 highway), 13% worse than the 2026 small pickup truck average of 26.4 MPG, for an estimated $2,900 a year in fuel.

It has 0 recall campaigns on file and owners have filed 13 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the power train.

The Toyota Tacoma has 22 model years in our data, from 2005 to 2026, classed as Small Pickup Trucks 2WD, Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD, Standard Pickup Trucks 2WD.

Its most efficient year was 2024 at 24 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 21 to 24 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the suspension (664), unknown or other (502), power train (483).

Buying used? 2021 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2016 is the year to avoid.

2010 has the most recalls (12); all years together count 42 campaigns and 3,720 owner complaints.

How the 2005 Tacoma compares

The 2005 Toyota Tacoma is a standard pickup truck offered with 2 engines (2.7L 4-cyl and 4.0L 6-cyl) and rear-wheel drive and 4-wheel or all-wheel drive.

It measures about 208 inches long and 75 inches wide on a 128-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 3,949 lb (Access P/U Ext Cab S/Box 4WD/V6).

About the Toyota Tacoma

The Toyota Tacoma is a pickup truck manufactured by Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota since 1995. The first-generation Tacoma was classified as a compact pickup truck; subsequent models are classified as mid-size pickup trucks. The Tacoma was Motor Trend's Truck of the Year for 2005.

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