Total Complaints
214 filings
TOYOTA TACOMA · model year
1995 TOYOTA TACOMA
214 NHTSA complaints, 30 crash reports for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1995TOYOTATACOMA carries 214 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 30 crashes, 4 fires, 19 injuries, and 2 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1995 TACOMA is suspension:rear:springs:leaf spring assembly with 38 filings, followed by suspension (19) and suspension:front (17). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 1 investigation file overlapping the 1995 TACOMA. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page, a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
214
Complaints
30
Crashes
4
Fires
19
Injuries
2
Deaths
Crashes Reported
30 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY | 38 |
| SUSPENSION | 19 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 17 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:LEAF | 11 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 11 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 11 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 9 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 8 |
| TIRES | 6 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 5 |
| AIR BAGS | 5 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 4 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER | 4 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 3 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 3 |
Recent Complaints
20230405UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The frame is rusted out and now it wont pass inspection in PA.
20210420UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE WAS FRAME RECALL BACK IN 2010 AND I WOULD LIKE TO GET TO THE FRAME RECALL
20210102CrashSTRUCTURE:BODY
YES I WROTE AWHILE BACK ABOUT MY BALL JOINT SNAPPING IN HALF GOING 55. IT WAS THE LOWER ONE BUT IT WASN'T WHERE THE BALL JOINT WAS IT WAS THE METAL PART ABOUT AN INCH AND A HALF FROM WHERE THE BALL JOINT WAS. DUE TO RUST. THE MAN WHOM I FINALLY FOUND WHO BOUGHT IT NEW SAID HE NEVER RECEIVED ANY KIND OF NOTICE ABOUT THE RUST ON THE VEHICLE.
Mileage: 180,000
20210102CrashSTEERING
YES I WROTE AWHILE BACK ABOUT MY BALL JOINT SNAPPING IN HALF GOING 55. IT WAS THE LOWER ONE BUT IT WASN'T WHERE THE BALL JOINT WAS IT WAS THE METAL PART ABOUT AN INCH AND A HALF FROM WHERE THE BALL JOINT WAS. DUE TO RUST. THE MAN WHOM I FINALLY FOUND WHO BOUGHT IT NEW SAID HE NEVER RECEIVED ANY KIND OF NOTICE ABOUT THE RUST ON THE VEHICLE.
Mileage: 180,000
20210102CrashSUSPENSION
YES I WROTE AWHILE BACK ABOUT MY BALL JOINT SNAPPING IN HALF GOING 55. IT WAS THE LOWER ONE BUT IT WASN'T WHERE THE BALL JOINT WAS IT WAS THE METAL PART ABOUT AN INCH AND A HALF FROM WHERE THE BALL JOINT WAS. DUE TO RUST. THE MAN WHOM I FINALLY FOUND WHO BOUGHT IT NEW SAID HE NEVER RECEIVED ANY KIND OF NOTICE ABOUT THE RUST ON THE VEHICLE.
Mileage: 180,000
20201123CrashSTRUCTURE:BODY
YES I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA TACOMA ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 55MPH WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE. THIS CAUSED MY SHUT TO SNAP IN HALF ALSO CAUSED THE CONTROL ARM TO BREAK. WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SO BAD HAD THE TRUCK NOT BEEN SO RUSTY. NOW FACING ISSUES WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM BEING COVERED IN RUST. AND THE LEAF SPRINGS ARE ON THE VERGE OF BREAKING OFF THE FRAME DUE TO RUST. THE PERSON I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM SAID HE HAD NEVER RECEIVED ANY KIND OF NOTICE OF THE RUST RECALL. SEEMS KINDA FUNNY TO ME ONLY 25% OF THE OWNERS OF TOYOTAS WERE NOTIFIED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE RUST ISSUE. THANK GOD IM STILL ALIVE. HE IS THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED ME. I WILL DIG OUT ALL OF MY RECEIPTS AND ULAD THEM VERY SOON.
Mileage: 181,652
20201123CrashFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
YES I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA TACOMA ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 55MPH WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE. THIS CAUSED MY SHUT TO SNAP IN HALF ALSO CAUSED THE CONTROL ARM TO BREAK. WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SO BAD HAD THE TRUCK NOT BEEN SO RUSTY. NOW FACING ISSUES WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM BEING COVERED IN RUST. AND THE LEAF SPRINGS ARE ON THE VERGE OF BREAKING OFF THE FRAME DUE TO RUST. THE PERSON I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM SAID HE HAD NEVER RECEIVED ANY KIND OF NOTICE OF THE RUST RECALL. SEEMS KINDA FUNNY TO ME ONLY 25% OF THE OWNERS OF TOYOTAS WERE NOTIFIED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE RUST ISSUE. THANK GOD IM STILL ALIVE. HE IS THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED ME. I WILL DIG OUT ALL OF MY RECEIPTS AND ULAD THEM VERY SOON.
Mileage: 181,652
20201123CrashSUSPENSION
YES I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA TACOMA ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 55MPH WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE. THIS CAUSED MY SHUT TO SNAP IN HALF ALSO CAUSED THE CONTROL ARM TO BREAK. WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SO BAD HAD THE TRUCK NOT BEEN SO RUSTY. NOW FACING ISSUES WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM BEING COVERED IN RUST. AND THE LEAF SPRINGS ARE ON THE VERGE OF BREAKING OFF THE FRAME DUE TO RUST. THE PERSON I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM SAID HE HAD NEVER RECEIVED ANY KIND OF NOTICE OF THE RUST RECALL. SEEMS KINDA FUNNY TO ME ONLY 25% OF THE OWNERS OF TOYOTAS WERE NOTIFIED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE RUST ISSUE. THANK GOD IM STILL ALIVE. HE IS THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED ME. I WILL DIG OUT ALL OF MY RECEIPTS AND ULAD THEM VERY SOON.
Mileage: 181,652
20200316STRUCTURE:BODY
THE FRAME IS RUSTING AWAY
20181111SUSPENSION
APPROXIMATELY 5 YEARS AGO 125K MILES LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEPARATION. 11/11/18 APPROXIMATELY 250K MILES LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE BALL JOINT SEPARATION. TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL. IF I HAD BEEN AT HIGH SPPED SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH MIGHT HAVE OCCURRED.
Mileage: 250,000
20181004UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE BOUGHT OUR 1995 TOYOTA AND HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALLS,OUR TRUCK HAS ONLY 60,000 MILES
20180315ENGINE
TOYOTA TACOMA 1995 BODY IS RUSTING AWAY, FRAME IS RUSTING AWAY. EVERYTHING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK HAS RUST ON IT THERE IS A HOLE IN THE FLOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. MUFFLER HAD TO GET REPLACED. BREAK LINES HAD TO GET REPLACED DUE TO RUSTING.
Mileage: 200,000
20180315STRUCTURE:BODY
TOYOTA TACOMA 1995 BODY IS RUSTING AWAY, FRAME IS RUSTING AWAY. EVERYTHING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK HAS RUST ON IT THERE IS A HOLE IN THE FLOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. MUFFLER HAD TO GET REPLACED. BREAK LINES HAD TO GET REPLACED DUE TO RUSTING.
Mileage: 200,000
20180308UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FRAME IS RUSTING THROUGH AT LEAF SPRING CONECTIONS
20180210STRUCTURE:BODY
SO THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR MY FRUCK FOR THE FRAME AND ALL UNDERCARIAGE VEING ROTTEN BECAUSE OF THE BAD STEAL USED THE YEAR AND OR YEARS OF MY TRUCK WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND GOTTEN A NEW TRUCK TO ITS EQUAL OR MONEY OR ( NOT SURE BUT IF U REALLYLIKED THE TRUCK REEFRAMED AND UNDERWORKD )OTHER YEARS NOT SURE ABOUT 99 ABOVE TO CERTAIN YEARS 2ND OR 3RD OR ORIGINALOWNER(WHICH WENT FOR MY SAME YEARS) THEY TOOK THE WHOLE TRUCK IN AND REDID ALL THE UNDERCARAGE FRAME ROTTEN BREAK LINES. SO I AM THE SECOND OWNER WHEN FIRST BOUGHT FRAME WAS PAINTED BLACK SO I DID NOT SEE ANY ROT. ABOUT A YEAR OR SO LATER THE ROT STARTED SHOWING WORSE AND WORSE IVE HAVE TO WELD PLATES ON IT ALREADY REPLACE THE REAREND AND SUSPENSION AND BREAKLINE THE ROTTED (AND ALMOST MADE ME GET KILLED DRIVING WHEN THEY WENT OUT. SO I FINALY THOUGHT AND HEARD ABOUT THIS RECALL AND HAVE BEEN FIGHTING TOYOTA EVER SINCE THEY SAID I WAS TWO MONTHES LATE BUT I TOLD THEM I NEVER GOT A LLETTER SO HOW AM I SUPPOSE
20180210POWER TRAIN
SO THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR MY FRUCK FOR THE FRAME AND ALL UNDERCARIAGE VEING ROTTEN BECAUSE OF THE BAD STEAL USED THE YEAR AND OR YEARS OF MY TRUCK WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND GOTTEN A NEW TRUCK TO ITS EQUAL OR MONEY OR ( NOT SURE BUT IF U REALLYLIKED THE TRUCK REEFRAMED AND UNDERWORKD )OTHER YEARS NOT SURE ABOUT 99 ABOVE TO CERTAIN YEARS 2ND OR 3RD OR ORIGINALOWNER(WHICH WENT FOR MY SAME YEARS) THEY TOOK THE WHOLE TRUCK IN AND REDID ALL THE UNDERCARAGE FRAME ROTTEN BREAK LINES. SO I AM THE SECOND OWNER WHEN FIRST BOUGHT FRAME WAS PAINTED BLACK SO I DID NOT SEE ANY ROT. ABOUT A YEAR OR SO LATER THE ROT STARTED SHOWING WORSE AND WORSE IVE HAVE TO WELD PLATES ON IT ALREADY REPLACE THE REAREND AND SUSPENSION AND BREAKLINE THE ROTTED (AND ALMOST MADE ME GET KILLED DRIVING WHEN THEY WENT OUT. SO I FINALY THOUGHT AND HEARD ABOUT THIS RECALL AND HAVE BEEN FIGHTING TOYOTA EVER SINCE THEY SAID I WAS TWO MONTHES LATE BUT I TOLD THEM I NEVER GOT A LLETTER SO HOW AM I SUPPOSE
20180210SUSPENSION
SO THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR MY FRUCK FOR THE FRAME AND ALL UNDERCARIAGE VEING ROTTEN BECAUSE OF THE BAD STEAL USED THE YEAR AND OR YEARS OF MY TRUCK WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND GOTTEN A NEW TRUCK TO ITS EQUAL OR MONEY OR ( NOT SURE BUT IF U REALLYLIKED THE TRUCK REEFRAMED AND UNDERWORKD )OTHER YEARS NOT SURE ABOUT 99 ABOVE TO CERTAIN YEARS 2ND OR 3RD OR ORIGINALOWNER(WHICH WENT FOR MY SAME YEARS) THEY TOOK THE WHOLE TRUCK IN AND REDID ALL THE UNDERCARAGE FRAME ROTTEN BREAK LINES. SO I AM THE SECOND OWNER WHEN FIRST BOUGHT FRAME WAS PAINTED BLACK SO I DID NOT SEE ANY ROT. ABOUT A YEAR OR SO LATER THE ROT STARTED SHOWING WORSE AND WORSE IVE HAVE TO WELD PLATES ON IT ALREADY REPLACE THE REAREND AND SUSPENSION AND BREAKLINE THE ROTTED (AND ALMOST MADE ME GET KILLED DRIVING WHEN THEY WENT OUT. SO I FINALY THOUGHT AND HEARD ABOUT THIS RECALL AND HAVE BEEN FIGHTING TOYOTA EVER SINCE THEY SAID I WAS TWO MONTHES LATE BUT I TOLD THEM I NEVER GOT A LLETTER SO HOW AM I SUPPOSE
20180114SUSPENSION
FRONT END MAKING LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. SEEN WHERE THERE WAS A RECALL. HAVE HAD ISSUES IN THE PAST AND REPLACED THOSE PARTS. FRONT END KEEPS MESSING UP. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS MODEL TO ANYBODY.
Mileage: 188,000
20170429UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE FRAME IS RUSTED AND CRACK, MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR , CAN CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT.
20161024STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN REGARDING THE STRUCTURE RUST. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS EXPIRED. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 01/10/2017*CT CONSUMER STATED FRAME DETERIORATION AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. UPDATED 6/26/18*JB
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 1995 TOYOTA TACOMA have?▼
The 1995 TOYOTA TACOMA has 214 NHTSA complaints, 30 crashes, 4 fires, 19 injuries, and 2 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1995 TOYOTA TACOMA?▼
The most-complained component for the 1995 TOYOTA TACOMA is SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY with 38 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include SUSPENSION and SUSPENSION:FRONT.
Is the 1995 TOYOTA TACOMA safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
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Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
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