2011 Toyota Tacoma service brakes problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2011 Toyota Tacoma — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I purchased the truck December 6th 2025 within a thousand Miles within the end of the year I experienced brake failure on the highway I laid under the truck to patch the brake failure and found a cracked leaf spring suspension component which there's already a recall for that exact make and model…”
filed Jan 24, 2026
“The vehicle takes long to stop even after changing the brake pads , rotors, brake shoes, with new components. The rear makes a thud sound when accelerating or coming to a stop. The leaf springs also squeak and I noticed after they changed my frame the leaf springs were not change even though there…”
filed Jun 23, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes problems in other Tacoma years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Tacoma | 3 | 3% |
| 2024 Tacoma | 19 | 13% |
| 2023 Tacoma | 5 | 9% |
| 2022 Tacoma | 6 | 10% |
| 2021 Tacoma | 12 | 15% |
| 2020 Tacoma | 12 | 14% |
| 2019 Tacoma | 53 | 24% |
| 2018 Tacoma | 44 | 22% |
| 2017 Tacoma | 31 | 13% |
| 2016 Tacoma | 18 | 6% |
| 2015 Tacoma | 11 | 11% |
| 2014 Tacoma | 17 | 18% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2011 Toyota Tacoma
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.