2019 Toyota Tacoma brake problems
56 of the 218 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2019 Toyota Tacoma name the brakes (NHTSA’s “Service Brakes” heading — the hydraulic brakes, ABS and brake assist). Filed under the same heading: 1 recall. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the brakes
Source: NHTSA complaint database5 of the 56 reports a crash · 0 a fire · 2 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2019: 18 · 2020: 13 · 2021: 4 · 2022: 1 · 2023: 7 · 2024: 4 · 2025: 3 · 2026: 6
Half of the 26 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the brake problem between 2,000 and 8,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
218 complaints in all about the 2019 Toyota Tacoma, 6 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Service Brakes” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Toyota Tacoma brake problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the brakes. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
Truck is new. Brakes do not function properly. Two times the brakes failed to stop the truck. Flew threw the intersection. The brakes will flutter and fall to the floor. Other times it will be very stiff and stop the car very aggressively. Very dangerous.
Both front and rear brakes locked up while moving. Drove a few miles from home to Toyota dealer to pick up vehicle tags. Truck is new 1000 miles. After driving to dealer parked truck, got tags, started truck put in reverse and brakes locked up happen multiple times. Good thing it happened at the dealer.
Cruise control slams on brakes, when in opposing lane of another car. On the same side of the road, on the interstate at, 70 miles an hour, then the cruise control, floors the throttle to around, 5,000 rpm's. Then the driveshaft has vibration, around 44 - 45miles an hour, also vibrates in certain RPM ranges.
From day one the Tacoma vibrates and shutters when breaking. The dealership said that Toyota would not look at it until I drove 1,500 miles first. The first time I brought in to the dealership they said they could not find anything wrong and it was ok.
The contact owns a 2019 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that when depressing the brake pedal, it would be stiff and other times it would travel to the floorboard. The failure often occurred when the vehicle was in idle. The mechanic stated that there was nothing wrong with the brakes and that the vehicle was functioning as designed.
What is on file about the brakes
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsRecall filed under this heading
- 18V888000 HighDec 13, 2018 · 44,121 vehicles
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Toyota Tacoma vehicles. Improper machining of the brake master cylinder may result in internal damage of one of the seals, affecting brake performance.
Trouble codes named on this system
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2019 Toyota Tacoma names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2019 Toyota Tacoma
Source: the same files- fuel system problems 75 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre brake problems common on the 2019 Toyota Tacoma?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 56 owner complaints naming the brakes on this model year (26% of everything owners filed about it), and 1 recall is filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the brakes on the 2019 Toyota Tacoma?
Yes — one campaign is filed under this heading: 18V888000. A recall is matched by VIN; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
When do brake problems show up on the 2019 Toyota Tacoma?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 4,700 miles; half of them between 2,000 and 8,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Service Brakes" heading cover?
The hydraulic brakes, ABS and brake assist. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.