Toyota Tacoma vs Jeep Gladiator: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the Toyota Tacoma has 53 recalls and 7,379 owner complaints; the Jeep Gladiator has 18 recalls and 1,000 complaints. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each were sold.

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At a glance

Toyota TacomaJeep Gladiator
Recalls5318
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls01
Owner complaints7,3791,000
Crashes reported54325
Fires reported9430
Injuries reported36822
Most reported problemStructureSteering

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

Toyota TacomaJeep Gladiator
2005 Toyota Tacoma: 707 complaints20052006 Toyota Tacoma: 782 complaints2007 Toyota Tacoma: 541 complaints20072008 Toyota Tacoma: 450 complaints2009 Toyota Tacoma: 520 complaints20092010 Toyota Tacoma: 294 complaints2011 Toyota Tacoma: 186 complaints20112012 Toyota Tacoma: 295 complaints2013 Toyota Tacoma: 125 complaints20132014 Toyota Tacoma: 93 complaints2015 Toyota Tacoma: 102 complaints20152016 Toyota Tacoma: 324 complaints2017 Toyota Tacoma: 245 complaints20172018 Toyota Tacoma: 210 complaints2019 Toyota Tacoma: 219 complaints20192020 Toyota Tacoma: 90 complaints2020 Jeep Gladiator: 485 complaints2021 Toyota Tacoma: 81 complaints2021 Jeep Gladiator: 294 complaints20212022 Toyota Tacoma: 59 complaints2022 Jeep Gladiator: 121 complaints2023 Toyota Tacoma: 54 complaints2023 Jeep Gladiator: 57 complaints20232024 Toyota Tacoma: 155 complaints2024 Jeep Gladiator: 23 complaints2025 Toyota Tacoma: 118 complaints2025 Jeep Gladiator: 17 complaints20252026 Toyota Tacoma: 14 complaints2026 Jeep Gladiator: 3 complaints2026

Every model year

YearTacoma recallsTacoma complaintsGladiator recallsGladiator complaints
202601423
20255118117
20245155223
2023454657
20223598121
20210818294
20201907485
20194219——
20183210——
20175245——
20164324——
20154102——
2014493——
20136125——
20127295——
20119186——
201013294——
200913520——
200811450——
200710541——
200611782——
200510707——

Toyota Tacoma: top problems

Structure1,872
Suspension1,271
Power Train882
Vehicle Speed Control732
Unknown or other688
Service Brakes592

Jeep Gladiator: top problems

Steering333
Electrical System289
Power Train159
Engine132
Suspension106
Unknown or other85
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Questions

Which has more problems, the Toyota Tacoma or the Jeep Gladiator?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 7,379 complaints about the Toyota Tacoma and 1,000 about the Jeep Gladiator with NHTSA, so the Jeep Gladiator has fewer. These are raw counts: the model that sold more will usually have more complaints, so compare individual model years too.

Which has more recalls, the Toyota Tacoma or the Jeep Gladiator?

NHTSA lists 53 recall campaigns for the Toyota Tacoma and 18 for the Jeep Gladiator since model year 2000.