I have owned a 2006,2009 and 2014 tacoma. The 2006 had a rear axle bearing go, bought it as a certified preowned from Toyota. and found out from a bodyshop friend of mine it was in a wreck. Dealer covered it up and sold it as a certified vehicle. 2006 had numerous recalls and cost literally thousands of dollars keeping it running. Front Oil seal, replaced drivetrain under recall, rear leaf springs and it had frame rust. The 2014 was trouble free.
I purchased a Tundra Sr5 TRD in 2017. It had a defective front Michelin not the trucks fault. It however had an issue keeping alignment. It was aligned three different times by 2 Toyota dealers and it was never right. It also could not drive past gas stations without stopping. 15 MPG , no thanks.
