Used car safety, rank #47 of 188

Toyota Tacoma Double long bed 4WD Safety Rating (2020-23)

Real IIHS driver death rates for the 2020-23 Toyota Tacoma Double long bed 4WD, a small pickup, compared with its class and with the current model.

IIHS 2026 edition Β· 2021–2024 crashes. Results apply only to the model years and drivetrain shown. Read the new release and its limits Β· Browse the older edition. Prices and reliability from older model years have not been carried forward.

The 2020-23 Toyota Tacoma Double long bed 4WD has an IIHS driver death rate of 9 per million registered vehicle years against a small pickups average of 31, which is 71% below the class average. That places it #47 of 188 used vehicles with a safety score of 72.8/100.

9
Driver death rate
per million registered vehicle years (95% CI 0 to 20)
31
Class average
small pickups
45
Other-driver death rate
drivers of other vehicles killed in crashes with this model
72.8
Safety score
out of 100, rank #47 of 188
n/a
Reliability
RepairPal rating not available
n/a
Typical used price
2020-23 model years

What the Toyota Tacoma Double long bed death rate means

At 9 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, the Toyota Tacoma Double long bed 4WD beats the small pickups average of 31 by 71%. The 95% confidence interval is 0 to 20, so even the pessimistic end of the range is no worse than the class average.

The other-driver death rate of 45 measures the opposite risk: how many drivers of other vehicles died in crashes with a Toyota Tacoma Double long bed. Its 95% confidence interval is 20–69. It is higher than the Toyota Tacoma Double long bed's own driver death rate, the usual pattern for this class. Remember that death rates describe vehicles and their drivers together: IIHS adjusts for driver age and gender, but not for where or how carefully people drive. Our score weights this model's own rate at 70% and its class at 30%; see how we rank used cars.

Compared with similar used pickups

The safest small pickups in the IIHS study, by our score, with the Toyota Tacoma Double long bed 4WD highlighted. It ranks 1 of the 9 shown.

VehicleYearsDeath rateScoreReliabilityUsed price
Toyota Tacoma Double long bed 4WD (this page) 2020-23 9 (0 to 20) 72.8 n/a n/a
Honda Ridgeline crew cab 4WD 2020-23 15 (4 to 27) 65.3 n/a n/a
Ford Ranger SuperCrew 4WD 2020-23 23 (10 to 36) 55.6 n/a n/a
Toyota Tacoma XtraCab 4WD 2020-23 24 (3 to 46) 52.6 n/a n/a
Jeep Gladiator crew cab 4WD 2020-23 26 (15 to 38) 48.5 n/a n/a
Ford Maverick hybrid SuperCrew 2WD 2022-23 27 (0 to 54) 46.6 n/a n/a
Toyota Tacoma XtraCab 2WD 2020-23 28 (5 to 50) 44.4 n/a n/a
Nissan Frontier crew cab short bed 4WD 2022-23 32 (3 to 61) 40.3 n/a n/a
Toyota Tacoma Double short bed 4WD 2020-23 37 (25 to 50) 33.9 n/a n/a

Class average for small pickups: 31 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years.

The new Toyota Tacoma Double long bed

Death rates lag the market by several years. For the current Toyota Tacoma Double long bed we score IIHS crash tests instead; here is how the latest model years rate on our new-car scale.

Model yearModelIIHS awardNew-car score
2026 Toyota Tacoma No award 72.8

New-car scores use a different scale (crash tests, not death rates) and are not directly comparable with the 72.8 used-car score above.

Safety recalls for the Toyota Tacoma Double long bed 4WD

We do not have a verified NHTSA recall lookup for this nameplate and model year. Check by VIN rather than treating that as a clean record.

Recall campaigns from the NHTSA recalls database, retrieved 2026-09-16. A campaign covers a range of build dates, not every car of the model year, and IIHS reports this nameplate across several years while these results are for one year. Confirm against the VIN. Recalls do not affect the death rate on this page.

Toyota Tacoma Double long bed 4WD: Common Questions

Is the Toyota Tacoma Double long bed 4WD a safe car?

Yes, by the measure that matters most. IIHS recorded a driver death rate of 9 per million registered vehicle years for the 2020-23 Toyota Tacoma Double long bed 4WD, 71% below the class average (31 for small pickups). That earns a used-car safety score of 72.8 out of 100 and rank #47 of 188 used vehicles.

What is the Toyota Tacoma Double long bed 4WD driver death rate?

9 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, with a 95% confidence interval of 0 to 20. Drivers of other vehicles that collided with a Toyota Tacoma Double long bed died at a rate of 45 per million. Source: IIHS driver death rates by make and model, covering 2020-23 models.

How does the Toyota Tacoma Double long bed 4WD compare with other small pickups?

The small pickups class averages 31 driver deaths per million; the Toyota Tacoma Double long bed 4WD sits at 9. Among the 9 small pickups compared above it ranks 1 by safety score.