1997 Toyota Tacoma: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

11 builds left the factory as a 1997 Tacoma, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN.

  • 8 main configurations
  • 2,784 vehicles built
  • 17 for sale right now

Which Tacoma is yours?

Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.

Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.

Pick your Tacoma

What actually differs

Deluxe 4TAVL52N-V Deluxe 4TANL42N-V Deluxe · 4WD 4TAWN72N-V Deluxe · 4WD 4TAWM72N-V
Engine 2.4L 4-cyl 2.4L 4-cyl 3.4L 6-cyl 2.7L 4-cyl
Power 142 hp 142 hp 183 hp 150 hp
Typical price today — — $15,995 $12,995
For sale right now 3 1 4 4
Vehicles built 743 712 465 331
Same on every 1997 Tacoma
  • Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Pickup
Price trend

Median up $1,903 over the last 5 months.

1997 Tacoma price history →
Cost to run

19/23 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,210/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 1997 Tacoma

Safety, in plain English

What 4TAWM72N-V means

4TA WM72N · V
4TA
the World Manufacturer Identifier Toyota registered — assembled in the United States
WM72N
together encode the Tacoma line — Pickup, 2.7L 4cyl, Four-wheel drive — as Toyota filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
V
in position 10 — model year 1997
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
3 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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