2018 Toyota Tacoma: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

23 builds left the factory as a 2018 Tacoma, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 17 main configurations sell for $10,424–$41,995 today.

17 main configurations
64,895 vehicles built
912 for sale right now
$10,424–$41,995 typical price range

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.

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Limited · 4WD 3TMGZ5AN-J

3.5L 6-cyl, 278 hp, Automatic, Four-wheel drive. 1,471 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs → 18 for sale →
Most common — 32% of 2018 Tacomas

SR/SR5/TRD OFF Road/PRO/Sport · 4WD 3TMCZ5AN-J

3.5L 6-cyl, 278 hp, Four-wheel drive. 20,590 built.

$18,995 great deal $29,619 typical $36,995 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 318 for sale · from $18,995 →
SR5/TRD OFF Road/TRD Sport 3TMAZ5CN-J

3.5L 6-cyl, 278 hp. 7,833 built.

$18,999 great deal $25,995 typical $32,995 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 98 for sale · from $18,999 →
SR/SR5/TRD Sport 5TFRX5GN-J

2.7L 4-cyl, 159 hp. 4,362 built.

$10,424 great deal $18,995 typical $25,251 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 50 for sale · from $10,424 →
Limited · 4WD 5TFGZ5AN-J

3.5L 6-cyl, 278 hp, Automatic, Four-wheel drive. 308 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs → 2 for sale →
SR5/TRD OFF Road/TRD Sport · 4WD 5TFDZ5BN-J

3.5L 6-cyl, 278 hp, Four-wheel drive. 1,136 built.

$19,973 great deal $28,895 typical $37,995 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 29 for sale · from $19,973 →
SR/SR5 · 4WD 5TFSX5EN-J

2.7L 4-cyl, 159 hp, Automatic, Four-wheel drive. 1,652 built.

$14,988 great deal $24,990 typical $31,276 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 23 for sale · from $14,988 →
SR/SR5/TRD OFF Road/PRO/Sport · 4WD 5TFCZ5AN-J

3.5L 6-cyl, 278 hp, Four-wheel drive. 9,120 built.

$19,975 great deal $29,285 typical $41,995 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 133 for sale · from $19,975 →
SR5/TRD Sport 5TFBZ5DN-J

3.5L 6-cyl, 278 hp. 217 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs → 3 for sale →
SR5/TRD OFF Road/TRD Sport · 4WD 5TFSZ5AN-J

3.5L 6-cyl, 278 hp, Automatic, Four-wheel drive. 2,571 built.

$18,195 great deal $27,297 typical $35,998 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 41 for sale · from $18,195 →
SR/SR5 5TFAX5GN-J

2.7L 4-cyl, 159 hp, Automatic. 4,076 built.

$13,999 great deal $23,390 typical $36,995 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 47 for sale · from $13,999 →
Limited 3TMEZ5CN-J

3.5L 6-cyl, 278 hp, Automatic. 148 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs → 2 for sale →
SR5/TRD Sport 3TMBZ5DN-J

3.5L 6-cyl, 278 hp. 1,241 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs → 18 for sale →
Limited 5TFEZ5CN-J

3.5L 6-cyl, 278 hp, Automatic. 159 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs → 1 for sale →
SR5 5TFRZ5CN-J

3.5L 6-cyl, 278 hp, Automatic. 475 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs → 2 for sale →
SR5/TRD OFF Road/TRD Sport 5TFAZ5CN-J

3.5L 6-cyl, 278 hp. 4,432 built.

$17,900 great deal $25,100 typical $31,100 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 47 for sale · from $17,900 →

What actually differs

	SR/SR5/TRD OFF Road/PRO/Sport · 4WD 3TMCZ5AN-J	SR/SR5/TRD OFF Road/PRO/Sport · 4WD 5TFCZ5AN-J	SR5/TRD OFF Road/TRD Sport 3TMAZ5CN-J	SR5/TRD OFF Road/TRD Sport 5TFAZ5CN-J
Typical price today	$29,619	$29,285	$25,995	$25,100
For sale right now	318	133	98	47
Vehicles built	20,590	9,120	7,833	4,432

Same on every 2018 Tacoma

Engine 3.5L 6-cyl
Power 278 hp
Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
Fuel Gasoline
Body Pickup
Seats 4
Doors 4-door

What people actually pay

992 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026

SR/SR5/TRD OFF Road/PRO/Sport · 4WD 3TMCZ5AN-J

$29,619

SR/SR5/TRD OFF Road/PRO/Sport · 4WD 5TFCZ5AN-J

$29,285

SR5/TRD OFF Road/TRD Sport 3TMAZ5CN-J

$25,995

SR5/TRD OFF Road/TRD Sport 5TFAZ5CN-J

$25,100

SR/SR5/TRD Sport

$18,995

SR/SR5

$23,390

$10,111 $18,397 $26,683 $34,969 $43,255

Price trend

Median up $2,095 over the last 12 months.

2018 Tacoma price history →

Will it hold value?

A Tacoma typically keeps about 65% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $18,170 today.

Tacoma depreciation by year →

Cost to run

19/24 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,210/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2018 Tacoma

Safety, in plain English

Driver assistance — varies by configuration

✓ Warns you before a crash
✓ Brakes for you in an emergency
✓ Watches your blind spot
✓ Warns when you drift from your lane
✓ Keeps distance on the highway

Decoded from NHTSA build records.

What 3TMGZ5AN-J means

3TM GZ5AN · J

3TM: the World Manufacturer Identifier Toyota registered — assembled in Mexico
GZ5AN: together encode the Tacoma line — Pickup, 3.5L 6cyl, Four-wheel drive — as Toyota filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
J: in position 10 — model year 2018
9, 11–17: differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number

6 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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