2016 Toyota Sienna problems
Owners have filed 99 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Toyota Sienna. Body & structure is the most reported problem area, at 28% of complaints. Next are electrical system (9%) and seat belts (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 99 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 28% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 19,000 miles 57 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 30 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 18 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 57 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 19,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 10 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2016 ranks 19th most-complained-about out of 23 model years of the Toyota Sienna with enough data (89 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota sienna. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the contact lost control of the steering wheel. The contact was not able to stop the vehicle and the electronic brake warning indicator illuminated. The contact crashed into a road sign. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. There were minor injuries that did not require medical attention. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure.
I had car accident today and got hi my left front wnd really good and the police seen my car's air bag did not go off-it didn't shows up.my face got hitted by steering wheel.I was driving on city of puyallup washington running 25-35miles an hour when the vehicle behind me took over in front of me to change lane to the left.it was a big impact to make me turned and bounced away to right side.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota sienna. While operating the vehicle, the rearview camera, which was integrated into the radio system, malfunctioned and stopped operating. The dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The camera/radio unit was replaced, but the failure continued. The contact indicated that the camera/radio was replaced on four separate occasions. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100.
Passing a construction zone on highway (at speed about 40MPH) , several small gravels hit the windshield and made a few chips. Something like this happend to my previous car too, but never made any damage at all. So I suspect the windshield on 2016 sienna is not strong enough and worry about its safety.