AutoUtility currently tracks 10 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2016 Toyota Sequoia. Brakes & Traction Control issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 4 complaints (40% of submitted records). Zero crashes, fires, injury reports, or fatality reports are cited across these complaint records.
- • Total NHTSA Complaints: 10 reports
- • #1 Reported Problem Area: Brakes & Traction Control (4 reports • 40% of submitted complaints)
- • Secondary Problem Areas: Driver Assistance & Safety Tech (2), Electrical System (2)
- • Crash-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
- • Fire-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
- • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 0 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Most Reported Problems for 2016 Toyota Sequoia
Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records
Brakes & Traction Control
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech
Electrical System
Wheels & Tires
NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:
- Campaign #17V311000 WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
Seats & Interior
Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2016 Toyota Sequoia
Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
"VEHICLE HAS 40K MILES TIRES ARE WORN TREAD 2/32 ALREADY, AND FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. BACK AT 25K MILES, FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE RESURFACED, AND NOW AT 40K MILES, NEW ROTORS AND PADS HAD TO BE PLACED."
"VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHEN I WAS GOING TO STOP"
"NEEDED ROTORS AND BRAKES REPLACED AT 15,000 MILES AND THEN AGAIN AT ALMOST 30,000. TOLD DUE TO ROTORS OVERHEATING. TOLD BY SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT DEALERSHIP THAT WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN, BUT DID NOT OFFER A SOLUTION, EXCEPT TO NOT TAILGATE CARS. AS ROTORS WARP THE VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN YOU BRAKE GOING..."
"CPSC: I PURCHASED, NEW A 2016 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. AT 18,000 MILES THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. TOYOTA UNDER WARRANTY REPLACED THEM. AT 28,000 MILES THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AGAIN. WHEN BRAKING THE WARPED ROTORS VIOLENTLY SHAKE THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CAR. *DT THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO..."
"WHEN STEERING GREATER THAN 40 MPH THEN BRAKE, STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. TOOK IT TO DEALER, AND ROTORS HAD TO BE RESURFACED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY WERE WARPED. VEHICLE HAD 24,975 MILES WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER. AS WITH SEATS, DRIVER SEAT HAD SOME SEPARATION ON STITCHING AND WAS DISCOLORED. TOOK..."
Complaint History for Toyota Sequoia
Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2026)
| Model Year | NHTSA Complaints | Crash Reports | Safety Recalls | Detailed Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Toyota Sequoia | 9 | 0 | 3 | View 2015 Problems → |
| 2016 Toyota Sequoia Current Page | 10 | 0 | 3 | Current |
| 2017 Toyota Sequoia | 7 | 1 | 3 | View 2017 Problems → |
| 2018 Toyota Sequoia | 20 | 0 | 5 | View 2018 Problems → |
| 2019 Toyota Sequoia | 7 | 0 | 6 | View 2019 Problems → |
| 2020 Toyota Sequoia | 4 | 0 | 2 | View 2020 Problems → |
| 2021 Toyota Sequoia | 4 | 1 | 2 | View 2021 Problems → |
| 2022 Toyota Sequoia | 1 | 0 | 2 | View 2022 Problems → |
| 2023 Toyota Sequoia | 37 | 1 | 5 | View 2023 Problems → |
| 2024 Toyota Sequoia | 36 | 0 | 5 | View 2024 Problems → |
| 2025 Toyota Sequoia | 7 | 1 | 2 | View 2025 Problems → |
| 2026 Toyota Sequoia | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2026 Problems → |
Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2016 Toyota Sequoia
Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 9 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications
| Vehicle Component / System | Total Complaints | Crash Reports | Fire Reports | Reported Injury Entries | Reported Fatality Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SEATS,SERVICE BRAKES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| STEERING,VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control NHTSA category: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official NHTSA Defect Investigations (1)
Formal safety defect inquiries and engineering analyses opened by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)
Electrical overstress
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation to determine if the failure of airbags to deploy during severe crashes, in certain vehicles, was the result of a safety related defect. During the investigation a complex failure was studied that can result in non-deployment of subject vehicle air bags and other restraint system devices in severe crash events. The subject vehicles may be equipped with an airbag control unit (AC...
The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.
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