2016 Toyota Tundra

Name: 2016 Toyota Tundra owner-filed safety complaints per 1,000 sold
Creator: YearsTell

For every car sold, owners filed 2.2 times as many complaints about the 2016 Tundra as about the typical Tundra year. Among the 10 Tundra years with enough complaints to compare, owners filed the fewest about the 2017 (0.23 per 1,000 sold) and the most about the 2023 (2.32).

Safety complaints filed by owners in the first three years, per 1,000 sold.

0.55 per 1,000

2.2 times this nameplate’s own median

Counted from 64 complaints filed in the first three years, of 119 ever. 95% lower bound 0.41. Not counted: 3 complaints that reported only that a recall repair was unavailable, not a failure.

Every Tundra model yearComplaints per 1,000 sold, first three years

This yearOther yearsToo few complaints to rankTypical year, 0.25

Against its own model years

The model year carries far more information than the badge, so this is the comparison that matters. The bar is how many complaints each rate rests on.

Model year	Per 1,000	Complaints
2008	0.93	127
2009	0.15	16
2010	0.65	56
2011	0.17	15
2012	0.23	21
2013	0.19	20
2014	0.28	32
2015	0.12	14
2016	0.55	64
2017	0.23	27
2018	0.41	48
2019	0.25	29
2020	0.24	27
2022	1.98	184
2023	2.32	266

Issues owners of the 2016 Tundra report

No phrase appears often enough in these complaints to describe them reliably.

When it breaks

65% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 15,000 miles, from 81 complaints that recorded one).

Failures cluster early, which is the signature of how the car was built rather than of wear. A low-mileage example has not yet passed the risk window.

What NHTSA did

1 investigation covering this model year, 1 of which list a recall campaign.

Electrical overstress

Questions buyers ask about the 2016 Toyota Tundra

Is 2016 a good year or a bad year for the Tundra?

What problems does the 2016 Tundra have?

The parts owners named most often in complaints filed to date: Service Brakes (34), Electrical System (26), Structure (21).

Is the 2016 Tundra reliable?

Complaint records cannot settle that on their own. They count safety problems owners chose to report to the federal government, not every repair. What they do show is how this year compares with the other Tundra years: for every car sold, owners filed 2.2 times as many complaints about the 2016 Tundra as about the typical Tundra year.

Which Tundra year has the fewest complaints?

Among years with enough complaints to compare, the 2017, at 0.23 per 1,000 sold. Every Tundra year, ranked.

What the used-car guides say

No guide we read covers the Tundra.

Check this yourself

Example records behind this page, each on NHTSA’s own site:

Limits of this figure. It counts safety complaints filed with the federal government, which is a floor on failures and not a census: problems that only cost money are under-reported. Complaint rates also reflect how likely a brand’s owners are to file, which cannot be separated from how often the car fails. Sales are calendar-year and the denominator for this nameplate is automated checks only, not verified against an external source.