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2016 Toyota Land Cruiser

Gas
Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
1 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-09-11
C
Safety Signal
76 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record
RecallsNHTSA campaigns3
Complaintsowner reports to NHTSA4
Crash ratingNHTSA overall—
Fuel economybest combined, EPA15 mpg
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The 2016 Toyota Land Cruiser is sold in the U.S. as a gas midsize or large SUV. The most efficient version, the Land Cruiser Wagon 4WD, is EPA-rated at 15 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of C. Owners have filed 4 complaints, most often about the seats.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov
ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
Land Cruiser Wagon 4WDGas4WD5.7L 8-cyl131815$4,150

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 36931.

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Recalls (3)

Source: NHTSA recall database
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Seat Belts

See attached report.
89,740 vehicles
ProblemToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2008-2019 Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus LX 570 vehicles. Over time, the seat belt tension sensor wire harness may break and deactivate the front passenger air bag, knee air bag, and passenger seat-mounted side airbag.RiskIn the event of a crash, deactivated air bags can increase the risk of injury .FixToyota will notify owners, and dealers will modify the front passenger seat belt assembly or replace it with an improved one, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 11, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are Lexus Interim J2L and Remedy JLL, Toyota Interim J15 and Remedy J05.
NHTSA campaign 18V887000reported Dec 13, 2018Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
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Air Bags

Toyota H0S Lexus HLD
21 vehicles
ProblemToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2008-2016 Toyota Land Cruiser, 2006 Lexus LX470, and 2008-2013 Lexus LX570 vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with an incorrect driver or front passenger air bag. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."RiskAn incorrect driver or front passenger air bag may not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.FixToyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bag assemblies, free of charge. The recall began September 29, 2017. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is H0S. Lexus' number for this recall is HLD.
NHTSA campaign 17V548000reported Aug 31, 2017Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
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Tires

SET16A
94 vehicles
ProblemSoutheast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2016 Toyota Yaris, Rav4, Land Cruiser and 4Runner vehicles, and Scion FR-S, iM, and TC vehicles manufactured January 28, 2016, to March 14, 2016. The Load Carrying Capacity Modification Label may not reflect the correct added weight of the installed accessories. As a result, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims for Passenger Cars."RiskAn incorrect label may result in the vehicle being overloaded, increasing the risk of a crash.FixSET will notify owners, and provide them a corrected label to be installed over the inaccurate label, free of charge. The recall began on June 3, 2016. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET's number for this recall is SET16A.
NHTSA campaign 16V236000reported Apr 22, 2016Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database
4complaints filed

0 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 2 injuries · 0 deaths reported

Filed per year: 2017: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2023: 1

Most-cited components

Seats2
Electrical System1
Wheels1
Unspecified1
Lane Departure1
Back Over Prevention1

What owners describe

“I took my 2016 Toyota Land Cruiser for service at Victory Toyota of Canton Michigan on the 24th. While driving the vehicle i started to hear noise from the rear wheel and it continued to get worse. I had someone look into it and every tire on the vehicle had lug nuts loss to the point that you can move them with your h…”Jun 1, 2021 · Wheels · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Other Land Cruiser model years

A

2027 Toyota Land Cruiser

0 recalls · 0 complaints

A

2026 Toyota Land Cruiser

0 recalls · 3 complaints

B

2025 Toyota Land Cruiser

3 recalls · 32 complaints

B

2024 Toyota Land Cruiser

4 recalls · 38 complaints

A

2021 Toyota Land Cruiser

0 recalls · 1 complaints

A

2020 Toyota Land Cruiser

0 recalls · 0 complaints

B

2019 Toyota Land Cruiser

3 recalls · 0 complaints

B

2018 Toyota Land Cruiser

2 recalls · 4 complaints

A

2017 Toyota Land Cruiser

1 recalls · 4 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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