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2016 Toyota Sequoia

Gas

Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
3 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-09-11

Safety Signal

84 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

RecallsNHTSA campaigns2

Complaintsowner reports to NHTSA10

Crash ratingNHTSA overall—

Fuel economybest combined, EPA15 mpg

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The 2016 Toyota Sequoia is sold in the U.S. as a gas midsize or large SUV with 3 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Sequoia 2WD, is EPA-rated at 15 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of B. Owners have filed 10 complaints, most often about the service brakes.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

Configuration	Powertrain	Drive	Engine / motor	City	Hwy	Comb	Annual fuel*
Sequoia 2WD	Gas	RWD	5.7L 8-cyl	13	17	15	$4,150
Sequoia 4WD FFV	Gas	4WD (part-time)	5.7L 8-cyl	13	17	15	$4,150
Sequoia 4WD	Gas	4WD (part-time)	5.7L 8-cyl	13	17	14	$4,450

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 36813, 36815, 36816.

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Recalls (2)

Source: NHTSA recall database

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Steering

21TB10 / 21TA10

22,462 vehicles

ProblemToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2008-2022 Sequoia and 2007-2021 Tundra vehicles. The power steering gear assembly may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in an oil leak.RiskAn oil leak may cause a sudden loss of power steering assist, increasing the risk of a crash.FixDealers will inspect and replace the power steering gear assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on January 21, 2022. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 21TB10 and 21TA10.

NHTSA campaign 21V920000reported Nov 23, 2021Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

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Wheels

SET17A

1,325 vehicles

ProblemSoutheast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2013-2017 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia vehicles accessorized with Southeast Toyota accessory 20-inch Rockstar wheels installed by Southeast Toyota or a Southeast Toyota dealer. The Rockstar wheels were installed with lugnuts that may crack and detach.RiskLugnuts that crack and detach may cause the wheels to separate from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.FixSET will notify owners, and dealers will install new replacement lugnuts, free of charge. The recall began June 23, 2017. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET's number for this recall is SET17A.

NHTSA campaign 17V311000reported May 11, 2017Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC

NHTSA defect investigations

Air Bags: Air Bag/Restraint Control Module — Electrical overstress closed

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.Â 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 (ACU) for the supplemental restraint system (SRS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) manufactured by ZF-TRW. Â The ECU receives signals from crash sensors mounted in the vehicle and deploys the vehicle air bags and seat belt pretensioners in accordance with

Opened Apr 19, 2019 · closed Sep 19, 2024 · action EA19001

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

10complaints filed

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

Filed per year: 2016: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2018: 4 · 2019: 2

Most-cited components

Service Brakes4

Electrical System2

Vehicle Speed Control2

Steering1

Visibility/Wiper1

Fuel/Propulsion System1

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

Configuration	Overall	Frontal	Side	Rollover	Rollover risk
SUV 2WD	not rated	not rated	not rated	★★★★☆	18%
SUV 4WD	not rated	not rated	not rated	★★★★☆	18%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program.

Other Sequoia model years

2026 Toyota Sequoia

0 recalls · 9 complaints

2025 Toyota Sequoia

2 recalls · 9 complaints

2024 Toyota Sequoia

5 recalls · 36 complaints

2023 Toyota Sequoia

5 recalls · 38 complaints

2022 Toyota Sequoia

1 recalls · 1 complaints

2021 Toyota Sequoia

1 recalls · 4 complaints

2020 Toyota Sequoia

1 recalls · 4 complaints

2019 Toyota Sequoia

5 recalls · 7 complaints

2018 Toyota Sequoia

4 recalls · 20 complaints

2017 Toyota Sequoia

2 recalls · 7 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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