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2016 Toyota Camry Air bags Problems

Complaints
31about this part
Share
17%of 184 total for the year
Median mileage
50,098miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 31 complaints about the air bags of the 2016 Toyota Camry, 17% of the 184 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 50,098 miles. 24 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Takata recall I was in a car collision, hit from behind at a very high speed and my air bags did not deploy causing injury to head as well as my back. Car collision was august 3, 2019 in sacramento. The vehicle was in stationary position waiting at a light. I have a police report, insurance claim forms and all other appropriate documentation. The accident caused my car to become a total lose.”

NHTSA complaint #11253966, filed 2019-09, 93,000 miles

“I was in an auto accident on 4-3-2017. I was proceeding straight through an intersection on a green light when I was t-boned by another car. The impact was directly on the driver's door and the side airbag did not deploy. The impact was hard enough to total my car. The side airbag should have deployed.”

NHTSA complaint #10971122, filed 2017-04, 23,500 miles

“On 1/23, I was involved in a mva. I was hit by another vehicle traveling faster than 65 miles per hour. My air bags did not deploy from any area in my car. My car was at a complete stop on a city street when I was hit.”

NHTSA complaint #11316314, filed 2020-03, 70,000 miles

“Takata recall and dras ii failure for as yet to be determined additional vins my friend and I were in the front driver side and front passenger side seats, buckled up, sitting in traffic stopped on the 5 freeway headed north. We were rear ended at a high rate of speed, at a slight angle to our bumpter, by a driver which resulted in the total decimation of their vehicle and substantial damage to our vehicle which manifested itself as rear bumper and rear under body damage, as well as crumpling of the rear driver and passenger side frame and quarterpanels, to our 2016 Toyota Camry. …”

NHTSA complaint #11102884, filed 2018-06, 28,000 miles

“Bought car new 03/16. Involved in mva 06/01/16 where we were t-boned by a f150 truck at 30 MPH. The truck peeled the body of car off the frame from where the passenger door hinge all the way down to the rear passenger door. Damaging sensors that would have deployed side airbags. The door handle fell off, hinges had to be replaced, tail lights and head lights replaced, both passenger doors and tires replaced. Why did the side airbags not deploy? Toyota told me that since I had the occupant classification system fixed, they are not to be blamed. My child was in the front seat. …”

NHTSA complaint #10933791, filed 2016-12, 8,214 miles

Related recalls

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Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2024612%
202358%
20221117%
20217849%
20204918%
2019246%
2018223%
20172416%
20163117%
2015218%
2014429%
20133613%
20127513%
20117212%
2010498%
2009665%
2008465%
20071385%
20065919%
2005659%
20047912%
2003739%
2002899%
20013814%
20005813%
19997415%
1998508%
19975510%
19964711%
19954114%
19944315%
19934517%
1992336%
199111%
198922%

Other parts of the 2016 Toyota Camry

Other or unknown
34 complaints
Steering
25 complaints
Vehicle speed control
22 complaints
Electrical system
21 complaints
Body and structure
20 complaints
Brakes
19 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
18 complaints
Engine
17 complaints
Seat belts
9 complaints
Wheels
8 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaints
Fuel system
6 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2016 Toyota Camry

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology