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2016 Toyota Camry Brakes Problems

Complaints
19about this part
Share
10%of 184 total for the year
Median mileage
7,850miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 19 complaints about the brakes of the 2016 Toyota Camry, 10% of the 184 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 7,850 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

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

“While in a parking lot in gridlock traffic leaving an event my 2016 Toyota Camry made a loud thump noise as if was releasing the brake. The car then literally made a sudden acceleration forward and it would not stop. Because it was gridlock in the parking lot the only way it was going to stop was to hit a person or another car. My Camry hit 2 cars and finally stopped. The car at the time was not in motion but in drive with the foot on the brake”

NHTSA complaint #11133124, filed 2018-10, 24 miles

“In november of 2016 while driving brake lights came up in 2 places indicating check brakes. When putting foot on the brakes they went to the floor. Took car to dealership, they could not find anything wrong. On may 12,2017 leaving my house I noticed both lights were on indicating check brakes and brakes. I left the driveway and when I came to a stop there was a lound noice coming from the barkes and my foot went all the way to the floor. I called page Toyota car was towed to dealership. Once again I was told that they could not find a problem. …”

NHTSA complaint #10991889, filed 2017-05, 9,000 miles

“Vehicle has 18k miles when this happened. I drove from work to grocery store. After leaving the store I stopped at a red light, the ABS warning came on then check electrical charging system warning. I put the car in park, then I couldn't get it in gear again. I exited the vehicle to wave the cars behind me to go around because the flashers didn't work. After I got all the other cars past me, I called my husband to come and get me. He suggested that I try restarting the car again, with more pressure on the brakes. This time, it started and I moved it to a nearby parking lot. …”

NHTSA complaint #11092117, filed 2018-05, 17,980 miles

“I was in bumper to bumper traffic on the beltway going between 5 -10 miles per hour on a dry road. When I applied the brakes multiple times, the car would not stop and it continued forward until I rear ended the other car. When I applied the brakes, I noticed the brake pedal began to pump. Not sure if this was the ABS in action but the car would not stop until it rear ended the other car. Only a scratch was done to the other car. There was adequate space between my car and the car that I rear ended and there were no skid marks just a collision. …”

NHTSA complaint #10934015, filed 2016-12, 13,511 miles

“On sunday june 15, 2018, at approximately 10:15 am, I was traveling in the left lane, east on route 72 towards lbi, the black pick up truck in front of me lost his hitch. He did not have it securely attached to his vehicle. The hitch hit the road in front of me and began bouncing and was bouncing higher and higher and I had heavy traffic behind me and in the right lane as well. I had to time the bounce of his hitch so I could go over it. When I successfully did this the hitch made dents to the undercarriage of my vehicle and possibly caused other damages that I have not yet found. …”

NHTSA complaint #11111421, filed 2018-07, 53,877 miles

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Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202424%
202369%
2022711%
20211610%
2020124%
20194211%
201816522%
20172114%
20161910%
20153914%
2014388%
2013207%
2012559%
2011498%
2010539%
20091078%
2008839%
200731611%
20063912%
20059513%
20047412%
200311815%
200217318%
20012710%
20006214%
19998517%
199812120%
199710819%
19965413%
19955719%
19944215%
19933012%
1992183%
19911611%
199064%
198976%
198858%
198747%
198639%
1985323%
1984113%

Other parts of the 2016 Toyota Camry

Other or unknown
34 complaints
Air bags
31 complaints
Steering
25 complaints
Vehicle speed control
22 complaints
Electrical system
21 complaints
Body and structure
20 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 Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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