2016 Toyota Sienna Fuel system Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 1%of 76 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 35,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the fuel system of the 2016 Toyota Sienna, 1% of the 76 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 35,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Our 2016 Toyota Sienna spontaneously caught fire while parked in our driveway after returning from a short drive. After pulling into our driveway and shutting off the ignition, my wife smelled smoke as she was exiting the parked vehicle. This smoke intensified and quickly accelerated becoming an engine compartment fire. She called for me & then called 911; but in the brief moments it took me to grab a fire extinguisher, the fire further intensified with sizable flames erupting out from around the hood, front grill & underneath the vehicle. …”
NHTSA complaint #11288762, filed 2019-12, 35,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10162784Jun 19, 2019Customer Support Program: In our continuing efforts to ensure the best in customer satisfaction, and pursuant to a proposed class action settlement, Toyota is announcing a…
- 10162770Jun 19, 2019TSB: Some 2011 ? 2018 model year Sienna vehicles may exhibit a condition where the fuel lid door is loose or not flush against the vehicle body, which may prevent the driver side…
Fuel system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 4% |
| 2021 | 5 | 3% |
| 2020 | 8 | 21% |
| 2019 | 13 | 28% |
| 2018 | 13 | 18% |
| 2017 | 17 | 11% |
| 2016 | 1 | 1% |
| 2015 | 7 | 3% |
| 2014 | 12 | 7% |
| 2013 | 6 | 3% |
| 2012 | 5 | 2% |
| 2011 | 9 | 1% |
| 2010 | 2 | 1% |
| 2009 | 3 | 1% |
| 2008 | 12 | 3% |
| 2007 | 9 | 2% |
| 2006 | 6 | 1% |
| 2005 | 8 | 1% |
| 2004 | 49 | 2% |
| 2003 | 4 | 4% |
| 2002 | 5 | 3% |
| 2001 | 13 | 7% |
| 2000 | 5 | 1% |
| 1999 | 6 | 3% |
| 1998 | 2 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2016 Toyota Sienna
27 complaintsOther or unknown
14 complaintsElectrical system
9 complaintsSeat belts
6 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsWheels
5 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsExterior lighting
4 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
4 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2016 Toyota Sienna
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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