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2016 Toyota Sienna Body and structure Problems

Complaints
27about this part
Share
36%of 76 total for the year
Median mileage
33,256miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 27 complaints about the body and structure of the 2016 Toyota Sienna, 36% of the 76 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 33,256 miles. 1 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.

“Right side passenger door, opened by itself while driving. My jids were seated on the back with grandma. Door also, closes by itself hurting the passenger who is trying to get into. It hurt several times my 8yr old daughter, my 11 yr old boy and grandma. Even closes when you are putting stuff in the passenger side.”

NHTSA complaint #11000200, filed 2017-06, 10 miles

“On june 6, 2019 at approximately 6 pm my vehicle experienced unintended acceleration. I was driving at 15 MPH and it accelerated to 40-50 MPH. Braking did not slow down the vehicle. I jumped the curb and hit three small trees. It came to a halt after undercarriage damage had been sustained. It was towed to cummings mobility where I purchased the vehicle. They could not determined what caused the unintended acceleration.”

NHTSA complaint #11228525, filed 2019-06, 30,000 miles

“Power sliding door cable snapped. It happened to both door (right and left) about 6 months apart. Had the car for about 2 years not not even excessive use. The first time was at a dealership for vehicle service and they fix it for free since it happened there even though they said warranty does not cover. The second time was over this weekend and when I search online, many people experience the same problem. Poor quality cable (linkage) for the powered sliding door.”

NHTSA complaint #11145293, filed 2018-11, 50,000 miles

“The sliding passenger doors stopped working and you could not open them manually. Passengers side door stopped working 8/3/15 and the drivers side door stopped working 5/3/16.”

NHTSA complaint #10862854, filed 2016-05, 87,701 miles

“The rear sliding power door on the passenger side closed on my six year old child. He was trapped in the door and could not move until I opened the door. He has pain and visible injuries on his back from the door. This happened on 2.10.23. There have not been any incidents with the van leading up to this incident. This happened when the van was parked in the garage and the engine was off. We have not tried to replicate the incident because it caused an injury. The vehicle is available for inspection.”

NHTSA complaint #11506720, filed 2023-02

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Body and structure: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202211%
202164%
2020411%
2019613%
201857%
2017149%
20162736%
20156126%
20144427%
20134424%
20127229%
201115425%
20105733%
20099747%
200811727%
200710228%
200626126%
200549944%
200496247%
20031817%
20024223%
20013519%
20005214%
19993617%
19983512%

Other parts of the 2016 Toyota Sienna

Other 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 complaintsSeats
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2016 Toyota Sienna

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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