2016 Toyota Tacoma Seats Problems
- Complaints
- 22about this part
- Share
- 7%of 324 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 43,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 22 complaints about the seats of the 2016 Toyota Tacoma, 7% of the 324 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 43,000 miles. 3 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I noticed when my driver seat heater was in the on position, the seat was not heating up. Electrical wiring/connector for the heated seat module located under the driver seat overheated or arced causing the connector (s) to melt posing a safety/fire hazard and rendering the heated seat inoperable. Tsb from Toyota covers this up to 3years/36,000 miles. Mileage at time of failure: 61,000 miles.”
NHTSA complaint #11319165, filed 2020-03, 61,000 miles“Driver’s side front seat not delivering heat despite switch lamp indicating it’s on and working. Further exploration reveals passenger side seat heater working as it should. I checked wiring harness and connections under driver’s seat only to discover plastic connector entering amplifier scorched and melted with two of four pins destroyed (Red and Green wires). I believe the wire gauge sized for this system is improper and therefore represents a fire hazard. …”
NHTSA complaint #11505879, filed 2023-02, 135,998 miles“Driving home approximately 20 miles on a 2 lane highway (speed limit of 50mph) and noticed the oem/factory installed driver heated seat stopped working. Proceeded to smell burnt plastic but it was late at night and I convinced myself that nothing out of the normal had occurred since my passenger did not seem concerned. The following day I did a bit of research and tested the heated seat which no longer got warm like the passenger side. Underneath the seat is an amplifier for the heated seat which looks to have shorted out. …”
NHTSA complaint #11286497, filed 2019-12, 52,500 miles“Electrical wiring/connector for the heated seat module located under the driver seat overheated or arced causing the connector (s) to melt posing a safety hazard and rendering the heated seat inoperable.”
NHTSA complaint #11317162, filed 2020-03, 78,000 miles“While vehicle was in motion, turned on, and in motion, the amp for the driver side front seat heater pretty much melted. I smelt an electrical burning smell, and was able to locate the source.”
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Seats: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 8% |
| 2025 | 2 | 2% |
| 2024 | 5 | 3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 2% |
| 2021 | 3 | 4% |
| 2020 | 2 | 2% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0% |
| 2018 | 2 | 1% |
| 2017 | 10 | 4% |
| 2016 | 22 | 7% |
| 2015 | 3 | 3% |
| 2014 | 3 | 3% |
| 2013 | 4 | 3% |
| 2012 | 2 | 1% |
| 2011 | 2 | 1% |
| 2009 | 1 | 0% |
| 2006 | 1 | 0% |
| 2004 | 2 | 0% |
| 2003 | 5 | 1% |
| 2001 | 3 | 1% |
| 2000 | 4 | 2% |
| 1999 | 2 | 1% |
| 1996 | 2 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2016 Toyota Tacoma
136 complaintsOther or unknown
50 complaintsEngine
47 complaintsElectrical system
37 complaintsBody and structure
22 complaintsBrakes
19 complaintsExterior lighting
17 complaintsFuel system
14 complaintsSuspension
14 complaintsVehicle speed control
10 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
10 complaintsAir bags
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2016 Toyota Tacoma
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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