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ProblemsByVin Index / 2016-TOYOTA-CAMRY / COMPLAINTS
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2016 Toyota Camry owner complaints

182 complaints filed with NHTSA on this vehicle , including 8 reporting a crash, fire, injury, or fatality. Showing the 300 most recent — grouped by category for scanning.

airbags 4 complaints shown

26 total in this category · severe · avg repair $1,100 · see airbags cluster analysis →
12/08/2020 73,000 mi Crash ODI #11378506.0

Was hit at 55mph by an elk, side curtain did not deploy.

12/07/2022 Crash ODI #11496445.0

2016 Toyota camry. Consumer stated that 1st row left seatback airbag did not deploy during auto accident.

12/03/2021 Crash ODI #11442567.0

I was hit by a car that ran a red light going around 45mph. The front passenger side was hit, we were hit hard. No airbags deployed. Other cars airbags did deploy.

11/29/2017 15,000 mi Crash ODI #11051260.0

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 Toyota camry. While driving 65 MPH, the contact crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained back and neck injuries, but did not require medical attention. A police report was filed. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to an independent mechanic for an estimate of the damage. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 15,000.

steering 3 complaints shown

24 total in this category · severe · avg repair $700 · see steering cluster analysis →
12/16/2018 72,000 mi ODI #11161863.0

If steering wheel is turned to the right or left when I start the engine, while driving the wheel pulls in that direction while going down the street. If the steering wheel is straight when I turn on the engine and drive, the car goes straight down the street, no pull left or right. So I always straighten the wheel before I shut off the engine.

11/30/2017 ODI #11051607.0

As soon as I bought the Toyota 2016 unit and started driving it I noticed that the vehicle was apparently disaligned. But in an awkward manner: the steering wheel would forcibly turn left. Another time right. Sometimes, specially after starting the engine. It is an erratic behavior. Took it to a certified mechanic and was aligned. The mechanic mentioned that it was a bit disaligned. Next day I experienced the same problem. Back to the shop and a road test was performed. The mechanic was bewildered and could not find an explanation for this problem.

11/27/2018 67,000 mi ODI #11154284.0

My car is a 2016 Toyota camry se 4-cylinder automatic with 67k miles. It is on it's second set of tires which have about 25k miles on them, and have been rotated one or two times since purchased new. Key point: there has been no work (incl. No tire rotations) done to the car recently... Everything was fine until last week when I noticed a strong pulling of the car to the left. The next time I drove the car I noticed a strong pull to the right, which seemed very strange since it was not the left as before. This pulling to one side or the other has happened a few times over the last week now. Through experimentation I have learned that turning the ignition off and restarting seems to clear the problem - if the front wheels are pointed straight forward. I believe having the front whe

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12/13/2020 1,900 mi ODI #11383238.0

I purchased a new 2016 camry in may 2016, but I was unaware of the issue with this particular vehicle. Whenever the vehicle is on an uneven surface between axles, it produces a knocking, popping, ticking, or snapping noise from god knows where! I have spent hours (from work with no pay) at the dearership and a ton of monies to get no satisfaction. I am suffering from ptsd and the noise & popping sounds makes me want to jump out of my skin. Many times I thought I had ran over an animal, hit another vehicle when backing up and these issues has cause me to swerve into oncoming traffic, hit street signs & on many occasions unable to perform my duties at work.

12/06/2020 60,545 mi ODI #11378174.0

Sunroof explosion: my partner and I were driving on the freeway when we heard a very loud, frightening explosion above and slightly behind front driver/passenger seats. There wasn't any visible sign of broken windows, body damage or a wobbly tire to indicate the cause. We were traveling in the middle lane of the freeway at approximately 70 MPH with no other vehicles in front of, next to or behind us. We could not see anything on the road in front of, next to or behind the car to have caused damage to the car. Nor, was there anything or anyone on either side of the freeway in open grassy areas. There was no overpass behind or above us to account for this loud, scary noise. We pulled off at the next exit to examine the car. We didn't find any damage to the body of the car or the tires

11/25/2025 ODI #11701598.0

The driver door began to rattle when the door was closed or when driving down the road. I took it to my Toyota dealer and when they removed the door panel they found the intrusion bar's weld had failed. They confirmed it was a safety issue and referred me to their body shop. The body shop informed they are not allowed to reweld the bar and the only fix is to replace the door. This car has never been in an accident so my only conclusion is that when the car was manufactured the weld was improperly performed. I cannot afford to replace this door and I'm left to drive a car with no intrusion bar to protect me in an accident. I find this very concerning and this should not be something I should have to repair. In conclusion I believe this is Toyota manufacturing issue and they should be respon

cruise control 3 complaints shown

16 total in this category · severe · avg repair $600 · see cruise control cluster analysis →
12/07/2016 9,129 mi ODI #10933692.0

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 Toyota camry. While driving 30 MPH, the vehicle hesitated while accelerating. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 9,129. Updated 02/07/2017*ct *cn

12/01/2016 ODI #10929420.0

While driving with the cruise control on I applied the brakes and the car started speeding up. This has issue has done this 2 times. It took me several time by hitting the cruise switch to get it to stop accelerating. I feel problem is going to cause some to get injured or possibly killed. *tr

11/28/2019 7,150 mi Crash ODI #11282796.0

I started my car and put it in reverse. I had my foot on the brake and put it in reverse. The car lurched very hard backwards. The car hit a pole that holds up the covered parking. I had my foot on the brake hard and it was still trying to move and I put it in neutral and it revved a lot. Then I turned it off. It has done this a couple of times but not to this extent.

powertrain 2 complaints shown

18 total in this category · severe · avg repair $2,500 · see powertrain cluster analysis →
12/26/2016 5,000 mi ODI #10937419.0

In july 2016 I was cresting the top of a hill when another vehicle pulled out in front of me causing me to hit my brakes. Upon braking and deceleration, I felt the car momentarily try accelerating through the brakes. This freaked me out and I pulled over to try and figure out what had happened. Checked my floor mat and everything was locked in place as it should be. So I started my car back up, with it in park gave it a little rev. That is when I noticed that when the motor is coming back down on the RPM's, it is actually hanging up, and sometimes actually jumping at or around 1500 rpms. It does it every single time. I have had the vehicle into two dealerships now to be told nothing we can do. I don't believe this is a single vehicle issue...I am the only one lucky enough to have had my c

12/20/2016 5,000 mi Crash ODI #10936497.0

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 Toyota camry. While the vehicle was parked with the engine running , the gear shifter moved from the park position into the reverse position. The vehicle rolled backwards, ran over the contact, and struck a light pole in a parking lot. The contact was injured and required medical attention. A police report was not filed. The manufacturer was notified. The vehicle's black box was examined by the manufacturer. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 5,000.

brakes 2 complaints shown

10 total in this category · severe · avg repair $450 · see brakes cluster analysis →
12/14/2018 62,000 mi ODI #11161442.0

Car violently shimmies when braking on an incline at 60-70mph.

12/09/2016 13,511 mi Crash ODI #10934015.0

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. Brakes failed me on new car and was totaled due to all air bags in the car deploying. Internet says previous camrys have had brake failures. I have owned 2 camrys that I drove 9 years and 16 years and no problem with brakes. Again a brand new c

body 1 complaint shown

13 total in this category · severe · avg repair $1,500 · see body cluster analysis →
12/22/2017 16,950 mi ODI #11056093.0

I was driving on the freeway when the sunroof shattered. The vehicle is 1-1/2 years old. The outside weather was about 50 degrees and I had the heat on. Not sure if the inside/outside temperatures caused this, or if the body had settled or changed in some way to create pressure on the glass.

suspension 1 complaint shown

3 total in this category · severe · avg repair $900 · see suspension cluster analysis →
12/07/2016 8,214 mi Crash ODI #10933791.0

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. Even after all repairs to the car, while driving over 30 MPH, there is a loud wind tunnel noise going through the car. *tr

seatbelts 1 complaint shown

5 total in this category · moderate · avg repair $500 · see seatbelts cluster analysis →
11/28/2017 153,090 mi ODI #11051013.0

The passenger seat belt get stuck occasionally. It will not fully pull out of the case that the seat belt retracts to, making it unusable for the passenger. You have to fuss with it and then it releases. My sixteen year old daughter has been driving this car and I would like the seat belt to be fixed.

Showing 300 of 182 total complaints. The full federal record is available at nhtsa.gov/vehicle/2016/Toyota/Camry#complaints.
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) owner complaint database. Last synced 2026-06-14. Complaints are owner-submitted and unverified — the existence of a complaint is not proof of a defect, but a pattern of complaints around the same component is a signal worth weighing. Verify any specific filing at nhtsa.gov.
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