2016 Toyota Tacoma engine problems

The 2016 Toyota Tacoma has 47 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

Engine complaints

11%

Share of year

Crash-involved

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Tacoma engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

17V356000EngineJune 1, 2017 · 31,824 units

Defect

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Tacoma vehicles equipped with a six-cylinder engine. The affected vehicles have a crank position sensor that may malfunction, potentially resulting in an engine stall.

Consequence

An engine stall may increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the crank position sensor with an improved design, free of charge. The recall began July 26, 2017. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is H0H.

What owners report

“TRANSMITION SLEEP ALSO PUSH GAS PEDAL AND GO DOWN SPEED AND JUMP ASTER ACELERATE AND DELAY WENT I STAR 1RS GEAR NOT MOVE AFTER FEW SECONDS MOTOR MAKE WEAR NOISES LIKE NOKING ONLY HAVE 67000 MILES SUSPENTION IS BAD SEP ON CURVES AND TURN AT 25 MIKES PRE HOURS SO BAD SCARRY BACK PART IS MOVING SO BAD…”
Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · August 22, 2019

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2016 Toyota Tacoma have?

NHTSA has 47 complaints about the 2016 Toyota Tacoma engine — 11% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2016 Toyota Tacoma engine?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the engine: 17V356000.

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.