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2016 Toyota Tacoma service brakes problems

18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2016 Toyota Tacoma6% of all complaints for this model year.

18
Service Brakes complaints
6%
share of all complaints
4,925 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • At 55,000 miles Brake fluid began leaking into passenger cabin. Brake fluid leaks on to brake pedal and driver footwell. Obviously a safety issue and dealer is asking approx 2000 dollars to repair. Failing component is a brake master cylinder that is specific to the Off Road and Trd Pro Tacomas…

    filed Jan 25, 2024

  • Truck had to be abandoned after I attempted to start it and the brake pedal was stiff and the ignition would not allow starter to function. Dashboard message indicated a brake problem with transmission interlock. The next day, after viewing a U-Tube video on the problem (same make/model/year) I…

    filed Sep 8, 2023

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Service Brakes problems in other Tacoma years

YearReportsShare
2025 Tacoma34%
2024 Tacoma1813%
2023 Tacoma510%
2022 Tacoma611%
2021 Tacoma1216%
2020 Tacoma1214%
2019 Tacoma5024%
2018 Tacoma4422%
2017 Tacoma3013%
2015 Tacoma1111%
2014 Tacoma1718%
2013 Tacoma1613%
Tacoma service brakes problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.