2016 Toyota Sienna

2016 Toyota Sienna Overview

Is the 2016 Toyota Sienna a Good Used Minivan?

The 2016 Toyota Sienna is a good used minivan that has a strong engine; a spacious, high-quality interior; and a large cargo area. It also comes with a generous list of standard and available features. It’s not perfect, though. For example, its engine can be loud when pushed.

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We analyzed 66 Toyota Sienna reviews and included information on safety, reliability, fuel economy, and more to give you a comprehensive overview of the 2016 Sienna. U.S. News & World Report has been ranking vehicles since 2007, and our Best Cars team has more than 75 years of combined experience in the automotive industry. To ensure our impartiality, we don’t accept expensive gifts or trips from carmakers or dealers, and an outside team handles our site’s advertising. 

How Much Is the 2016 Toyota Sienna?

Based on the more than 1,100 listings for this vehicle on our site, you can expect to pay between $19,000 and $31,000 for a used 2016 Toyota Sienna. The average list price is $23,700. Prices vary depending on the vehicle's condition, mileage, features, and location.

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How Much Does the 2016 Toyota Sienna Cost to Own?

The costs associated with owning a vehicle don’t end with the sticker price. Estimated five-year expenses for gas, insurance, maintenance, and repairs for the 2016 Sienna are $24,972, which is about average for the 2016 minivan segment. The Honda Odyssey’s estimated costs are $24,537, and the Chrysler Town & Country’s are $24,664.

Is It Better to Buy a Used or New Sienna?

The 2016 Sienna isn’t as richly outfitted with standard equipment as the 2018 model, which comes with an infotainment system with smartphone integration and a couple of active safety features, such as lane keep assist. The new model also gets 30 more horsepower. However, the base sticker price for the new Sienna is $7,000 more than the average price of the 2016 model. That's a lot of extra cash for a few extra features and a touch more power.

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There are no new minivans on the market that are close in price to the 2016 Toyota Sienna. However, there are a couple of wagons worth considering. The 2018 Subaru Outback starts at $25,895. It comes with standard all-wheel drive, seats five comfortably, and has lots of cargo space. The 2018 Volkswagen Sportwagen also seats five and has an upscale interior and lots of space. It starts at $21,685.

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How Reliable Is the 2016 Toyota Sienna?

The 2016 Toyota Sienna has a reliability rating of 3.5 out of five from J.D. Power. This score is above average for the industry as a whole.

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2016 Toyota Sienna Recalls

At the time of this writing, the 2016 Toyota Sienna has two recalls. One is to correct a power sliding door that can open while driving. The second deals with a potential seat belt failure due to an incorrect height adjuster.

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Which Model Year of the Toyota Sienna Is Best?

The 2016 Sienna is part of a generation that launched in 2011. The 2013 and 2014 models are almost identical and earn excellent scores in the minivan class. The 2015 Sienna, however, may offer the best combination of price and features. It has updated interior and exterior styling, as well as a standard infotainment system. Its average price is also about $2,900 less than the 2016 model’s. The 2017 model may appeal to those who want a stronger engine; it received a 30 horsepower boost and a new eight-speed automatic transmission.

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Which Used Toyota Sienna Model Is Right for Me?

The 2016 Toyota Sienna comes in five trims: L, LE, SE, XLE, and Limited. For the best features, go with the XLE. It comes with seating for up to eight, leather upholstery, heated front seats, and voice command controls. It also has many available features, including a dual-view Blu-ray rear-seat entertainment system, navigation, and smartphone integration.

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What Does Toyota's Certified Pre-Owned Warranty Cover?

Toyota offers a certified pre-owned program for vehicles six years old or less and with fewer than 85,000 miles. Eligibility is determined by the vehicle’s initial sale date. Toyota provides a one-year/12,000-mile limited warranty on all its certified pre-owned vehicles, and it extends the original new-car powertrain warranty to seven years from the initial sale date or 100,000 miles. Each CPO Toyota must pass a 160-point inspection. Additional benefits like a CarFax vehicle history report, towing, and roadside assistance may be available, so read the Toyota warranty page carefully.

Toyota’s CPO program is about average for an affordable carmaker, according to our research. Hyundai and Kia both have better programs.

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How Safe Is the Sienna?

The 2016 Toyota Sienna received a safety rating of five out of five stars in side crash testing and four stars in rollover and front crash testing from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The Sienna received the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's highest score of Good in four out of five crashworthiness categories. In the fifth test – the small overlap front crash – the Sienna received the second-highest score of Acceptable. This test simulates the front corner of the vehicle striking a skinny object, like a tree or a telephone pole.

The Sienna comes standard with a rearview camera as its lone active safety feature. Available features include front and rear parking sensors, blind spot monitoring, rear cross traffic alert, adaptive cruise control, and automatic pre-collision braking.

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2016 Toyota Sienna Versus the Competition

Which Is Better: 2016 Toyota Sienna or 2016 Honda Odyssey?

The 2016 Honda Odyssey has agile handling and a smooth ride. In contrast, the Sienna's ride can be a bit rough at times, and its engine can sound harsh when pushed. The Odyssey is also nicer inside. It has a versatile interior and useful features, such as an available onboard vacuum and power-sliding doors. The Odyssey took home our 2016 Best Minivan for the Money and Best Minivan for Families awards. It is the better all-around vehicle.

Which Is Better: 2016 Toyota Sienna or 2016 Kia Sedona?

The 2016 Kia Sedona boasts a luxurious and quiet cabin, but it also has underwhelming acceleration, clumsy handling, and an uncomfortable ride. In contrast, the Sienna has a V6 engine that puts out plenty of power to get up to highway and passing speeds. While the Sedona has average cargo space for a minivan, the Sienna has much more. The Sienna also has roomier rear seats, though the Sedona can be equipped with second-row lounge seats, which recline and have footrests. Overall, the Sienna is the better minivan.

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2016 Sienna Performance

How Does the 2016 Toyota Sienna Drive?

The 2016 Toyota Sienna has a comfortable ride, accurate steering, and balanced handling with good control through corners. The SE trim has a sport-tuned suspension, which makes for improved handling but contributes to a slightly rougher ride.

The 2016 Sienna has a 266-horsepower V6 engine. A six-speed automatic transmission is standard. Power is plentiful from the V6 engine, and the Sienna has no problem accelerating on the highway. However, the engine can emit an unpleasant sound when pushed.

The Sienna comes standard with front-wheel drive. All-wheel drive is available, which is rare for a minivan.

Does the 2016 Toyota Sienna Get Good Gas Mileage?

The 2016 Sienna with front-wheel drive returns an EPA-estimated 18 mpg in the city and 25 mpg on the highway, which is typical for a minivan. The all-wheel-drive Sienna has a rating of 16/23 mpg city/highway.

2016 Toyota Sienna Towing Capacity

The Sienna has a towing capacity of 3,500 pounds.

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2016 Sienna Interior

How Many People Does the 2016 Sienna Seat?

The 2016 Sienna has standard seating for seven, but an available middle seat in the second row increases capacity to eight. Available features include leather upholstery, heated and power-adjustable front seats, "long-slide" second-row lounge seats, and a power-folding third row.

The second-row lounge seats make the second row incredibly comfortable, and the available leather upholstery adds to the Sienna's interior appeal. The interior is quiet, outward visibility is clear, and the Sienna has good head- and legroom, even in the second and third rows.

How Many Car Seats Fit in the 2016 Toyota Sienna?

The Sienna has four full sets of LATCH child-seat connectors on the second-row outboard seats and the middle and passenger-side third-row seats. There are no tether anchors on the other seats. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the Sienna an Acceptable rating, the second highest offered. The IIHS found the tethers hard to find and noted that the lower anchors were buried too deep in the seats.

2016 Toyota Sienna Features

The 2016 Sienna comes standard with a USB port, Bluetooth, tri-zone automatic climate control, and Toyota’s Entune audio system with a 6.1-inch touch screen. The Sienna's touch screen is intuitive and responsive, and the controls are well-organized on the center stack.

Available features include an upgraded Entune system with a 7-inch touch screen, a 10-speaker JBL audio system, HD Radio, satellite radio, smartphone app integration, Scout GPS App Link (which integrates your smartphone's navigation function with the vehicle's infotainment system), a Blu-ray player with a dual-view monitor that can show two separate video sources at the same time, and Driver Easy Speak (which uses a microphone to amplify the driver's voice through the rear speakers to rear-seat passengers).

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2016 Toyota Sienna Dimensions

Toyota Sienna Cargo Space

The 2016 Sienna has 39.1 cubic feet of cargo space behind the rear seats, 87.1 cubic feet behind the second-row seats, and 150 cubic feet with the third row folded and the second-row seats removed. Cargo space in the Sienna is excellent compared to other minivans.

2016 Sienna Length and Weight

The 2016 Toyota Sienna is 16.6 feet long. It has a curb weight ranging from 4,375 pounds to 4,560 pounds, depending on how the Sienna is equipped. The gross vehicle weight rating is 5,995 pounds.

Where Was the 2016 Toyota Sienna Built?

Toyota made the 2016 Sienna in Indiana.