2016 Toyota Tacoma: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

24 builds left the factory as a 2016 Tacoma, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 18 main configurations sell for $9,500–$35,998 today.

  • 18 main configurations
  • 44,473 vehicles built
  • 879 for sale right now
  • $9,500–$35,998 typical price range

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What actually differs

SR/SR5/TRD OFF Road/TRD Sport/TRD PRO · 4WD 3TMCZ5AN-G SR/SR5/TRD OFF Road/TRD Sport/TRD PRO · 4WD 5TFCZ5AN-G SR5/TRD OFF Road/TRD Sport 3TMAZ5CN-G SR5/TRD OFF Road/TRD Sport 5TFAZ5CN-G
Typical price today $26,198 $26,500 $24,650 $23,195
For sale right now 211 144 88 47
Vehicles built 9,488 6,688 4,972 3,533
Same on every 2016 Tacoma
  • Engine 3.5L 6-cyl
  • Power 278 hp
  • Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Pickup
  • Doors 4-door

What people actually pay

1,130 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
SR/SR5/TRD OFF Road/TRD Sport/TRD PRO · 4WD 3TMCZ5AN-G
$26,198
SR/SR5/TRD OFF Road/TRD Sport/TRD PRO · 4WD 5TFCZ5AN-G
$26,500
SR5/TRD OFF Road/TRD Sport 3TMAZ5CN-G
$24,650
SR5/TRD OFF Road/TRD Sport 5TFAZ5CN-G
$23,195
SR5/TRD OFF Road/TRD Sport · 4WD
$24,877
SR/SR5
$16,500
$9,215 $16,181 $23,147 $30,112 $37,078
Price trend

Median down $602 over the last 12 months.

2016 Tacoma price history →
Will it hold value?

A Tacoma typically keeps about 63% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $15,699 today.

Tacoma depreciation by year →
Cost to run

19/23 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,210/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2016 Tacoma

Safety, in plain English

What 5TFSX5EN-G means

5TF SX5EN · G
5TF
the World Manufacturer Identifier Toyota registered — assembled in the United States
SX5EN
together encode the Tacoma line — Pickup, 2.7L 4cyl, Four-wheel drive — as Toyota filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
G
in position 10 — model year 2016
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
Real VINs from this run 5TFSX5EN 8GX042181 5TFSX5EN 2GX045352 5TFSX5EN 9GX040486
6 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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