[5][6] Sets from 16106 onward feature a modified front end design with the emergency door offset to the left-hand side away from the driver's position.

[7] Sets 16117 onward feature wheelchair spaces in all cars, and use LED lighting throughout.

[8] As of October 2017[update], the fleet consists of 37 ten-car sets,[9] formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Yoyogi-Uehara (south) end.

[6] In May 2011, the 16000 series was awarded the 2011 Laurel Prize, presented annually by the Japan Railfan Club.

[11] In April 2012, car 8 (16807) of set 16107 was experimentally fitted with LED interior lighting replacing the normal fluorescent tubes used.