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2015 Toyota Camry — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 271 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

271

Complaints

filed with NHTSA

Involved a Crash

owner-reported

Involved Fire

owner-reported

18 / 1

Injuries / Deaths

across all reports

Years to Avoid

Toyota Camry — Complaints by Model Year

Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.

2010 Toyota Camry

613 complaints

2011 Toyota Camry

623 complaints

2012 Toyota Camry

644 complaints

2013 Toyota Camry

301 complaints

2014 Toyota Camry

14 complaints

2015 Toyota Camry

271 complaints

2016 Toyota Camry

189 complaints

2017 Toyota Camry

148 complaints

2018 Toyota Camry AVOID

747 complaints

2019 Toyota Camry

397 complaints

2020 Toyota Camry

274 complaints

2021 Toyota Camry

157 complaints

2022 Toyota Camry

61 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Steering 105 reports

Service Brakes 39 reports

Power Train 36 reports

Electrical System 31 reports

Unknown Or Other 26 reports

Engine 24 reports

Air Bags 21 reports

Vehicle Speed Control 17 reports

In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Unknown Or Other ODI 10938948 12/31/2016

1ST INCIDENT: CAR IN MOTION DRIVING STRAIGHT UPHILL ON 2 LANE COUNTRY ROAD AT 30 MPH - CAR KEPT LURCHING FORWARD - LASTED A COUPLE OF MINUTES. 2ND INCIDENT: CAR STOPPED AT STOPLIGHT. STEPPED ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO MOVE STRAIGHT AHEAD AND CAR DIDN'T MOVE. STEPPED HARDER ON ACCELERATOR AND CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED AND SPED UP VERY FAST. 3RD INCIDENT: CAR IN MOTION AND TU…

Steering ODI 11385708 12/30/2020

NORMAL STEERING WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN STEERING GOES SOFT AND VEERS TO THE RIGHT. CHECKED AIR PRESSURE REPORTING NORMAL. WOULD HAPPEN INTERMITTENT DURING THE FORTY MINUTE DRIVE. THOUGHT IT WAS STRANGE.

Steering ODI 11385524 12/29/2020

VEHICLE WILL ABRUPTLY STEER TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE IN MOTION. DOESN'T MATTER IF ON A CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY. TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF WILL SOMETIMES CORRECT THE ISSUE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 66K MILES.

Power Train ODI 11163855 12/28/2018

WHEN I ACCELERATE TO ABOUT 40 MPH THERE IS SHUDDER AND ROUGH RIDE LIKE RUNNING OVER ROUGH ROAD. THE CAR HAS 79,500 MILES ON IT. THE TOYOTA DEALER SAYS THE PROBLEM IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I HAVE SEEN OTHER REPORTS OF THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET.ONE PERSON INDICATED IT MIGHT NEED A SOFTWARE UPDATE BUT THAT IS THE ONLY REPORT LIKE THAT I HAVE SEEN. THE DEALER, TEAM TOYOTA OF PRI…

Steering ODI 11056560 12/26/2017

WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION AT REGULAR OR SLOW SPEED, THE MAINTENANCE LIGHT FLASHES ON FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS WHILE TURNING LEFT. MAINTENANCE TO THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN PERFORMED BY A TOYOTA DEALER.

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Recalls & Crash Tests

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2015 Toyota Camry reliable?

Owners have filed 271 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2015 Toyota Camry, most often about steering. Compare the complaint counts across model years above — a year with far more complaints than the model's average is the strongest 'avoid' signal in public data.

Which Toyota Camry years should I avoid?

The rule of thumb used by analysts: a model year whose complaint count is well above the model's own average (we flag 2× or more) usually had a real manufacturing or design problem — not just noisy reporting. Use the year-by-year strip on this page.

Where do these complaints come from?

Directly from NHTSA, the US government road-safety agency. Any owner can file a Vehicle Owner Questionnaire; NHTSA publishes them as public domain data. We cache each lookup for up to 7 days.

Do complaints mean a recall is coming?

Sometimes. NHTSA opens defect investigations when complaint patterns emerge, and investigations can end in recalls. Check the recalls page for this vehicle to see what has already been recalled.