Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government
holds on this vehicle.
268
Complaints
32
Crashes
3
Fires
14
Injuries
1
Deaths
Owners of the 2015 Toyota Camry have filed 268
safety complaints with NHTSA
between December 2014 and June 2026.
The most complained-about system is the steering,
named in 105 of them
(39%). The typical failure was reported at 38,850 miles, the median
across the 210 complaints that gave an
odometer reading.
Complaints fell 33% year on year: 6 in the twelve months to 2026-Q1, against 9 in the twelve before.
NHTSA has issued 1 recall covering this
vehicle.
Recalls (1)
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
15V144000 · March 13, 2015
The defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2015 Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, and Highlander Hybrid, and 2014-2015 Rav4 vehicles. A component of the electric power steering (EPS) electronic control unit (ECU) may have been damaged during the manufacturing process. Over time, this damage may result in failure of the electric power steering system.
The risk
An unexpected loss of power steering increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the serial number of the EPS ECU or steering column assembly. If the number is within the affected range, the EPS ECU will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on May 7, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · up to 110,085 vehicles across all model years covered
What owners report
Complaints naming each system. One complaint can name several, so these add
up to more than 268.
STEERING 105 39%
SERVICE BRAKES 37 14%
POWER TRAIN 36 13%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 30 11%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 26 10%
ENGINE 24 9%
AIR BAGS 20 7%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 17 6%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 14 5%
STRUCTURE 13 5%
WHEELS 9 3%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 5 2%
When the complaints arrived
By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures
happened. They peaked in 2020 at 49.
2014 to 2026, the last of them a part year
In owners' own words
Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the
people who filed them, not findings of fault.
AIR BAGS
1 death · 1 injured · crash · towed · 50,000 miles
MY MOTHER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THAT COST HER LIFE. THE BLACK BOX ON THE CAR SAYS THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION IN THE POWER STEERING THAT CAUSED THE CAR TO PULL SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. THIS CAUSED HER TO HIT A CONCRETE MEDIAN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHERE HER AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. HER SPINE BROKE IN 4 PLACES AND SUFFERED 7 BROKEN RIBS.*DT*JB
NHTSA complaint 11352352. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
AIR BAGS
2 injured · crash · towed · 12,000 miles
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OVER A CURB AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AS THE BRAKES NOT WORKING WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED. IN ADDITION, CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO PARK ITSELF INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED THUMB AND BRUISES AND THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED BODY BRUISING THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.
NHTSA complaint 10851918. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
AIR BAGS
2 injured · crash · towed · 52,000 miles
AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN CAR ACCIDENT. ALSO, THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUT OFF DURING THE SAME CAR ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint 11287591. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
AIR BAGS
1 injured · crash · towed · 13,000 miles
TOYOTA CAMRY 2015 LE ON DEC 21,2015 I ARRIVED AT MY JOB AND PUT THE CAR IN PARKING THE CAR ACCELERATED ITSELF AND WENT FORWARD AND HIT A TREE WITH THE IMPACT OF THE TREE IT PUT ITSELF IN REVERSE AND ACCELERATED ITSELF RIGHT INTO OFFICE BUILDING RIGHT BEHIND ME--I CAME OUT OF THE CAR AND ONE OF MY CO-WORKERS TOLD ME TO TURN OF THE ENGINE.
NHTSA complaint 10850482. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
SERVICE BRAKES
The vehicle's braking system intermittently self-activates, engaging the brakes with no obstruction, pedestrian, or object present in the vehicle's path and no driver input. This creates an unpredictable, unprovoked braking event while driving, which is a direct safety hazard to the driver and to other vehicles on the road that may not anticipate sudden deceleration. A distinct pattern has been observed: after the brake pedal is touched, the vehicle behaves as though it believes it is on an incline, repeatedly reapplying the brakes on its own in a pulsing or repeated manner, even on flat, level ground with no incline present. This repeated self-application occurs without further driver …
NHTSA complaint 11747547, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1 injured · crash · towed
On Friday, December 5, 2025, I was coming out of the driveway at the Jack In The Box on the corner of El Camino & Nobili Avenue in Santa Clara. My foot was on the break as I was going to stop at the end of the driveway to check to see if there was any traffic coming down Nobili before I exited the Jack In The Box driveway. All of a sudden before I even hit the end of the driveway while I had my foot on the brake, the car started to speed up (unintentional acceleration)and I continued to press my foot down harder on the brake, but nothing could stop it. A lot of black smoke came up out of the steering wheel area where it attached to the dashboard & all of the air bags around the car …
NHTSA complaint 11740252, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
STRUCTURE:BODY
My white paint has started chipping in big chucks all over the car on every panel
NHTSA complaint 11739026. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Factory paint is delaminating and peeling in large sheets without collision damage. This appears consistent with known Toyota paint defects affecting similar vehicles.
NHTSA complaint 11736957. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
When the air conditioner is set to heating, cold air blows on the passenger side, while the driver’s side works correctly.
NHTSA complaint 11711723. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
SEAT BELTS
Seatbelts do not retract properly. It is the driver side, passenger side and rear passenger side
NHTSA complaint 11701253. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
If this is your car and a dealer keeps failing to fix it, your state's lemon
law may require the manufacturer to replace it or buy it back.
What each state asks for
, read from the statutes.
Where these numbers come from
Complaints: NHTSA's ODI
complaint file
, published August 20, 2026. One
complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts them.
Recalls: NHTSA's recall
campaign API
, most recent campaign filed August 12, 2026.
Investigations: NHTSA's ODI
investigation file
, published 2026-08-19.
A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by
us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that
sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.
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