AutoUtility currently tracks 27 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2015 Toyota Venza. Air Bags & Restraints issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 7 complaints (25.9% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 8 filings cite a crash, 3 report one or more injuries.
- • Total NHTSA Complaints: 27 reports
- • #1 Reported Problem Area: Air Bags & Restraints (7 reports • 25.9% of submitted complaints)
- • Secondary Problem Areas: Brakes & Traction Control (5), Seats & Interior (4)
- • Crash-Citing Complaints: 8 filings
- • Fire-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
- • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 3 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Most Reported Problems for 2015 Toyota Venza
Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records
Air Bags & Restraints
NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:
- Campaign #21V257000 AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN
Brakes & Traction Control
Seats & Interior
Engine & Cooling
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech
Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2015 Toyota Venza
Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
"Sunroof shattered while I was on the highway almost injuring me and causing me to get into an accident, no rocks or debris found to cause this. Toyota refuses to take any responsibility for this and I have to fix it myself"
"The navigation and radio system will cut off and restart that warning. This loses critical settings and distracts drivers from attention to the road. If you’re using navigation, it’s gone if you are listening to instructions from an external source connected to the system, it’s gone. This radio is..."
"Sunroof leaking into front driver & passenger pillars with airbags. Dealership quotes $6k to fix, but they didn’t know where / how it’s leaking!! There are no drain lines in this model, so it’s just a leak into the air bags plain and simple. This is a manufacturer issue- if no drain lines / weep..."
"The engine is consuming oil at an alarming rate. Didn’t reach my normal 5000 miles for an oil change and the oil stick was bone dry. Its put me and my family at risk because its the main reason the car is driving. No it has not been reproduced. No. Yes there was a warning lamp almost a year ago..."
"Last December my airbag light came on. I took it to Minot Chrysler Center and Toyota Center and they told me the wires for the airbag under the drivers seat were frayed and needed to be replaced. They also had to replace the harness because they said that too was not working. I had it fixed. Three..."
Complaint History for Toyota Venza
Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2024)
| Model Year | NHTSA Complaints | Crash Reports | Safety Recalls | Detailed Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Toyota Venza Current Page | 27 | 8 | 1 | Current |
| 2021 Toyota Venza | 188 | 15 | 2 | View 2021 Problems → |
| 2022 Toyota Venza | 42 | 6 | 1 | View 2022 Problems → |
| 2023 Toyota Venza | 21 | 10 | 3 | View 2023 Problems → |
| 2024 Toyota Venza | 25 | 7 | 3 | View 2024 Problems → |
Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2015 Toyota Venza
Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 12 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications
| Vehicle Component / System | Total Complaints | Crash Reports | Fire Reports | Reported Injury Entries | Reported Fatality Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Seats & Restraints NHTSA category: SEATS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SEATS,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,SEAT BELTS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibility & Wipers NHTSA category: VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.
Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.