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Toyota cars
Raised as a usability problem by 50 people on Hacker News over 19 years (2008–2026), in 46 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
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Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 50 complaints
- Important car functions buried in screens are hard to use2026-09-25
- Gear changes require swiping the screen, and the physical gear controls are awkwardly placed2026-09-24
- Nags drivers with distracting prompts, like traffic-rule agreements and data-cost warnings, even while driving2026-07-08
- Remote unlock fails when car is on; volume change unexpectedly starts last music2026-07-07
- No volume level indication and no detents, so the actual volume is unknown when turning2026-07-07
- Physical buttons are confusing to operate in the rental car2026-05-04
- Seat belt and speed alarms beep excessively and annoyingly, though volume can be lowered2026-05-03
- USB port hidden inside console, hard to reach and plug into while driving2026-01-06
- Driver-assist features buried under three menu levels with cryptic labels like RTSS and SCS2026-01-06
- High beams turn off too readily and stay off too long after oncoming cars pass2025-11-18
- Camry has no true emergency brake; the parking pawl fails if front wheels lift2025-11-06
- Settings reset at shutdown and disabling the speed sign alert requires many key presses2025-07-22
- Car brakes and ignores gas pedal for seconds, then slow to accelerate2025-07-10
- 4WD switch looks identical to AC/fan knobs, so it's easy to confuse2025-07-03
- Rental car was so hard to use the commenter wanted to gouge their eyes out2025-06-30
- Too many steering wheel buttons, so driver must take eyes off road to find the right one2025-03-09
- Buttons spaced too closely, so drivers must take eyes off the road2025-02-12
- Volume knob is digital underneath, so it feels uncomfortably laggy2025-02-10
- Controls give little tactile or audible feedback and respond unresponsively to inputs2025-01-18
- Car buttons are smaller, crowded and hard to tell apart; audio connectivity is confusing2024-09-12
- Toyota car interface is poorly designed and hard to use2024-09-12
- Interior electronics and layout are poorly designed and hard to use2024-05-01
- Pedal sticks unpredictably, causing panic and a risky instinctive tapping response2024-04-15
- Pressing SOS to cancel the connected-services call was extremely difficult to do2024-03-15
- One knob serves several functions, so changing temperature is hard while driving2023-12-19
- Too many physical controls with small, hard-to-read labels in awkward places2023-12-13
- Touchscreen locks passengers out while moving; constant chimes for reversing and opening door2023-11-02
- Touchscreen makes adjusting windshield wipers hard while driving2023-07-23
- Entertainment system is a joke and hard to use2023-07-04
- Drivers, especially elderly, confuse the accelerator and brake pedals2023-05-25
- Dash layout is awkward and the lane-keeping alert is annoying and non-intuitive2023-05-05
- Hidden trunk latch is hard to find in the dark without prior knowledge2021-12-14
- Heater can't be started from the car, so the user must dig through a menu or use the touchscreen2021-12-13
- Takes minutes to find the bed light switch; push-to-start has confusing multiple press modes2021-11-28
- Constant beeping when a door is left open while locking the car2021-01-13
- The car's user experience is poorly designed and frustrating to use2020-12-31
- Feels laggy and slow to respond, so the driver can't trust it for sudden maneuvers2020-10-23
- Radio volume and power can't be adjusted for about 30 seconds after starting2020-10-07
- Can't operate center console controls without taking eyes off the road2020-10-07
- Hydrogen refueling connection is very confusing and hard to find2020-09-23
- Eyes take too long to refocus between road and camera, making it unsafe and painful2019-10-10
- Interior touchscreen controls are impossible to use while driving2019-06-17
- Slow touchscreens and dashboard layout with prominent clock buttons are hard to use2019-01-08
- Cluttered controls, hard-to-read HUD, and phone system so bad a demo couldn't connect2018-10-04
- Hard to tell when regen braking ends and friction brakes engage2016-12-20
- Dashboard navigation UI is irritating enough that the commenter uses Google Maps instead2016-10-12
- Must hold shifter or ignition for seconds to go neutral or shut off, which is a panic-time hazard2013-11-08
- Driver couldn't shift into neutral at speed; the obvious method failed and the hidden alternatives are unlikely to be found in a panic2013-10-30
- Pressing the power switch with foot on brake starts the car in an unexpected mode2013-07-02
- Sun visor sits so far out of position it must be moved aside to lower2011-02-18