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5 out of 5 stars

Excellent for cargo and passenger room.

MR. CONTENT, 07/10/2015
updated 01/24/2023
2015 Toyota Sienna XLE 8-Passenger 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
10 of 13 people found this review helpful

Reliable 2015 XLT there is no major problems almost reaching 70,000 miles just a broken tire sensor and normal wear and tear on breaks replacing car battery as a dad this minivan has its multi functions long distance travel plenty of cargo room and passenger.My wife has a large family when we spend time together space is not a problem everyone fits in. I have no regrets buying this Toyota minivan.

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5 out of 5 stars

So far, so excellent!

Dilongjohn, 10/19/2019
2015 Toyota Sienna XLE Premium 7-Passenger 4dr Minivan AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

I did a lot of research on Sienna's before I bought one. I was hesitant to go from a AWD SUV to an AWD Mini Van. So far, this vehicle is everything I wanted. I analyzed various years and talked to people and businesses that own them. I am cautiously optimistic, as all cars are machines and have issues from time to time. This one has been babied and I have all maintenance records showing it has been meticulously cared for. Just in case, I have a warranty on all the systems that make it run and make it comfortable. I also have coverage on all the electronic features that tend to have problems. Beautiful interior on the XLE premium model. Easy and intuitive operation. Meets my needs perfectly. Hoping to drive it for many years.

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5 out of 5 stars

AWD Sienna Great for Snow and Road Trips

Paul, 03/13/2018
updated 03/26/2025
2015 Toyota Sienna LE 7-Passenger 4dr Minivan AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Update 3/25/2025 - 105,233 miles. Entertainment head unit display went out about eight months ago - this is the radio, bluetooth receiver, phone interface, etc. I was unable to use the radio or the blue tooth for music. My phone still worked through the unit and the backup camera display still worked, but I needed to either have it fixed or replaced. Found out a factory replacement unit was about $900 and the total cost to have the dealer install it came to more than $1100. I decided to buy an after-market unit and install it myself. I got a Pioneer unit from Crutchfield for $350 - which is actually a big upgrade over the original factory unit. It took me about five hours to do the install myself. Crutchfield support is awesome - I had a problem with the backup camera hookup and they sent me an extra connector. Very satisfied. Other than this issue I have no issues with the vehicle at all, which I still rate as five star. Update 3/22/2024 - 102, 650 miles. Nothing new to report. No mechanical issues, the vehicle is doing great. I would like to point out that I consider the Michelin Cross Climate 2 tires I bought almost four years ago to be the best tires I've ever had - particularly for someone that drives in the snow a lot. I have put 47,000 miles on them so far. They are good on the highway, good in rain, and in the snow they are far better than any "all season" tires out there. In the snow they are almost as good as a dedicated winter snow tire like a Michelin X-Ice, which I used to use in the winter. The dedicated winter tire has an edge on super icy roads, but overall the Cross Climates are a fantastic option. Update 3/21/2023 - 92,125 miles. Still no real problems. During the 80,000 service the dealer reported a small leak at the water pump and recommended replacement. I had it replaced under the extended warranty to be safe. I was lucky to have the warranty since that is a pretty expensive job on this vehicle, like it is on a lot of transverse-mounted engines. Other than that, there have been no issues. We did a 3,000 mile road trip last summer with zero issues. Overall, I remain very satisfied with this vehicle. Update 3/18/2021 - a COVID year, no long trips, I am up to 69,000 miles. Zero problems. Have been on a couple of ski trips this winter - I did put Michelin Cross Climate 2 tires on - awesome tires! They are nearly the equal of dedicated snow tires, yet are great on dry highways and great in the rain. My Sienna with these tires feels incredibly sure-footed. I am still impressed with this vehicle for the utility, comfort, versatility and value it provides. I am looking forward to driving it for 200,000 miles! Update 3/17/2020 - I am up to 61,000 miles. Still no issues. Although - one potential area of weakness seems to be the front brakes. After a lot of hard mountain driving (a lot of steep downhills), I noticed the shimmy under breaking again. I had the rotors turned and everything is fine. I was told I've only got one more turning of the rotors available. I think Toyota should have put heavier duty (larger rotors) front brakes on the Sienna. That's my two cents. I bought this vehicle as my primary ski trip and road trip transportation. After years of using a 4wd pickup (old Tundra), which served me well on ski trips, I wanted more room and comfort. And I wanted a vehicle that got better mpg and was better for long road trips. The Sienna with AWD hits the mark really well. I've seen reviews that say the interior isn't as comfortable as some other minivans, or that the interior is not up to par - but to me it is super comfortable, practical and well built. I am not comparing it to a Mercedes (which I've never owned), but I think a lot of people go overboard with their criticisms. This is a solid, comfortable driving and practical vehicle - especially if you venture out on snowy, icy roads a lot like I do. I recently got back from a week long trip to Utah for skiing - I drove from northern California - with five passengers, six counting me, all our ski and snowboard gear and it was a wonderful ride. I put a large cargo box on top for trips - which is great for carrying all sorts of stuff. With dedicated winter tires, the Sienna performed flawlessly in the snow - even conquering a very steep, snow and ice covered driveway up to lodge where we were staying. I run snow tires in the winter - and with those tires the Sienna is unstoppable in anything but super deep snow where I could bottom out. It IS a minivan, not a performance sport SUV, so it does sway a bit in corners, but that is totally manageable. And it is not an off-road vehicle. The ride is very comfortable and it has plenty of power and will cruise all day at 85 mph. I love this thing! I pull the second row seats and replace them with some home-made wooden boxes - which creates a big mattress platform with storage room underneath, and the Sienna becomes a mini-camper. Awesome. Great highway cruiser. Update: Another 11,000 miles have passed with the Sienna and it continues to impress me. I've had no mechanical issues. There was a safety recall on the electric sliding doors which the dealer handled. I was getting some front end vibrations under heavy braking - had the front pads replaced and rotors turned and all is well. We drove the Sienna on a 2000 mile road trip to Yellowstone and it was super comfortable - we used it as a camper a couple of nights. I remain really satisfied with this vehicle. I think it provides great value for the money. Update 3/17/2020 - I am up to 61,000 miles. Still no issues. Although - one potential area of weakness seems to be the front brakes. After a lot of hard mountain driving (a lot of steep downhills), I noticed the shimmy under breaking again. I had the rotors turned and everything is fine. I was told I've only got one more turning of the rotors available. I think Toyota should have put heavier duty (larger rotors) front brakes on the Sienna. That's my two cents.

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4 out of 5 stars

2015 Sienna downgrade from 2004 Sienna

F Ward, 03/12/2017
updated 09/16/2019
2015 Toyota Sienna L 7-Passenger 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

This is a very nice people mover with good performance and features. It replaced a 2004 Sienna which was great. Simple changes like reducing the size and capacity of the roof rack and seating changes makes it less useful than the 2004. We expect the same reliability - the 2004 went 225 miles with no problems. The transmission went and cost $4400 but we got to 335K miles and sold for $1400 after the rebuilt transmission also failed. The sliding and folding seat mechanisms are an improvement. The climate controls are unnecessarily complex. Changing to a timing chain should reduce maintenance frequency and cost. Overall, this is a vehicle I would recommend. After about 85,000 miles it is still performing well with no major problems. Update = this vehicle was totaled in a rear end collision at 99K miles. No one was injured when hit at about 20 mph but entire rear end was destroyed due to crumple zones. We are sorry to see it go but replaced it with a 2018 Sienna

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2 out of 5 stars

Love the car but its high maintenance

BCN, 01/09/2017
2015 Toyota Sienna SE 8-Passenger 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful

Toyota Sienna SE 2015. It's had levers come off, brakes warp and burned through a set of tires with under 14,000 miles on it. It's been a very high maintenance vehicle for just owning in a year and a half. I get about 13mpg in the City and 20mpg on the highway. I really do like the vehicle but Toyota Care is horrible. They are supposed to rotate tires with each initial check of service 6 mos or 5k miles and never did it. It went out of alignment and destroyed the tires. That's after repeatedly asking them to check the alignment at two service checks. It's my first Toyota and probably my last.

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5 out of 5 stars

Favorite bike carrier

George Nierlich, 01/13/2017
updated 02/13/2025
2015 Toyota Sienna SE 8-Passenger 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful

It tells you something about reliability: our Sienna is now 10 years old with only 43,000 miles. Still there have been no failures whatsoever, not even a repair. Everything just works. Drive, routine maintenance, repeat. It's still a comfortable, smooth and pretty quiet ride. Take 2 bikes or a tandem plus luggage for outdoor fun three states away from home? Check. Load up that new 60" tv to take home? Check. Need to take 7 kids to an outing? Check. This generation Sienna has the styling of a toaster but is so comfortable and so versatile that who cares. The only downside is fuel economy. It’s great on the road (we have seen 29 mpg), but terrible in town (17!)

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Wayne Galasinski, 04/08/2016
updated 04/10/2017
2015 Toyota Sienna XLE 7-Passenger 4dr Minivan AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful

had this vehicle 6 months already,vehicle performs well, no problems so far, but interior is very dull and controls hard to find...It has toyota reliability . Oct 10,2016 I do not own this vehicle anymore. I bought a Honda Odyssey as a trade a few months ago.

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Pay Attention!

S, 03/29/2016
2015 Toyota Sienna XLE Premium 8-Passenger 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
12 of 19 people found this review helpful

For women on the go, (we live in the car), there is no place for a pen, trash, no up front drawer, doors have no side pockets" worth a flip", the console is so deep you need a flashlight to see what the contents are, if you drop something between the front seats and the console you cannot get your hands between these two, and definitely no place for your purse when you have a front seat passenger with you. The console needs to be to where you could take in or out as needed. The passenger seat needs to have an up/down button as the drivers seat does. The gas could be better because in 2006 the Honda Vans were getting 26-27 in town and on the road 31. This could also be for the Sienna. I like the van itself. I wish these men would let a woman design the front inside. When do you ever see a man driving a van.

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2 out of 5 stars

Not so comfortable front seats

Mohan, 01/06/2017
2015 Toyota Sienna XLE 8-Passenger 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
5 of 7 people found this review helpful

Pros 1.The handling is very nice and doesn't feel that you driving a minivan. 2.I see many users complained about cheap plastic materials, and I personally don’t see that as a big issue. I see lot of interior parts on Ebay and they are not very expensive. Cons: 1. The steering wheel center is not aligned with the center of the front driver side seat. The issue I personally see with that is ,the steering wheel center is little inwards to the seat. While driving ,I was used to holding the steering wheel with my left arm placed on the armrest. Now with this miss alignment, the hand is not conveniently reachable to place it on the armrest while holding the steering wheel. This is a big discomfort while doing the long drives. I am not sure if very tall people will have this problem, but I am 5'9" and I feel the problem. I am not sure if this is any way related, even the seats are too comfortable for long drives. I used to rent dodge caravan before having this van and I never felt this issue. I also rented Kia Sedona and even those seats are very comfortable. This steering and seat alignment I believe will also be for 2016 and 2017 models since Toyota did not redesign any major physical changes. 2. The Voice recognition is technically useless. My cell phone has much voice recognition system than my 35k van. 3. The USB port can't keep up with the Smartphone charging and its very slow. 4. The gas mileage is not as per the EPA numbers. On the high way I am getting around 23 and that’s 2 below the EPA 25.When checked with the dealer, he told that the mileage ratings were form EPA and they have nothing to do with it. I saw the KIA Sedon's EPA ratings and they are different for each model and the highest model has the least rating. I assume it has to do with the extra equipment they added on the vehicle. If that’s the case how come all the Sienna's have same EPA ratings irrespective of the sub-model. 5. Quality- My GPS broke in less than a year and it's been more than 3 months and the dealer did not replace it yet. 6. The seats are not 100% leather. Only the upper surfaces are leather. I have no issue until that part. But the adjustable hand rests are not in leather and that’s one of the pieces that you would touch a lot. I have a leather wrapped steering and they missed to add this small detail on the adjustable arm rests. 7. Not a big fan for their entune app except for their low fuel prompt and suggesting the nearest gas station. Also their live traffic update system is very slow and sometime its useless. I still rely on google maps for live traffic updates. I wish Toyota has android auto and that was really cool. I used it in an rental Hyundai Sanota and I really liked it. 8. The surround system for their audio is not calibrated correctly. You feel that all the sound is coming from the front speakers. I believe they calibrated it like for a car and ignored the 3rd row seats. I had to adjust the sound more to the back speakers to have that proper surround sound effect. 9. While making the U turn, I could hear a squeaking sound coming from the rear tires. I was not only the one with that issue. My friend went for a test drive and he complained the same and he did not ended buying a sienna. He bought an 4runner instead.

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4 out of 5 stars

Lot's of room

T.H.E. Pensman, 12/18/2015
updated 06/19/2018
2015 Toyota Sienna Limited Premium 7-Passenger 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
10 of 17 people found this review helpful

Van sucks up gas like a thirsty camel. Don't buy this for outstanding mpg. Even if you were to coast down a hill, this car will suck up the fuel. The car handles really well for its size. Navigation is OK for the first year but upgrades that have to be done at a dealership and run close to $300 a year: ridiculous. Entune is WORTHLESS and when you call Toyota for help/information, it's as if you were speaking gibberish. They don't even seem to know that Entune is their product. Even the other apps and info systems are only partially thought through. If a tire needs air, you get a notice, but which tire is it? Yet you have to check every individual tire and only when you find the right one will the low air light go off. And yet if you have your bright lights on, they will automatically dim at an approaching vehicle. If you aren't a soccer parent then don't despair: you can easily put four sets of golf clubs in the back. And two adult passengers will enjoy being chauffeured in the rear reclining seats. I have come to really appreciate this vehicle. I wish the driver's seat was more comfortable but you just cannot beat this Sienna for everything it can do. If I could keep this car and just upgrade some of the electronic safety features, I would keep this car forever.

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