I think the American marketing & executive management are more of a concern here than factory management. My 2000 Tundra has been an excellent vehicle. We replaced the serpentine belt several years ago & I will be getting the timing belt replaced due to age before it fails. Other than regular maintenance items, I have had no issues. I did suffer from the oxygen sensors but the truck was not included on the recall. no rust issues. The only other recall, shortly after I bought it, was to replace the oil dipstick. They mailed me a new one because some original ones were too short.
Some people say so. Most of the complaints I have seen likely relate to upper management decisions on included features. Many people do not like the heavy steel hood & prop in comparison with the struts & aluminum hood of prior years, especially since Japan made Camry has the struts,
So no on a measurable difference. It has been a long running trend that Japan made cars have less problems than their US made counter parts. There doesn't seem to be any evidence to back that up. This is not a quality, as in quality control, issue. A different hood isn't going to lead to more problems. It may feel like lower quality in another sense, but Japan and the US are two different markets. In Japan, cars of the size are more upscale, and shows in the price. Looks like the Camry there runs about $2000 more than here. Add that to the US Camry, and people will go to Honda and Hyundai for the ICE option. You may disagree with the US management decisions, but that doesn't mean they are wrong PS: Toyota USA is the reason why the gen4 Prime didn't have a battery the size of the PiP's.
Muy US produced 2000 Tundra and Canadian produced 2008 Corolla both have been extremely reliable vehicles,
