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Who in California is complaining aboutVehicle loan or lease?
When looking at complaint volume about a company or product, consider company size and/or market share. For example, companies with more customers may have more complaints than companies with fewer customers.
The CFPB does not verify every allegation in a complaint before publishing it.Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Complaint Database. A complaint is a consumer's account of a problem; it is not a finding against the company.
California consumers filed 2,757 complaints under “Vehicle loan or lease” in the 12 months to 1 Oct 2026, up 50% on the 1,841 of the 12 months before. That is 7.00 per 100,000 residents, close to the national 7.10.
The category makes up 0.4% of the state's complaints, against 0.4% nationally. 8.2% of closed complaints ended with monetary or non-monetary relief (8.8% nationally) and 97.8% of responses were timely.
Companies with the most Vehicle loan or lease complaints from California, with their size
Ordered by complaints from California consumers in the last 12 months. Size is the company's national figure.
| Company (as named by the CFPB) | Complaints from CA, 12 months | Share | Company size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westlake Services, LLC | 219 | 7.9% | no public measure |
| SANTANDER HOLDINGS USA, INC. | 213 | 7.7% | $104bn assets |
| ALLY FINANCIAL INC. | 201 | 7.3% | $188bn assets |
| TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORPORATION | 173 | 6.3% | no public measure |
| HYUNDAI CAPITAL AMERICA | 142 | 5.2% | no public measure |
| CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION | 119 | 4.3% | $662bn assets |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 87 | 3.2% | $4.09tn assets |
| AMERICAN HONDA FINANCE CORP | 82 | 3% | no public measure |
| Mercedes Benz Financial Services | 78 | 2.8% | no public measure |
| Exeter Finance, LLC. | 74 | 2.7% | no public measure |
| Bridgecrest Acceptance Corporation | 74 | 2.7% | no public measure |
| American Credit Acceptance, LLC | 71 | 2.6% | no public measure |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | 68 | 2.5% | $1.92tn assets |
| General Motors Financial Company, Inc. | 55 | 2% | no public measure |
| Global Lending Services LLC | 55 | 2% | no public measure |
| TD BANK US HOLDING COMPANY | 52 | 1.9% | $375bn assets |
| VW Credit | 51 | 1.8% | no public measure |
| BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 51 | 1.8% | $2.65tn assets |
| BMW Financial Services NA, LLC | 42 | 1.5% | no public measure |
| Tesla, Inc. | 41 | 1.5% | no public measure |
| All other companies, including those not listed by name | 809 | 29.3% | — |
CFPB: “When looking at complaint volume about a company or product, consider company size and/or market share. For example, companies with more customers may have more complaints than companies with fewer customers.” The CFPB does not verify every allegation in a complaint before publishing it. 7 of the 20 companies in this table have a public size measure. “No public measure” means the company could not be matched by name to a single institution in the FDIC, NCUA or HMDA files, not that it is small.
Issues
| Issue (CFPB label) | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Managing the loan or lease | 798 | 28.9% |
| Repossession | 629 | 22.8% |
| Problems at the end of the loan or lease | 467 | 16.9% |
| Getting a loan or lease | 341 | 12.4% |
| Incorrect information on your report | 237 | 8.6% |
| Struggling to pay your loan | 124 | 4.5% |
| Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem | 123 | 4.5% |
| Improper use of your report | 22 | 0.8% |
| Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services | 10 | 0.4% |
| Unable to get your credit report or credit score | 3 | 0.1% |
| Other CFPB issue categories | 3 | 0.1% |
How companies responded
- Closed with explanation2,434 · 88.3%
- Closed with non-monetary relief154 · 5.6%
- In progress96 · 3.5%
- Closed with monetary relief63 · 2.3%
- All other categories10 · 0.4%
| Measure | California, this product | United States, this product |
|---|---|---|
| Complaints per 100,000 residents, 12 months | 7.00 | 7.10 |
| Closed with monetary or non-monetary relief | 8.2% | 8.8% |
| Responses marked timely | 97.8% | 98.1% |
Trend
Other products in California
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports · 568,797Debt collection · 27,438Credit card · 14,491Checking or savings account · 11,828Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service · 4,656Mortgage · 3,872Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan · 2,119Student loan · 1,915
Questions and answers
How many Vehicle loan or lease complaints come from California?
2,757 in the 12 months to 1 Oct 2026, 1,841 in the 12 months before and 11,120 since 2011.
Is that high for the population?
7.00 per 100,000 residents in California against 7.10 nationally.
Which issues come up most?
“Managing the loan or lease” (28.9%), “Repossession” (22.8%), “Problems at the end of the loan or lease” (16.9%), “Getting a loan or lease” (12.4%).
Does the CFPB verify complaints?
The CFPB does not verify every allegation in a complaint before publishing it.
Provenance
Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Complaint Database, bulk file downloaded 1 Oct 2026, complaints received through 1 Oct 2026. Only coded fields are used (company, product, sub-product, issue, state, dates, company response, timeliness); complaint narratives are never read, stored or shown. Complaints are published once the company responds or after 15 days, so the most recent two to three weeks are incomplete. Size measures: FDIC BankFind (report date 30 Jun 2026), NCUA call reports (30 Jun 2026), HMDA transmittal sheet (2025), Census Bureau population estimates (2025). All are US government works. Search the CFPB database · Methodology · Report an error.