Owners filed 2,338 complaints about the 2015–2025 Toyota Camry with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the 44th-most of any vehicle in our Car Problem Index. The 2018 model year drew the most (739), and the single most-reported problem area is transmission / powertrain, named in 18% of complaints.
Key findings
- Worst model year: 2018, with 739 complaints, led by transmission / powertrain (195).
- Spike years: 2018 (4.0× the typical year), 2019 (2.2× the typical year).
- Earliest-failing area: speed control / acceleration complaints came at a median of 9k mi on the odometer.
- Fire and crash reports: 22 complaints mention a fire and 230 mention a crash; owners reported 201 injuries and 2 deaths.
Toyota Camry complaints by model year
| Model year | Complaints | Top problem areas | Median mileage | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 270 | Steering (105), Brakes (37), Transmission / powertrain (36) | 40k mi | 33 | 3 |
| 2016 | 183 | Air bags (31), Steering (25), Speed control / acceleration (22) | 29k mi | 41 | 2 |
| 2017 | 148 | Air bags (24), Electrical system (23), Brakes (21) | 32k mi | 28 | 5 |
| 2018 | 739 | Transmission / powertrain (195), Engine (133), Brakes (129) | 18k mi | 46 | 4 |
| 2019 | 395 | Transmission / powertrain (113), Engine (80), Fuel system (64) | 11k mi | 22 | 1 |
| 2020 | 273 | Electrical system (67), Engine (60), Air bags (48) | 8k mi | 14 | 2 |
| 2021 | 156 | Air bags (78), Brakes (13), Transmission / powertrain (11) | 21k mi | 21 | 2 |
| 2022 | 60 | Air bags (10), Electrical system (8), Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (7) | 41k mi | 12 | 1 |
| 2023 | 64 | Electrical system (9), Transmission / powertrain (7), Fuel system (7) | 30k mi | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 50 | Body structure (11), Air bags (6), Steering (5) | 6k mi | 4 | 0 |
Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower partly because owners have had fewer years to report problems.
Most-reported Toyota Camry problems, and what they cost to fix
| Problem area | Complaints | Share | Median mileage | Repair estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transmission / powertrain | 428 | 18% | 10k mi | Transmission repair cost |
| Engine | 345 | 15% | 19k mi | Engine repair cost |
| Brakes | 279 | 12% | 17k mi | Brake repair cost |
| Air bags | 269 | 12% | 41k mi | — |
| Electrical system | 262 | 11% | 20k mi | Alternator / electrical repair cost |
| Steering | 232 | 10% | 50k mi | Power steering repair cost |
| Fuel system | 211 | 9% | 20k mi | Fuel pump repair cost |
| Speed control / acceleration | 177 | 8% | 9k mi | — |
One complaint can name several problem areas, so shares add up to more than 100%.
What this data can and can't tell you
These are unverified reports that owners submitted to NHTSA, counted by model year. They are not defect findings, and they aren't adjusted for sales: a best-selling vehicle collects more complaints simply because more of them are on the road. Use the counts to compare model years of the same vehicle and to see which systems owners complain about most, not to compare how reliable two different models are. See the full methodology.
Other Toyota models in the index
- Toyota RAV4 (3,633)
- Toyota Highlander (2,616)
- Toyota Tundra (1,778)
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, consumer complaint files (nhtsa.gov), model years 2015–2025, retrieved 2026-09-23. Free to cite with a link to this page.