Toyota Camry Reliability by Year
Based on 2M+ real complaints filed with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
23,332 NHTSA complaints (1983–2025).Complaint rate: 30.2 per 10,000 vehicles sold in the US.
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Should I buy a Toyota Camry?
Quick answer from 23,332 NHTSA complaints · 1983–2025
Toyota Camry shows elevated crash or fire rates — buy with caution. 16.6% of reported complaints involved a crash — above the ~4% mainstream average. Most complaints relate to unintended acceleration. Inspect carefully or consider a different model in the same class.
- 2022 Toyota Camry· 2.6/10K sold
- 2023 Toyota Camry· 2.6/10K sold
- 2017 Toyota Camry· 5.2/10K sold
- 2007 Toyota Camry· 77.6/10K sold
- 2009 Toyota Camry· 45.1/10K sold
Keep scrolling for year-by-year complaint trends, recall campaigns, and component breakdowns — or click any year above for a full report.
Why these years are worse
The most common issues driving the complaint spikes:
- unintended acceleration — 2,687 complaints (42.5% involved a crash)
- engine problems — 1,468 complaints (4.0% involved a crash)
- airbags — 1,160 complaints (57.3% involved a crash)
- electrical faults — 981 complaints (6.5% involved a crash)
- transmission / drivetrain — 957 complaints (6.2% involved a crash)
Toyota Camry Generations
Manufacturer redesigns the car every few years (a “generation”). Each generation has different engineering and common issues. Click a generation to see year-by-year breakdown.
| Generation | Years | Code | Complaints | Crashes | US Sold | Volume | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 3 | 1992–1996 | XV10 | 2,284 | 302 | — | Show years | |||
| Gen 4 | 1997–2001 | XV20 | 3,030 | 552 | — | Show years | |||
| Gen 5 | 2002–2006 | XV30 | 4,223 | 1,316 | 880,148 | Show years | |||
| Gen 6 | 2007–2011 | XV40 | 7,955 | 1,002 | 1,900,312 | Hide years | |||
| 2007 | 3,668 | 386 | 472,808 | View 2007View→ | |||||
| 2008 | 1,138 | 121 | 436,617 | View 2008View→ | |||||
| 2009 | 1,610 | 204 | 356,824 | View 2009View→ | |||||
| 2010 | 762 | 137 | 327,553 | View 2010View→ | |||||
| 2011 | 777 | 154 | 306,510 | View 2011View→ | |||||
| Gen 7 | 2012–2017 | XV50 | 2,621 | 433 | 2,447,027 | Show years | |||
| Gen 8 | 2018–2024 | XV70 | 2,342 | 208 | 2,184,285 | Show years | |||
| Gen 9 | 2025–present | XV80 | 165 | 19 | 317,185 | Show years | |||
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Rankings based on raw NHTSA complaint counts. Sales volume data not yet available for this model.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2007–2012 Toyota Camry (1,129 crash-related complaints). The 2021–2023 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: Unintended Acceleration.
Avoid These Years
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Better Years
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Complaint Rate per 10,000 Vehicles Sold
Normalized by US annual sales volume — higher = more complaints relative to sales
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Common Toyota Camry Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA. Bar length = volume; color = crash-involvement rate.
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| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| Unintended Acceleration | 2,687 | 42.5% |
| Engine Problems | 1,468 | 4.0% |
| Airbags | 1,160 | 57.3% |
| Electrical Faults | 981 | 6.5% |
| Transmission / Drivetrain | 957 | 6.2% |
| Brakes | 871 | 21.6% |
| Steering Defects | 837 | 11.8% |
| Wipers & Visibility | 661 | 1.1% |
| Body Structure | 622 | 19.5% |
| Automatic Transmission | 573 | 7.0% |
When Each Problem Spiked
Year × component heatmap. Darker cells = more complaints that year. Reveals which model years a specific defect concentrated in — useful for spotting redesign-cycle quality dips.
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Rate | US Sales | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983NO DATA | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | View → |
| 1984NO DATA | — | 10 | — | — | 1 | — | View → |
| 1985NO DATA | — | 19 | — | — | 0 | 3 | View → |
| 1986NO DATA | — | 35 | — | — | 2 | 1 | View → |
| 1987NO DATA | — | 70 | — | — | 2 | 7 | View → |
| 1988NO DATA | — | 88 | — | — | 8 | 5 | View → |
| 1989NO DATA | — | 138 | — | — | 13 | 4 | View → |
| 1990NO DATA | — | 160 | — | — | 5 | 3 | View → |
| 1991NO DATA | — | 186 | — | — | 11 | 12 | View → |
| 1992NO DATA | Gen 3(XV10) | 646 | — | — | 38 | 24 | View → |
| 1993NO DATA | Gen 3(XV10) | 334 | — | — | 58 | 14 | View → |
| 1994NO DATA | Gen 3(XV10) | 364 | — | — | 78 | 11 | View → |
| 1995NO DATA | Gen 3(XV10) | 373 | — | — | 59 | 11 | View → |
| 1996NO DATA | Gen 3(XV10) | 567 | — | — | 69 | 9 | View → |
| 1997NO DATA | Gen 4(XV20) | 685 | — | — | 92 | 31 | View → |
| 1998NO DATA | Gen 4(XV20) | 751 | — | — | 87 | 39 | View → |
| 1999NO DATA | Gen 4(XV20) | 661 | — | — | 134 | 55 | View → |
| 2000NO DATA | Gen 4(XV20) | 577 | — | — | 152 | 39 | View → |
| 2001NO DATA | Gen 4(XV20) | 356 | — | — | 87 | 19 | View → |
| 2002NO DATA | Gen 5(XV30) | 1,183 | — | — | 324 | 24 | View → |
| 2003NO DATA | Gen 5(XV30) | 945 | — | — | 299 | 13 | View → |
| 2004NO DATA | Gen 5(XV30) | 798 | — | — | 264 | 16 | View → |
| 2005 | Gen 5(XV30) | 905 | 21.0 | 431,703 | 292 | 17 | View → |
| 2006GOOD | Gen 5(XV30) | 392 | 8.7 | 448,445 | 137 | 6 | View → |
| 2007AVOID | Gen 6(XV40) | 3,668 | 77.6 | 472,808 | 386 | 80 | View → |
| 2008AVOID | Gen 6(XV40) | 1,138 | 26.1 | 436,617 | 121 | 20 | View → |
| 2009AVOID | Gen 6(XV40) | 1,610 | 45.1 | 356,824 | 204 | 27 | View → |
| 2010AVOID | Gen 6(XV40) | 762 | 23.3 | 327,553 | 137 | 1 | View → |
| 2011AVOID | Gen 6(XV40) | 777 | 25.4 | 306,510 | 154 | 14 | View → |
| 2012 | Gen 7(XV50) | 806 | 19.9 | 404,885 | 127 | 8 | View → |
| 2013 | Gen 7(XV50) | 376 | 9.2 | 408,484 | 64 | 1 | View → |
| 2014 | Gen 7(XV50) | 632 | 14.8 | 428,606 | 93 | 8 | View → |
| 2015GOOD | Gen 7(XV50) | 358 | 8.3 | 429,355 | 47 | 6 | View → |
| 2016GOOD | Gen 7(XV50) | 246 | 6.3 | 388,616 | 62 | 3 | View → |
| 2017GOOD | Gen 7(XV50) | 203 | 5.2 | 387,081 | 40 | 7 | View → |
| 2018AVOID | Gen 8(XV70) | 1,048 | 30.5 | 343,439 | 80 | 10 | View → |
| 2019 | Gen 8(XV70) | 523 | 15.5 | 336,978 | 37 | 1 | View → |
| 2020 | Gen 8(XV70) | 363 | 12.3 | 294,348 | 20 | 2 | View → |
| 2021GOOD | Gen 8(XV70) | 187 | 6.0 | 313,795 | 31 | 2 | View → |
| 2022GOOD | Gen 8(XV70) | 78 | 2.6 | 295,201 | 18 | 2 | View → |
| 2023GOOD | Gen 8(XV70) | 77 | 2.6 | 290,649 | 15 | — | View → |
| 2024TOO NEW | Gen 8(XV70) | 66 | 2.1 | 309,875 | 7 | — | View → |
| 2025TOO NEW | Gen 9(XV80) | 165 | 5.2 | 317,185 | 19 | 2 | View → |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
Tap any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
Data Sources & Methodology
Complaints: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation consumer complaint database (23,332 records for this model). Public domain data, updated monthly.
Sales data: US annual vehicle sales from goodcarbadcar. Coverage: 49% of model years have sales data. Total US sales: 7,728,957.
Rate calculation: Complaints per 10,000 vehicles sold = (complaint count / US annual sales) x 10,000. This normalizes for sales volume so high-volume models like Civic or Camry aren't unfairly penalized.
Year classifications: AVOID = 1.5x+ the model's median complaint rate. GOOD = 0.6x or below. Years less than 3 years old are marked TOO NEW (insufficient data).
See also: Toyota Camryaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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