Owners have filed 15,662 complaints on the Toyota Camry, covering 1983–2025. The system named most often is Vehicle Speed Control (918 reports). Worst years by volume: 2007, 2009, 2008; cleanest: 2014, 1986, 1987. 2,399 reports describe a crash, 335 a fire, 68 a death. On average the car was 5.0 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Toyota Camry
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 15,662 Camry complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Vehicle Speed Control 918 Read
The contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact received a recall notice for recall 10V017000 (vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal) and had the vehicle repaired accordingly. However, as the contact was driving at approximately 10 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into two parked vehicles. The…
The contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for recall 10V017000 (vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal) where the repair was performed. Approximately three months later, while driving 4 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, crashed into a plate glass…
I was driving my car with my mother in it taking her to a doctor appointment. I was entering onto I-95 northbound from route 273 trying to merge into traffic, I was almost on the highway. The car suddenly accelerated and catapulted us across 4 lanes of traffic. The police said I hit another car, spun around and ended…
Air Bags 863 Read
What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? Sear, safety belt, airbag and the speedometer 1.The driver side seat was powered by electricity, it moved forward by itself during the crash. However, the car battery was destroyed and caught on fire as soon as the crash…
My husband was in a severe accident in my car on march 15,2017. To which the air bags didn't deploy. Which caused him to get crushed in the lower half of his body. He is forever disabled at the age of 40. There was nothing left of the car. I feel if they would of deployed he wouldn't of been this bad off. The other…
In a front in crash, at about 45 - 50 mph, the airbags didn't not deploy on a 2007 toyota camry ce with 16,500 miles. The camry was totaled by insurance adjuster. The driver was wearing a set belt, which provided some safety prevention, but driver received several broken bones in rib area and a strained neck
Power Train 374 Read
12/28/13 - elsrode ave. Baltimore, md 21214, side street next to our house. [xxx] , wife, was parallel parking this vehicle driving in reverse. Vehicle had unintended acceleration. Brakes did not work. Vehicle went up a set of cement steps and stopped for a second, but then accelerated in drive down steps into street.…
My wife was dropping my daughter to school bus stop and when she went o get the letters in our gated community mail.box , she was about to stop in the parking space when the car accelerate by it self,causing her injury and car and property damages. She says she couldn't control the car and the car hit the curb…
The contact owned a 2023 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 MPH there would be a loud noise emitting from the rear-end of the vehicle that seemed as if the vehicle was running rough. The contact stated that while being idle at a red light the vehicle suddenly surged forward…
Service Brakes 342 Read
The contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. While driving at approximately 60 mph around a curve, the contact lightly depressed the brakes and the brakes locked. The vehicle began to spin independently and the contact was unable to maintain control of the vehicle. The contact crashed into a guardrail. The air bags did not…
The contact owned a 2005 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, he noticed a burning odor. Another driver noticed flames coming from under the hood on the passenger side and alerted the contact. The contact attempted to stop the vehicle, but the brakes would not respond after…
While driving on May 10, 2025, with Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (DRCC) and Lane Trace Assist (LTA) active, my 2025 Toyota Camry Hybrid unexpectedly veered off the road during a curve. I immediately applied full brake pressure, but the vehicle failed to decelerate and continued rolling 600–800 feet. The braking…
Electrical System 309 Read
Friday at 10 pm, me and my family were coming from visiting family.. I left around 10pm I started the car, drove like about half a mile, when I told my wife I smell something burning I opened the windows then I looked at my side door (driver) it was on fire, .. I pulled over to the side to get my family out ,....then…
On aug 10, 2004 my sister was driving her 1999 toyota camry when it inexplicably drove off the w. Bound lanes of il I '74' at mi marker 115. It traveled 921 ft crossing the median, I '74' e. Bound lanes, up a hill, eventually striking a tree where the car became engulfed in flames, burning my sister to death. A…
Engine compartment fire, while involved in side impact collision (3:00) at 45 mph . Tt
Steering 156 Read
My 2018 Toyota Camry (VIN [XXX] ) crashed and burned completely on Nov 16, 2025. While driving on the Freeway the vehicle stopped suddenly without any notice on dashboard all electrical turned off steering wheel locked and lost control hit left fwy barrier which caused car to spun couple times and when it came to a…
The contact owned a 2011 toyota camry. While driving at an unknown speed, the steering wheel seized. As a result, the vehicle veered to the right, flipped over, and landed in a ditch. The driver sustained minor bruising that required medical attention. The driver was wearing a seat belt during the failure and the…
Car began "going out of control" unable to steer the vehicle. As if I had no control over the car. Car continued straight instead of turning with the road, into a fence/tree and caught fire and burned up. Air bags did not deploy. Passenger received facial trauma, chest trauma, and multiple lacerations and contusions,…
Engine And Engine Cooling 117 Read
The contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. While driving 20 mph, the contact rear ended the preceding vehicle. He immediately noticed smoke coming from the front end and grill area of the vehicle. Five minutes later, flames appeared from the bottom of the front end of the vehicle. The entire front end became engulfed in…
High speed collision involving a 2007 toyota camry. Driver was familiar with road and was not known to drive aggressively or significantly above speed limit. Police report put rate of speed at time of collision at least 85 mph. Conversations with investigators indicate that severity of collision indicates speed may…
The contact owns a 2001 toyota camry. While driving approximately 20 mph on normal road conditions, the driver suffered a heart attack and crashed into a parked vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy and the vehicle erupted into flames. The police, ambulance, and fire departments were called to the scene and reports…
Engine 115 Read
The contact owned a 2020 toyota camry. The contact stated while driving at 65 mph, when another driver informed him the vehicle had smoke exiting under of the vehicle. The contact stated the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact was able to park the vehicle on the side of the road. The contact stated he…
June 9,2026 I was in gig harbor washington visiting my son. I pulled into the right side of the drive way as I have done a 1000 times over the years. I was slowly pulling up to the right side of the garage and the car surged forward at full speed 5 ft away. It smashed the front of the house. Filed a claim with USAA…
I marked engine on the above as I did Not see anything about gas pedal acceleration. At a slow speed turning a sharp right to enter a drive through restaurant, I had my right foot on the brake. The car suddenly accelerated on its own, causing me to jump a curb & lose control. I landed between the restaurant building &…
Camry years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Air Bags | 12 | 1 | |
| 2024 | Air Bags | 4 | — | |
| 2023 | Air Bags | 9 | 1 | |
| 2022 | Air Bags | 11 | 1 | |
| 2021 | Air Bags | 20 | 2 | |
| 2020 | Air Bags | 13 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Air Bags | 21 | 1 | |
| 2018 | Air Bags | 45 | 4 | |
| 2017 | Air Bags | 24 | 5 | |
| 2016 | Air Bags | 37 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Air Bags | 27 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Electrical System | — | — | |
| 2013 | Air Bags | 37 | 1 | |
| 2012 | Air Bags | 88 | 4 | |
| 2011 | Air Bags | 100 | 6 | |
| 2010 | Air Bags | 88 | 1 | |
| 2009 | Air Bags | 136 | 19 | |
| 2008 | Air Bags | 86 | 13 | |
| 2007 | Air Bags | 261 | 60 | |
| 2006 | Air Bags | 89 | 1 | |
| 2005 | Air Bags | 197 | 10 | |
| 2004 | Air Bags | 166 | 9 | |
| 2003 | Air Bags | 196 | 8 | |
| 2002 | Air Bags | 210 | 15 | |
| 2001 | Air Bags | 55 | 8 | |
| 2000 | Air Bags | 82 | 21 | |
| 1999 | Air Bags | 73 | 36 | |
| 1998 | Air Bags | 49 | 27 | |
| 1997 | Air Bags | 56 | 15 | |
| 1996 | Air Bags | 47 | 4 |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 2,773 |
| Average complaints per series | 5.6 |
| Worst single series | 172 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 5.0 years |
A model average of 5.6 hides a worst series at 172. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the Camry?
By complaint volume, 2007, 2009, 2008 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which Camry years are the cleanest?
2014, 2024, 2022 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Toyota Camry have?
15,662 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 1983–2025. Of those, 2,399 describe a crash and 335 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.