Worst years for a Toyota Camry
Owners have filed 23,365 complaints about the Toyota Camry with NHTSA across model years 1983 to 2024. More of them are about the acceleration & cruise control than anything else.
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2009 Toyota Camry1,616 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly acceleration & cruise control.
Every Toyota Camry year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | C | 72 | 7 | 0 | 5,555 | Body & Structure |
| 2023 | C | 93 | 16 | 1 | 27,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2022 | C | 88 | 18 | 2 | 40,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2021 | C | 196 | 32 | 2 | 21,000 | Airbags |
| 2020 | C | 386 | 20 | 2 | 8,000 | Electrical System |
| 2019 | C | 565 | 38 | 1 | 10,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2018 | D | 1,092 | 82 | 10 | 15,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2017 | C | 206 | 40 | 7 | 31,623 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2016 | C | 253 | 63 | 3 | 25,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2015 | C | 362 | 48 | 6 | 40,000 | Steering |
| 2014 | D | 640 | 94 | 8 | 36,120 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2013 | D | 377 | 64 | 1 | 24,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2012 | D | 810 | 128 | 8 | 36,500 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2011 | D | 781 | 155 | 14 | 46,300 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 2010 | D | 766 | 138 | 1 | 29,900 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2009 | F | 1,616 | 204 | 27 | 51,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2008 | D | 1,140 | 121 | 20 | 59,000 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 2007 | F | 3,670 | 386 | 81 | 63,000 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 2006 | C | 393 | 138 | 6 | 47,560 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2005 | D | 905 | 292 | 17 | 44,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2004 | D | 799 | 265 | 16 | 47,850 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2003 | D | 946 | 300 | 13 | 47,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2002 | F | 1,183 | 324 | 24 | 50,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2001 | C | 356 | 87 | 19 | 73,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | C | 577 | 152 | 39 | 69,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1999 | C | 661 | 134 | 55 | 81,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1998 | C | 751 | 87 | 39 | 89,500 | Brakes |
| 1997 | C | 685 | 92 | 31 | 84,226 | Brakes |
| 1996 | C | 567 | 69 | 9 | 87,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1995 | C | 373 | 59 | 11 | 124,000 | Brakes |
| 1994 | C | 364 | 78 | 11 | 107,077 | Airbags |
| 1993 | C | 334 | 58 | 14 | 133,017 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1992 | — | 646 | 38 | 24 | 122,000 | Body & Structure |
| 1991 | — | 186 | 11 | 12 | 114,056 | Seat Belts |
| 1990 | — | 160 | 5 | 3 | 150,500 | Seat Belts |
| 1989 | — | 138 | 13 | 4 | 163,000 | Seat Belts |
| 1988 | — | 88 | 8 | 5 | 90,000 | Electrical System |
| 1987 | — | 70 | 2 | 7 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1986 | — | 35 | 2 | 1 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1985 | — | 19 | 0 | 3 | — | Brakes |
| 1984 | — | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1983 | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
What breaks on a Toyota Camry
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Toyota Camry
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Toyota Camry, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Toyota Camry problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Toyota Camry
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.