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Toyota Camry problems by year

22,807 complaints across 32 model years, 1990–2021. 2007 draws the most at 3,672; 1990 the fewest at 160.

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Complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold as much as how reliable they were. A popular model year will always look worse than a rare one. Compare the dominant failure system between years rather than the raw totals.

Every model year

YearComplaintsTop reported systemCrashesFiresDeaths
1990 160 Seat belts (16.9%) 5 3 0
1991 186 Seat belts (15.1%) 11 12 1
1992 646 Structure (47.7%) 38 24 0
1993 334 Air bags (13.8%) 58 14 2
1994 364 Air bags (14.6%) 78 11 11
1995 373 Service brakes, hydraulic (15.8%) 59 11 1
1996 567 Engine and engine cooling (15.2%) 69 9 6
1997 685 Service brakes, hydraulic (17.1%) 92 31 3
1998 751 Service brakes, hydraulic (17.4%) 87 39 0
1999 661 Engine and engine cooling (18.3%) 134 55 2
2000 577 Vehicle speed control (18.9%) 152 39 7
2001 356 Engine and engine cooling (13.5%) 87 19 4
2002 1,183 Vehicle speed control (23.8%) 324 24 15
2003 947 Vehicle speed control (27.6%) 300 13 5
2004 799 Vehicle speed control (30.2%) 265 16 7
2005 905 Vehicle speed control (30.3%) 292 17 18
2006 393 Vehicle speed control (27.5%) 138 6 4
2007 3,672most Vehicle speed control (13.9%) 386 81 5
2008 1,141 Visibility (16.3%) 121 20 0
2009 1,616 Vehicle speed control (16.6%) 204 27 2
2010 769 Vehicle speed control (21.8%) 138 1 0
2011 784 Visibility/wiper (11.7%) 156 14 0
2012 811 Power train (17.6%) 128 8 0
2013 377 Power train (17.8%) 64 1 1
2014 640 Power train (20.0%) 94 8 1
2015 365 Steering (28.8%) 49 6 2
2016 257 Air bags (12.8%) 64 3 0
2017 206 Air bags (11.7%) 40 7 0
2018 1,111 Power train (17.9%) 82 10 0
2019 572 Power train (19.9%) 38 1 0
2020 401 Electrical system (17.0%) 20 2 0
2021 198 Air bags (39.4%) 32 2 1