MODELYEARINDEX

Which Toyota Camry years to avoid

Across 12 scored model years, the 2018, 2010 and 2012 model years carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates.

Ownership label · Toyota Camry Full report
F
Grade 2010–2021
2018 vs model median 2.2×
Model median3× median
Brakes 120
Drivetrain 113
Engine 95
Avoid

2010 · 2018

Best

2017 · 2021

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2010
1.59× 449 D
2011
1.31× 355 D
2012
1.67× 456 D
2013
0.83× 234 B
2014
1.17× 328 C
2015
0.74× 224 B
2016
0.71× 173 B
2017
0.54× 138 B
2018
2.18× 754 F
2019
1.21× 367 D
2020
0.60× 227 B
2021
0.50× 161 A
2022 P
0.33× 90 A
2023 P
0.30× 92 B
2024 P
0.20× 71 A
2025 P
0.66× 207 B

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2010 D 449 reports · median 10,000 mi

  1. Speed Control 147

    The contact owns a 2010 toyota camry. When lightly applying pressure to the accelerator pedal at a stop light, the vehicle accelerated 40 MPH past the intended speed. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Brakes 42

    Camry hybrid 2010. Bought new and complained to toyota of surging forward inconsistency during my daily two hour commute. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Airbags & Restraints 35

    The contact owns a 2010 toyota camry. While driving approximately 5 MPH into a parking space the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning causing the vehicle to crash into a building. The contact was not injured. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

97 crash · 1 fire · 54 injuries

2018 F 754 reports · median 14,750 mi

  1. Brakes 120

    Vehicle gas throttle response would hesitate would be a lag of few seconds for vehicle to pick up speed slow throttle response, also I totaled my vehicle due brakes malfunction also vehicle brake assyst did not assyst… owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Drivetrain 113

    I purchased my vehicle about I month a go the problem is when I slow down to around 5 MPH and then hit the gas to go again the car picks up speed super slowly and it I hit the accelerator hard the transmission jerks… owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Engine 95

    The contact owns a 2018 toyota camry. Upon starting the vehicle, the traction and check engine warning indicators illuminated. Also, when the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle started shaking. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

56 crash · 7 fire · 44 injuries

The best year for the Camry

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2021 is the best-scoring Camry model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 85 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2021 0.50× 161 A
2015 0.74× 224 B
2017 0.54× 138 B

Recalls

34 campaigns on record, 1 carrying a Park It or Park Outside warning.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
09V388000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL 2010 4,445,056
10V017000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL 2010 2,230,661
20V012000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP 2018, 2019 1,830,752
20V682000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP 2018–2020 1,525,742
23V865000 AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION 2020–2022 999,901
13V442000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2012, 2013 802,769
25V595000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL 2025 591,377
10V035000 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS 2010 271,417
21V890000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM 2018, 2019 227,490
10V036000 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS 2010, 2011 153,418
15V144000 STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM 2015 110,085
16V215000 AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION 2016 58,515

+ 22 further campaigns

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2018 were reported at a median of 14,750 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Toyota Camry years should you avoid?
2018, 2010, 2012 carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates of any Toyota Camry model year measured over an identical 60-month window.
What is the best year for the Toyota Camry?
2021 is the best-scoring Toyota Camry model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 85 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Toyota Camry have?
34 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Toyota Camry model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2018 Camry
Complaints in window
754
Severity-weighted
1,072.5
Model median (weighted)
493
vs model median
2.18×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
8
Open investigations
0
Score 30.6 F