Toyota Camry Years to Avoid — and the Years to Buy
Every Toyota Camry model year from 1990 to 2025, benchmarked against each other with 23,179 federal complaints, 61 recall campaigns, and the odometer readings owners put in their reports.
Avoid: 2007. These years top the Camry's complaint rankings by volume and severity.
Safer bets: 1990–1996, 2001, 2006, 2013–2017, 2019–2022 — the quietest years with at least four years on the road.
The trouble strip
One cell per model year. The whole answer in one glance — click any year for the full report.
The defining problem
Speed control tops the Toyota Camry file with 3,054 complaints, concentrated in the 2002–2009 model years, most often reported around 37,800 miles. The year pages break down what fails and when.
Every year, ranked
| Year | Verdict | Complaints | Recalls | Top problem | Trouble index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Too early to call | 207 | 1 | Electrical | 6 |
| 2024 | Too early to call | 71 | 1 | Body & structure | 2 |
| 2023 | Typical | 91 | 2 | Other | 3 |
| 2022 | Better year | 88 | 1 | Driver assistance | 3 |
| 2021 | Better year | 195 | 1 | Airbags | 6 |
| 2020 | Better year | 383 | 3 | Electrical | 9 |
| 2019 | Better year | 559 | 6 | Transmission & drivetrain | 13 |
| 2018 | Typical | 1,088 | 8 | Transmission & drivetrain | 26 |
| 2017 | Better year | 206 | 3 | Other | 8 |
| 2016 | Better year | 253 | 2 | Other | 10 |
| 2015 | Better year | 362 | 1 | Steering | 10 |
| 2014 | Better year | 638 | 3 | Transmission & drivetrain | 20 |
| 2013 | Better year | 377 | 2 | Transmission & drivetrain | 12 |
| 2012 | Typical | 808 | 2 | Transmission & drivetrain | 24 |
| 2011 | Typical | 780 | 5 | Other | 28 |
| 2010 | Typical | 766 | 9 | Speed control | 24 |
| 2009 | Below average | 1,612 | 10 | Speed control | 45 |
| 2008 | Typical | 1,140 | 8 | Visibility & wipers | 31 |
| 2007 | Avoid | 3,669 | 10 | Visibility & wipers | 100 |
| 2006 | Better year | 393 | 5 | Speed control | 19 |
| 2005 | Below average | 905 | 5 | Speed control | 38 |
| 2004 | Below average | 799 | 3 | Speed control | 36 |
| 2003 | Below average | 946 | 1 | Speed control | 37 |
| 2002 | Below average | 1,183 | 4 | Speed control | 45 |
| 2001 | Better year | 356 | 4 | Engine | 15 |
| 2000 | Typical | 577 | 4 | Speed control | 27 |
| 1999 | Typical | 661 | 2 | Engine | 26 |
| 1998 | Typical | 751 | 3 | Brakes & stability | 22 |
| 1997 | Typical | 685 | 4 | Brakes & stability | 23 |
| 1996 | Better year | 567 | 7 | Engine | 18 |
| 1995 | Better year | 373 | 5 | Brakes & stability | 13 |
| 1994 | Better year | 364 | 3 | Airbags | 15 |
| 1993 | Better year | 334 | 2 | Airbags | 13 |
| 1992 | Better year | 646 | 2 | Body & structure | 18 |
| 1991 | Better year | 186 | 1 | Seat belts | 6 |
| 1990 | Better year | 160 | 2 | Seat belts | 4 |
Questions buyers ask
What Toyota Camry years should I avoid?
Federal complaint records point to 2007 as the Toyota Camry years to avoid — they drew the highest volume of serious complaints relative to the model's other years.
What is the most common Toyota Camry problem?
Speed control tops the Toyota Camry file with 3,054 complaints, concentrated in the 2002–2009 model years, most often reported around 37,800 miles.
What are the best Toyota Camry years to buy used?
The quietest Toyota Camry years in federal records are 1990–1996, 2001, 2006, 2013–2017, 2019–2022 — each with at least four years on the road and well-below-average complaint volume for this model.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Counts cover the Toyota Camry only, scored against this model's own worst year — not against other models. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.