2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid problems
The 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid has 76 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (14%) concerns brakes. Next are air bags (11%) and steering (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 76 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 15% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 19 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 30,000 miles 54 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 19 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 17 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 54 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 30,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 14 complaints mention a crash; 19 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 94% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2012 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 11 model years of the Toyota Camry Hybrid with enough data (64 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The are majer prablemin break system for my car happen while ago break pedal become so loose causing car accident ti toke the car to my owen mechinic indecting this prablemhe say that break booster pump are leaking internialy inside the pump make air pressure force to. Loose controll for the car.
Tl* the contact owned a 2012 toyota camry hybrid. The contact stated that while attempting to park, the brake pedal was applied but the vehicle accelerated and crashed into the garage door and wall. The driver sustained chest pains from the force of the driver side air bag deploying. The front passenger sustained neck and back pains from the air bags deploying. The driver and front passenger received medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was not filed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry hybrid. The contact stated that while driving, the vehicle erroneously accelerated and the brakes failed to respond, causing it to crash into another vehicle. The contact sustained injuries to the left foot, right foot and bruising to the chest. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 8,900.
Feels like I am always traveling on a headwind with my steering always feels like it wants to wander somewhere else. It is tiring and dangerous because sometimes I feel like the car goes one way, while I want it to go another way. I have complained to the a few dealers about this issue to no resolve. I also have seen similar complaints on the web about this issue. Here is the link... [link removed] please help! I don't want to cause an accident and I am sure others who drive my car feel the same way.
When driving on local roads, the ABS, slip and warning lights would come on suddenly. I would experience a severe decrease in brake function (I would need to slam on the brakes to get them to apply properly). This happened four times before the service center was able to diagnose a failed ABS actuator. This is apparently a known issue for the camry hybrids, as toyota issued an extended warranty for 2006-2011 camry hybrids for this very problem.