2005 Toyota Camry Solara problems
Owners have filed 131 complaints with NHTSA about the 2005 Toyota Camry Solara. Body & structure is the most reported problem area, at 19% of complaints. Next are cruise control (15%) and air bags (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 131 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 34 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 19 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 45,000 miles 97 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 | 24 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 22 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 16 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 10 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 97 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 45,000 miles. For body & structure specifically, the median reported mileage is about 47,000 miles (21 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 34 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 19 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 92% 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 2005 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Toyota Camry Solara with enough data (65 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.
Takata recall. On august 2017 I was in a accident I put my car in reverse and it flew me back and forward fast. My leg was broken and mouth busted.. The air bag didn't deploy. I was thrown to a brick wall
I was in an accident on september 10, 2005. I was driving northbound on 5th street in santa monica and had the green light. As I entered the intersection, I saw a car going eastbound on santa monica blvd entering the intersection against the light. I was unable to stop in time and hit the other car. My airbags did not deploy. The on-scene officers, the body shop, and the claims adjuster were concerned that my air bags did not deploy.
Toyota solara 2005 model with 83000 miles the car was being parked in the driveway. The car was accelerated from a stopped position to move a few feet. When brakes were deployed the brakes did not engage and the car accelerated into the house. The whole front end of the car was smashed and radiator was dislocated. The car is currently in a body shop being replaced. The brakes functioned correctly after the accident as well as the accelerator as it was backed up from the house.