2013 Toyota Camry problems
Owners have filed 377 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Toyota Camry. Drivetrain & axles is the most reported problem area, at 18% of complaints. Next are air bags (10%) and cruise control (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 377 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 64 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 42 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 24,000 miles 272 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 | 124 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 33 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 37 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 22 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 21 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 13 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 8 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Of the 272 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 24,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 56,000 miles (49 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 64 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 42 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 81% 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 2013 ranks 22nd most-complained-about out of 35 model years of the Toyota Camry with enough data (262 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
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.
On november 25, 2014 my mother was killed when her 2013 keyless ignition toyota camry rolled down her driveway and pinned her underneath. She had just driven into her garage and neglected to put the car in park. The garage had a very slight incline, but the driveway was much steeper. She had walked down the driveway to pick up a newspaper after putting the car in the garage. I just saw an article saying that a park it act had been introduced into congress.
On the way home from west virginia university sunday evening around 1:10 am driving near rt119 uniontown, pa we spun in rail while making a turn towards exit going 55 MPH , we hit a guardrail spun and flipped over 4 times 75 feet over an embankment not one airbag deployed causing more injury to my daughter in the back seat , we all hit our heads and got contusions , concussions and abrasions while wearing our seat belts the back seat belt either burned or was cut I have 33 pics from insurance adjustor , with the…
Vehicle is ok at approximately <50MPH but at highway speeds it requires 100% concentration to not veer out of the driving lane. It wanders all over the road on its own. It behaves like you are driving in a severe cross wind though there is no wind present. Many such complaints all over the internet. Completely unsafe and I have forbidden my family from driving it and am in the process of selling it.
Stepped on the brake pedal during parking accelerator got activated by the brake pedal.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!scary! Our second car 2005 buick lacrosse does not have this problem! The consumer stated he and his are deaf. Therefore, the keyless ignition is life threatening to them. The consumer stated he had to hook the keys to his belt in order to be reminded of the engine he mistakenly left running parked in the garage. Updated 09/23/15. Updated 4/14/16