2018 Toyota Camry problems
Owners have filed 1,118 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Toyota Camry. Drivetrain & axles is the most reported problem area, at 18% of complaints. Next are brakes (15%) and engine (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,118 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 82 and 10
- Injuries and deaths
- 74 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 15,000 miles 501 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 | 275 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 80 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 57 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 20 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 21 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 12 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 17 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 11 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Of the 501 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 15,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 10,000 miles (91 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 82 complaints mention a crash; 10 complaints mention a fire; 74 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2018 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 35 model years of the Toyota Camry with enough data (823 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 8 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.
Vehicle was involved in a rear-end collision. Vehicle did not brake before impact manually neither did the brake assist activate. There were no signs of braking assist malfunctioning. Vehicle caught fire upon impact and not available for inspection. Vehicle given to insurance company and settled. Injury to driver of vehicle in question. Driver of vehicle hit and went to ER by ambulance. There is a report filed of accident.
Car front grill design is so poor that damage caused by normal road debris already punctured my AC condense leaking freon / AC coolant to release in to environment /harming environment as well as increasing repair cost. 2 times in last 6 months I have relapsed my front AC condenser due to stick of wood or pebble going through front grill easily and puncturing.
Blindspot not working on passenger side. I took my car to toyota in for service today. I informed them about this issue. They informed me that they cannot duplicate this issue. I sent them pictures of the blind spot coming on at random time or not coming on at all. The photo attached was me driving down a two lane road and it coming on, which shouldn't be happening at all. I even have a 15 second video of me passing an 18 wheeler. As I passed this vehicle on my right the warning light never came on.