2019 Toyota Camry problems
Owners have filed 574 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Toyota Camry. Drivetrain & axles is the most reported problem area, at 20% of complaints. Next are fuel system (15%) and engine (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 574 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 38 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 28 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 10,000 miles 207 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 | 122 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 36 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 23 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 207 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 10,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 1,000 miles (26 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 38 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 28 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2019 ranks 13th most-complained-about out of 35 model years of the Toyota Camry with enough data (441 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 toyota camry se. The contact stated that his wife was driving at 50 MPH on the highway and a trailer from another vehicle detached and came into the lane. The vehicle hit the trailer in the front part and it went airborn and flipped over and landed on the passenger side of the vehicle. It then rolled two times and landed on the side of the highway in a marsh in an upright position. The only air bags that deployed were the side curtain air bags.
The contact owned a 2019 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while his son was driving approximately 56 mph, the accelerator pedal was released but the vehicle continued forward. The brake pedal was applied but it failed to respond and stop the vehicle. The driver attempted to avoid other vehicles and drove into a tree line. There were no warning lights illuminated. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. There were no reported fires.
Had a car accident on the highway at a 45MPH and the air bags did not deployed. The other car, which air bags deployed, was at fault and the impact to the front of our camry was at extensive. Our car was going at a 45 MPH going southbound when a nissan 2017 frontier made a left turn in front of the car. The truck was also in motion at time of the accident. The accident was at a highway going southbound. The truck was going northbound and made a left turn.
The contact owns a 2019 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The contact stated that after replacing the battery, the vehicle was able to start; however, the infotainment system became inoperable and continuously rebooted. The contact stated that the rearview camera was still operable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was determined that the infotainment system needed to be replaced, and a repair fee was charged. The vehicle was not repaired.