Toyota Camry 2007–2011 problems by year and mileage
7th generation (XV40)
NHTSA data through 18 October 20267,233 complaints, 5,430 with mileageMethod
Which year is yours? Tap it to see what breaks on it.
The 2007 Toyota Camry
Close- Median failure report
- 68,000 mi
- Complaints filed
- 3,489
- Recalls naming this year
- 9
Most reported on the 2007
- Throttle and speed control670 reports · median 50,000 mi
- Brakes619 reports · median 104,000 mi
- Body structure433 reports · median 65,000 mi
Recall areas Seats — front assembly · Visibility — power window devices and controls · Equipment — other
Check the VIN at NHTSA
The 2008 Toyota Camry
Close- Median failure report
- 60,000 mi
- Complaints filed
- 1,095
- Recalls naming this year
- 7
Most reported on the 2008
- Visibility equipment206 reports · median 48,000 mi
- Body structure160 reports · median 66,000 mi
- Throttle and speed control158 reports · median 30,000 mi
Recall areas Seats — front assembly · Visibility — power window devices and controls · Equipment — other
Check the VIN at NHTSA
The 2009 Toyota Camry
Close- Median failure report
- 51,000 mi
- Complaints filed
- 1,411
- Recalls naming this year
- 10
Most reported on the 2009
- Throttle and speed control285 reports · median 19,000 mi
- Body structure240 reports · median 65,000 mi
- Engine219 reports · median 96,000 mi
Recall areas Seats — front assembly · Visibility — power window devices and controls · Seats
Check the VIN at NHTSA
The 2010 Toyota Camry
Close- Median failure report
- 30,000 mi
- Complaints filed
- 614
- Recalls naming this year
- 9
Most reported on the 2010
- Throttle and speed control167 reports · median 5,000 mi
- Problems owners could not categorise84 reports · median 82,000 mi
- Body structure66 reports · median 40,000 mi
Recall areas Seats — front assembly · Equipment — other · Seats
Check the VIN at NHTSA
The 2011 Toyota Camry
Close- Median failure report
- 49,000 mi
- Complaints filed
- 624
- Recalls naming this year
- 5
Most reported on the 2011
- Problems owners could not categorise118 reports · median 70,000 mi
- Visibility/wiper94 reports · median 65,000 mi
- Throttle and speed control73 reports · median 17,000 mi
Recall areas Seats — front assembly · Suspension — front · Equipment — other
Check the VIN at NHTSA
Tiles: each year’s median failure mileage. Latest: the 2007; earliest: the 2010, and the 2007 is 3 years older (part of the gap is age).
The short answer
“Is the 2007–2011 Toyota Camry reliable?”
- Median of reported failures
- 60,000 mi
- 90% of reports came by
- 137,000 mi
- Reports with mileage
- 5,430
- Recalls
- 14
Most reported
- Throttle and speed control18.7% of complaints · median 30,000 mi
- Body structure13.4% of complaints · median 62,000 mi
- Brakes12.5% of complaints · median 98,000 mi
Owners filed 7,233 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007–2011 Toyota Camry; throttle and speed control leads with 18.7% of them, and half of the 5,430 that record an odometer reading came by 60,000 miles — complaints, not a failure rate.
No single peak: the middle half runs 27,000 to 97,000 miles.
Before-you-buy checklist ↓At your mileage ↓Check this VIN — NHTSA ↗
How many miles does a 2007–2011 Toyota Camry last?
On the 2007–2011 Toyota Camry, half of the 5,430 complaints that record an odometer reading were filed by 60,000 miles and 90% by 137,000 miles (why that is not a lifespan).
396 reports came in past 150,000 miles and 97 past 200,000 — each one proof that a Camry reached that mileage, not that it failed there.
Figure 1 · Toyota Camry 2007–2011 · 5,430 reports with mileage
Mileage at failure
5,000-mile bins, 0 to 200,000 miles, linear scale; tallest bar 554 complaints
- Rest of the range
- Median
- 200,000+ — 97 complaints (1.8%), plotted separately
- 10%
- 4,500
- 25%
- 27,000
- Median
- 60,000
- 75%
- 97,000
- 90%
- 137,000
Show the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0–5,000 | 554 | 10.2% |
| 5,000–10,000 | 201 | 3.7% |
| 10,000–15,000 | 181 | 3.3% |
| 15,000–20,000 | 181 | 3.3% |
| 20,000–25,000 | 155 | 2.9% |
| 25,000–30,000 | 179 | 3.3% |
| 30,000–35,000 | 208 | 3.8% |
| 35,000–40,000 | 240 | 4.4% |
| 40,000–45,000 | 198 | 3.6% |
| 45,000–50,000 | 197 | 3.6% |
| 50,000–55,000 | 224 | 4.1% |
| 55,000–60,000 | 183 | 3.4% |
| 60,000–65,000 | 232 | 4.3% |
| 65,000–70,000 | 186 | 3.4% |
| 70,000–75,000 | 192 | 3.5% |
| 75,000–80,000 | 180 | 3.3% |
| 80,000–85,000 | 197 | 3.6% |
| 85,000–90,000 | 164 | 3.0% |
| 90,000–95,000 | 162 | 3.0% |
| 95,000–100,000 | 121 | 2.2% |
| 100,000–105,000 | 163 | 3.0% |
| 105,000–110,000 | 102 | 1.9% |
| 110,000–115,000 | 100 | 1.8% |
| 115,000–120,000 | 88 | 1.6% |
| 120,000–125,000 | 104 | 1.9% |
| 125,000–130,000 | 75 | 1.4% |
| 130,000–135,000 | 85 | 1.6% |
| 135,000–140,000 | 58 | 1.1% |
| 140,000–145,000 | 73 | 1.3% |
| 145,000–150,000 | 51 | 0.9% |
| 150,000–155,000 | 59 | 1.1% |
| 155,000–160,000 | 39 | 0.7% |
| 160,000–165,000 | 30 | 0.6% |
| 165,000–170,000 | 30 | 0.6% |
| 170,000–175,000 | 30 | 0.6% |
| 175,000–180,000 | 20 | 0.4% |
| 180,000–185,000 | 38 | 0.7% |
| 185,000–190,000 | 16 | 0.3% |
| 190,000–195,000 | 20 | 0.4% |
| 195,000–200,000 | 17 | 0.3% |
| 200,000+ | 97 | 1.8% |
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, public domain.
Common Camry problems, and when they happen
Figure 2 · Toyota Camry 2007–2011
When each system fails
Bar: middle half of reports · notch: median · proportional (log) scale (how to read it)
- Throttle and speed control1,353 reportsmedian 30,000middle half 8,000–70,000
- Visibility equipment626 reportsmedian 55,000middle half 39,000–75,000
- Body structure967 reportsmedian 62,000middle half 39,000–94,000
- Visibility/wiper604 reportsmedian 79,000middle half 54,000–105,000
- Problems owners could not categorise764 reportsmedian 87,000middle half 50,000–118,000
- Brakes907 reportsmedian 98,000middle half 70,000–130,000
- Engine850 reportsmedian 99,000middle half 70,000–137,000
- Your odometer, once entered below
Ordered by median mileage, earliest first.
All systems in a table
| System | Complaints | Share | Median | 25–75% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Throttle and speed control | 1,353 | 18.7% | 30,000 | 8,000–70,000 |
| Body structure | 967 | 13.4% | 62,000 | 39,000–94,000 |
| Brakes | 907 | 12.5% | 98,000 | 70,000–130,000 |
| Engine | 850 | 11.8% | 99,000 | 70,000–137,000 |
| Problems owners could not categorise | 764 | 10.6% | 87,000 | 50,000–118,000 |
| Visibility equipment | 626 | 8.7% | 55,000 | 39,000–75,000 |
| Visibility/wiper | 604 | 8.4% | 79,000 | 54,000–105,000 |
| Electrical system | 474 | 6.6% | 78,000 | 36,000–118,000 |
| Transmission and driveline | 466 | 6.4% | 11,000 | 800–47,000 |
| Airbag system | 389 | 5.4% | 60,000 | 25,000–93,000 |
Known problems with the 2007–2011 Camry
Engine 2007–2009
2AZ-FE excessive oil consumption caused by undersized oil-return holes beneath the oil control rings, letting oil accumulate and burn. Toyota's Warranty Enhancement Program ZE7 extended coverage to 10 years / 150,000 miles and replaced pistons and rings on engines failing the oil-consumption test.
Accelerator/Floor Mat 2007–2010
Unintended acceleration from floor mat pedal entrapment and, separately, sticking accelerator pedal assemblies; the subject of Toyota's 2009-2010 recalls.
Interior 2007–2011
Dashboard material degrades and becomes sticky/shiny with heat exposure; Toyota ran a warranty enhancement for affected vehicles.
Before you buy a 2007–2011 Camry: the 3-minute check
Generated from 5,430 mileage-tagged complaints, 14 recall campaigns, 3 documented problem areas.
- Run the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. 14 campaigns cover this generation.
- Ask for transmission and driveline repair records. Reports on this area come at a median of 11,000 miles — on any car this age it already happened or never will; the question is whether it was fixed under warranty.
- Check engine on 2007–2009 (2007–2011 Camry Hybrid) cars. What each looks like: Known problems.
- Check Accelerator/Floor mat on 2007–2010 cars.
- Check interior on 2007–2011 cars.
- Years differ here: from 614 to 3,489 complaints a year — compare them by model year.
- End with a pre-purchase inspection of this car.
Camry problems by mileage: where your car sits
Type your odometer, or read the table.
| System | Middle half of reports, mi | At 60k mi50% below | At 90k mi71% below | At 120k mi84% below | At 150k mi93% below | At 200k mi98% below |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Throttle and speed control | 8,000–70,000 | in window | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier |
| Body structure | 39,000–94,000 | in window | in window | earlier | earlier | earlier |
| Brakes | 70,000–130,000 | later | in window | in window | earlier | earlier |
| Engine | 70,000–137,000 | later | in window | in window | earlier | earlier |
| Problems owners could not categorise | 50,000–118,000 | in window | in window | earlier | earlier | earlier |
| Visibility equipment | 39,000–75,000 | in window | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier |
| Visibility/wiper | 54,000–105,000 | in window | in window | earlier | earlier | earlier |
Figure 3 · Toyota Camry 2007–2011 · 5,430 reports with mileage
Share of reports below each mileage
Steps at bin edges (how to read it)
- 60,000 mi — 50% of reports below
- 90,000 mi — 71% of reports below
- 120,000 mi — 84% of reports below
- 150,000 mi — 93% of reports below
- 200,000 mi — 98% of reports below
- Median (the 50% line)
- Your odometer, once entered
Linear axis, same as Figure 1.
2007–2011 Toyota Camry recalls (14)
NHTSA records 14 recall campaigns covering vehicles in this generation (what a recall is).
The campaigns cluster around seats (3), equipment (3), visibility equipment (2) (why one area can repeat).
Jun 2016 · 2007–2010 · SeatsIf damaged, the copper strand heating element may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
The defect. Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2005-2011 4Runner, Highlander, Sequoia, and Sienna, 2005-2010 Avalon and Tundra, 2006-2008 Camry Solara, 2006-2010 Highlander hybrid, 2006-2011 RAV4 and Tacoma, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2007-2011…
What can happen. If damaged, the copper strand heating element may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
The free fix. SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the seat heaters, free of charge, and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory. The recall began on July 14, 2016. Owners may contact…
Oct 2015 · 2007, 2009 · VisibilityIf the sliding electrical contacts are not protected by lubricant, debris and moisture that get into the…
The defect. Toyota Motor Company (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Tundra, Sequoia, Corolla, Corolla Matrix and Scion xB, 2008-2011 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid, 2007 Camry and Camry Hybrid, 2009 Camry and Camry Hybrid, 2006-2011 RAV4, 2006-2010…
What can happen. If the sliding electrical contacts are not protected by lubricant, debris and moisture that get into the switch may cause a short circuit and the switch assembly may overheat and melt, increasing the…
The free fix. Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the switch, applying a lubricant if no abnormality is found. If abnormality is found, the PWMS circuit board will be replaced, free of charge. The…
Nov 2014 · 2007–2011 · SeatsDamage to the seat heater wiring could cause the wires to short, increasing the risk of the seat burning and…
The defect. Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 Prius and Corolla, 2009-2011 Venza, 2006-2010 Avalon, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2005-2011 Sienna and Sequoia, 2006-2011 Tacoma 4x2 and 4x4, Camry, Highlander, Tundra 4x2 and 4x4…
What can happen. Damage to the seat heater wiring could cause the wires to short, increasing the risk of the seat burning and causing personal injury to the occupant.
The free fix. SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the heaters with copper strand heating elements and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory, free of charge. The recall is expected…
Nov 2014 · 2011 · SuspensionA loosened ball joint may separate from the knuckle and could cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the…
The defect. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2011 Toyota Camry vehicles manufactured March 8, 2011, to July 20, 2011. In the affected vehicles, the rubber boot on the front suspension lower arm ball joint may have been…
What can happen. A loosened ball joint may separate from the knuckle and could cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The free fix. Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the ball joint, free of charge. The recall began on December 16, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
Apr 2013 · 2010–2011 · EquipmentAn inaccurate label could lead to owners overloading their vehicles and tires.
The defect. Southeast Toyota is recalling certain model year 2008 and 2010-2013 Toyota Tundra, 2010-2012 RAV4, 2012 Toyota Sequoia, 2010-2011 Toyota Corolla, 2010-2011 Toyota Camry and Camry Hybrid, 2010-2013 Toyota Highlander and Highlander Hybrid, 2010-2013 Toyota FJ…
What can happen. An inaccurate label could lead to owners overloading their vehicles and tires. An overloaded vehicle can result in a tire failure which may result in a vehicle crash, personal injury, or property…
The free fix. Southeast Toyota will notify owners and provide a corrected label with instructions concerning its installation. A small group of the affected vehicles will need additonal remedies which are still…
Jan 2013 · 2009–2011 · SeatsIf the front passenger seat occupant sensing system is out of calibration, the front passenger airbags may…
The defect. Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain models interspersed through model years 2009 through 2013 as follows: model year 2009-2012 Tacoma, 4Runner, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Prius, and RAV4; model year 2009-2010 Avalon, FJ Cruiser, and…
What can happen. If the front passenger seat occupant sensing system is out of calibration, the front passenger airbags may not deploy or they may deploy inappropriately for the passenger's size and position. This…
The free fix. Southeast Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will test the sensitivity of the occupant detection sensors, and recalibrate them as necessary. The recall began on March 21, 2013. Owners may contact…
Oct 2012 · 2007–2009 · VisibilityIf the switch overheats, it may melt, possibly resulting in a fire.
The defect. Toyota is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 Camry, Camry Hybrid, RAV4, Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Tundra, Sequoia, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Yaris, Scion xB, Scion xD and Pontiac Vibe vehicles. The power window master switch assemblies in some of…
What can happen. If the switch overheats, it may melt, possibly resulting in a fire.
The free fix. Toyota will notify its owners, and dealers will inspect the switch and apply a special grease that inhibits heat build up or replace any switch damaged by the defect, free of charge. Toyota owners…
Mar 2012 · 2009 · Exterior LightingInoperative brake lights would not warn other drivers that the vehicle is slowing or stopping, increasing the…
The defect. Toyota is recalling certain model year 2009 Camry vehicles manufactured from july 1, 2008, through february 28, 2009, and model year 2009-2011 venza vehicles manufactured from october 20, 2008, through january 4, 2011. During assembly of the contact-type stop…
What can happen. Inoperative brake lights would not warn other drivers that the vehicle is slowing or stopping, increasing the risk of a crash.
The free fix. Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the stop lamp switch, free of charge. The safety recall began on april 12, 2012. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Feb 2010 · 2010 · Service Brakes, HydraulicA brake tube perforation may result in brake fluid leakage.
The defect. Toyota is recalling certain model year 2010 camrys. The length of the power steering pressure hose on vehicles equipped with the 4-cylinder (2ar-fe) engine may be insufficient, such that the gap between the crimp on the pressure hose and the brake tube for…
What can happen. A brake tube perforation may result in brake fluid leakage. A leak in brake fluid may impact braking performance increasing the risk of a crash.
The free fix. Toyota will notify owners and, if necessary, dealers will replace or adjust the brake tube free of charge. The safety recall began on march 4, 2010. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Feb 2010 · 2007–2011 · EquipmentA driver may overload a vehicle which may increase the risk of a crash.
The defect. Southeast Toyota is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 passenger vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "Tire selection and rims." These vehicles were sold without the requisite load carrying…
What can happen. A driver may overload a vehicle which may increase the risk of a crash.
The free fix. Dealers will mail to consumers the corrected label or the customer will have the option for dealers to install the label free of charge. The safety recall began on may 27, 2010. Owners may contact…
Feb 2010 · 2007–2010 · EquipmentThis does not meet the standard requirements.
The defect. Gulf states Toyota is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "Tire selection and rims." These vehicles were sold between september 1, 2005 and june 2, 2008…
What can happen. This does not meet the standard requirements.
The free fix. Dealers will mail to consumers the corrected label or the customer will have the option for dealers to install the label free of charge. Dealers will also correct the owner's manual. The safety…
Jan 2010 · 2007–2010 · Vehicle Speed ControlThe accelerator pedal may become hard to depress, slow to return to idle, or, in the worst case, mechanically…
The defect. Toyota is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 avalon, model year 2007-2010 Camry, model year 2009-2010 corolla, corolla matrix, RAV4, model year 2010 highlander, model year 2008-2010 sequoia, and model year 2007-2010 tundra vehicles. Due to the manner in…
What can happen. The accelerator pedal may become hard to depress, slow to return to idle, or, in the worst case, mechanically stuck in a partially depressed position, increasing the risk of a crash.
The free fix. Dealers will install a reinforcement bar in the accelerator pedal which will allow the pedal to operate smoothly. Gm will notify owners for the Pontiac vibe please see 10v-018. This service will be…
Oct 2009 · 2007–2010 · Vehicle Speed ControlA stuck open accelerator pedal may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to stop the…
The defect. Toyota is recalling certain model year 2004-2010 passenger vehicles. The accelerator pedal can get stuck in the wide open position due to its being trapped by an unsecured or incompatible driver's floor mat.
What can happen. A stuck open accelerator pedal may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to stop the vehicle, which could cause a crash, serious injury or death.
The free fix. Toyota filed an amended defect report on november 25, 2009, stating that dealers will modify the accelerator pedal and, on certain vehicles, alter the shape of the floor surface under the pedal.…
Apr 2006 · 2007 · Air BagsThis may increase the risk of injury to the occupant in the involved seating position in the event of a crash.
The defect. On certain vehicles, due to improper assembly of the air bag inflator, which is used in the side air bag, the curtain shield air bag, and the knee air bag assembly, some inflators were produced with an insufficient amount of the heating agents necessary for…
What can happen. This may increase the risk of injury to the occupant in the involved seating position in the event of a crash.
The free fix. Dealers will replace the specific srs air bag. The recall began on april 6, 2006. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-888-270-9371, scion at 1-866-548-1851, or Lexus at 1-800-255-3987.
Crashes, fires and injuries owners reported
Out of 7,233 complaints against this generation, owners also reported:
- Crashes
- 773 (10.7%)
- Fires
- 116
- Injury reports
- 392
- Fatality reports
- 6
Camry problems by model year
The 2007 drew the most complaints of this generation, 3,489, most of them about throttle and speed control, and the 2010 the fewest, 614. A typical year drew about 1,095.
That makes the 2007 stand out at roughly 3.2 times a typical year (what a yearly count can and cannot say).
| Year | Complaints | With mileage | Median miles | Most reported | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3,489 | 2,677 | 68,000 | Throttle and speed control (670) | 9 |
| 2008 | 1,095 | 823 | 60,000 | Visibility equipment (206) | 7 |
| 2009 | 1,411 | 1,031 | 51,000 | Throttle and speed control (285) | 10 |
| 2010 | 614 | 460 | 30,000 | Throttle and speed control (167) | 9 |
| 2011 | 624 | 439 | 49,000 | Problems owners could not categorise (118) | 5 |
What Camry owners reported
The contact owned a 2011 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, the vehicle hydroplaned and the front driver’s side crashed into the highway median, and the vehicle spun around and the rear passenger’s side crashed into a highway guardrail. The air bags failed to deploy upon impact. Due to the…
2011 · 200,000 miles · Airbag system
The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the dashboard created a glare on the windshield that reflected into the driver's eyes. Over time, the dashboard became sticky, emitted a slight chemical odor, appeared shiny, and had a clear, porous substance on top. The driver was…
2011 · 94,000 miles · Body structure
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the vehicle jerked while accelerating from a complete stop. Additionally, the vehicle intermittently failed to start, with the ABS warning light displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for repairs, but the failure…
2009 · 128,000 miles · Engine
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speeds, there was a glare coming from the dashboard, making it difficult to see out the windshield while driving. The contact stated that the dashboard was sticky to the touch and sunglasses were needed while…
2009 · 117,000 miles · Body structure
Built from 5,430 NHTSA complaints with mileage · snapshot 2026-10-20 · open data · how it is built
Other Camry generations
- Camry 1992–1996 231 reports with mileage, most about body structure
- Camry 1997–2001 815 reports with mileage, most about the engine and its cooling system
- Camry 2002–2006 2,513 reports with mileage, most about throttle and speed control
- Camry 2012–2017 1,456 reports with mileage, most about the transmission and driveline
- Camry 2018–2024 639 reports with mileage, most about the transmission and driveline