Toyota Camry 2012–2017 problems by year and mileage
8th generation (XV50)
NHTSA data through 18 October 20262,054 complaints, 1,456 with mileageMethod
Which year is yours? Tap it to see what breaks on it.
The 2012 Toyota Camry
Close- Median failure report
- 38,000 mi
- Complaints filed
- 645
- Recalls naming this year
- 2
Most reported on the 2012
- Transmission and driveline146 reports · median 80,000 mi
- Problems owners could not categorise88 reports · median 53,000 mi
- Airbag system83 reports · median 37,000 mi
Recall areas Equipment — appliance · Seats
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The 2013 Toyota Camry
Close- Median failure report
- 24,000 mi
- Complaints filed
- 301
- Recalls naming this year
- 2
Most reported on the 2013
- Transmission and driveline67 reports · median 56,000 mi
- Problems owners could not categorise48 reports
- Throttle and speed control38 reports · median 17,000 mi
Recall areas Visibility — windshield wiper/washer · Equipment — appliance
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The 2014 Toyota Camry
Close- Median failure report
- 36,000 mi
- Complaints filed
- 480
- Recalls naming this year
- 3
Most reported on the 2014
- Transmission and driveline128 reports · median 80,000 mi
- Problems owners could not categorise76 reports · median 36,000 mi
- Throttle and speed control68 reports · median 16,000 mi
Recall areas Suspension — front · Fuel system, gasoline — delivery · Visibility — windshield wiper/washer
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The 2015 Toyota Camry
Close- Median failure report
- 40,000 mi
- Complaints filed
- 286
- Recalls naming this year
- 1
Most reported on the 2015
- Steering107 reports · median 51,000 mi
- Brakes38 reports · median 22,000 mi
- Transmission and driveline36 reports
Recall areas Steering — electric power assist system
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The 2016 Toyota Camry
Close- Median failure report
- 29,000 mi
- Complaints filed
- 189
- Recalls naming this year
- 3
Most reported on the 2016
- Problems owners could not categorise36 reports
- Airbag system31 reports
- Steering25 reports
Recall areas Power train — driveline · Equipment — other · Air bags — sensor
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The 2017 Toyota Camry
Close- Median failure report
- 26,000 mi
- Complaints filed
- 153
- Recalls naming this year
- 3
† This median likely runs low (why).
Most reported on the 2017
- Problems owners could not categorise32 reports
- Airbag system24 reports
- Electrical system24 reports
Recall areas Equipment — other · Tires — temporary/emergency spare tire · Air bags — knee bolster
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Tiles: each year’s median failure mileage. † Median likely runs low (complaints filed after 2020). Latest: the 2015; earliest: the 2013, and the 2013 is 2 years older (part of the gap is age).
The short answer
“Is the 2012–2017 Toyota Camry reliable?”
- Median of reported failures
- 35,000 mi
- 90% of reports came by
- 118,000 mi
- Reports with mileage
- 1,456
- Recalls
- 12
Most reported
- Transmission and driveline19.5% of complaints · median 70,000 mi
- Problems owners could not categorise15.1% of complaints · median 39,000 mi
- Steering13.0% of complaints · median 45,000 mi
Owners filed 2,054 complaints with NHTSA about the 2012–2017 Toyota Camry; the transmission and driveline leads with 19.5% of them, and half of the 1,456 that record an odometer reading came by 35,000 miles — complaints, not a failure rate.
28% of complaints that record mileage fall within the first 12,000 miles, against 10.4 reports per 1,000 miles between 20,000 and 80,000. Failures clustered that early usually indicate a design or manufacturing problem rather than wear.
Before-you-buy checklist ↓At your mileage ↓Check this VIN — NHTSA ↗
How many miles does a 2012–2017 Toyota Camry last?
On the 2012–2017 Toyota Camry, half of the 1,456 complaints that record an odometer reading were filed by 35,000 miles and 90% by 118,000 miles (why that is not a lifespan).
61 reports came in past 150,000 miles and 21 past 200,000 — each one proof that a Camry reached that mileage, not that it failed there.
Figure 1 · Toyota Camry 2012–2017 · 1,456 reports with mileage
Mileage at failure
5,000-mile bins, 0 to 200,000 miles, linear scale; tallest bar 254 complaints
- First 12,000 miles — 28% of all failures
- Rest of the range
- Median
- 200,000+ — 21 complaints (1.4%), plotted separately
- 10%
- 800
- 25%
- 9,500
- Median
- 35,000
- 75%
- 72,000
- 90%
- 118,000
Show the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0–5,000 | 254 | 17.4% |
| 5,000–10,000 | 120 | 8.2% |
| 10,000–15,000 | 75 | 5.2% |
| 15,000–20,000 | 71 | 4.9% |
| 20,000–25,000 | 79 | 5.4% |
| 25,000–30,000 | 71 | 4.9% |
| 30,000–35,000 | 51 | 3.5% |
| 35,000–40,000 | 63 | 4.3% |
| 40,000–45,000 | 63 | 4.3% |
| 45,000–50,000 | 44 | 3.0% |
| 50,000–55,000 | 61 | 4.2% |
| 55,000–60,000 | 33 | 2.3% |
| 60,000–65,000 | 55 | 3.8% |
| 65,000–70,000 | 34 | 2.3% |
| 70,000–75,000 | 37 | 2.5% |
| 75,000–80,000 | 32 | 2.2% |
| 80,000–85,000 | 36 | 2.5% |
| 85,000–90,000 | 22 | 1.5% |
| 90,000–95,000 | 26 | 1.8% |
| 95,000–100,000 | 21 | 1.4% |
| 100,000–105,000 | 23 | 1.6% |
| 105,000–110,000 | 18 | 1.2% |
| 110,000–115,000 | 18 | 1.2% |
| 115,000–120,000 | 6 | 0.4% |
| 120,000–125,000 | 21 | 1.4% |
| 125,000–130,000 | 16 | 1.1% |
| 130,000–135,000 | 17 | 1.2% |
| 135,000–140,000 | 7 | 0.5% |
| 140,000–145,000 | 11 | 0.8% |
| 145,000–150,000 | 10 | 0.7% |
| 150,000–155,000 | 6 | 0.4% |
| 155,000–160,000 | 7 | 0.5% |
| 160,000–165,000 | 4 | 0.3% |
| 165,000–170,000 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 170,000–175,000 | 8 | 0.5% |
| 175,000–180,000 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 180,000–185,000 | 3 | 0.2% |
| 185,000–190,000 | 3 | 0.2% |
| 190,000–195,000 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 200,000+ | 21 | 1.4% |
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, public domain.
Common Camry problems, and when they happen
Figure 2 · Toyota Camry 2012–2017
When each system fails
Bar: middle half of reports · notch: median · proportional (log) scale (how to read it)
- Throttle and speed control241 reportsmedian 20,000middle half 5,500–49,000
- Brakes210 reportsmedian 25,000middle half 8,500–44,000
- Airbag system243 reportsmedian 37,000middle half 15,000–63,000
- Electrical system236 reportsmedian 38,000middle half 14,000–88,000
- Problems owners could not categorise310 reportsmedian 39,000middle half 15,000–68,000
- Steering266 reportsmedian 45,000middle half 12,000–72,000
- Transmission and driveline401 reportsmedian 70,000middle half 17,000–110,000
- Your odometer, once entered below
Ordered by median mileage, earliest first.
All systems in a table
| System | Complaints | Share | Median | 25–75% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transmission and driveline | 401 | 19.5% | 70,000 | 17,000–110,000 |
| Problems owners could not categorise | 310 | 15.1% | 39,000 | 15,000–68,000 |
| Steering | 266 | 13.0% | 45,000 | 12,000–72,000 |
| Airbag system | 243 | 11.8% | 37,000 | 15,000–63,000 |
| Throttle and speed control | 241 | 11.7% | 20,000 | 5,500–49,000 |
| Electrical system | 236 | 11.5% | 38,000 | 14,000–88,000 |
| Brakes | 210 | 10.2% | 25,000 | 8,500–44,000 |
| Engine | 198 | 9.6% | 26,000 | 8,500–72,000 |
| Body structure | 167 | 8.1% | 19,000 | 5,000–40,000 |
| Fuel and propulsion system | 89 | 4.3% | 32,000 | 12,000–60,000 |
Known problems with the 2012–2017 Camry
Transmission 2012–2017
Torque converter lock-up shudder at light throttle on the 6-speed automatics, addressed by fluid and control software updates.
Engine 2012–2017
2AR-FE water pump leaks and, on higher-mileage cars, oil consumption; far less severe than the preceding 2AZ-FE issue.
Before you buy a 2012–2017 Camry: the 3-minute check
Generated from 1,456 mileage-tagged complaints, 12 recall campaigns, 2 documented problem areas.
- Run the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. 12 campaigns cover this generation.
- Check transmission on 2012–2017 cars. What each looks like: Known problems.
- Check engine on 2012–2017 cars.
- Years differ here: from 153 to 645 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 mi68% below | At 90k mi82% below | At 120k mi90% below | At 150k mi96% below | At 200k mi99% below |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transmission and driveline | 17,000–110,000 | in window | in window | earlier | earlier | earlier |
| Problems owners could not categorise | 15,000–68,000 | in window | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier |
| Steering | 12,000–72,000 | in window | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier |
| Airbag system | 15,000–63,000 | in window | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier |
| Throttle and speed control | 5,500–49,000 | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier |
| Electrical system | 14,000–88,000 | in window | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier |
| Brakes | 8,500–44,000 | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier |
Figure 3 · Toyota Camry 2012–2017 · 1,456 reports with mileage
Share of reports below each mileage
Steps at bin edges (how to read it)
- 60,000 mi — 68% of reports below
- 90,000 mi — 82% of reports below
- 120,000 mi — 90% of reports below
- 150,000 mi — 96% of reports below
- 200,000 mi — 99% of reports below
- Median (the 50% line)
- Your odometer, once entered
Linear axis, same as Figure 1.
2012–2017 Toyota Camry recalls (12)
NHTSA records 12 recall campaigns covering vehicles in this generation (what a recall is).
The campaigns cluster around equipment (3), the airbag system (2), the transmission and driveline (1) (why one area can repeat).
Jun 2019 · 2017 · EquipmentAn incorrect label may lead to unintentionally overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The defect. Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Toyota Camry, Corolla, RAV4, Sienna, and Yaris iA vehicles equipped with factory-installed floor mats. The load carrying capacity modification label may be incorrect. As such, these…
What can happen. An incorrect label may lead to unintentionally overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The free fix. SET will notify owners and provide a corrected label for placement over the inaccurate label, free of charge. The recall began August 23, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at…
Jul 2017 · 2016 · Power TrainA front driveshaft separation would result in a loss of propulsion while driving, and if the driver exits the…
The defect. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016 Camry Hybrid and Avalon Hybrid vehicles. The front drive shaft may separate.
What can happen. A front driveshaft separation would result in a loss of propulsion while driving, and if the driver exits the vehicle without applying the parking brake, the vehicle may roll. Both scenarios can…
The free fix. Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will check the serial number of the vehicle's drive shaft, replacing any that are affected, free of charge. The recall began on August 11, 2017. Owners may…
May 2017 · 2017 · TiresA spare tire that is not inflated to the proper value may not perform as intended, increasing the risk of a…
The defect. Gulf States Toyota, Inc. (Gulf States) is recalling certain 2017 4Runner , 86, Avalon, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Corolla, Corolla iM, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Prius, Prius C, RAV4, RAV4 Hybrid, Sienna and Yaris vehicles. The spare tire air pressure was not…
What can happen. A spare tire that is not inflated to the proper value may not perform as intended, increasing the risk of a crash.
The free fix. Gulf States will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the spare tires, adjusting their pressure as necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 15, 2017. Owners may contact Gulf States…
Dec 2016 · 2017 · Air BagsIf the air bag was installed with incorrect fasteners, the fasteners may become loose over time, affecting…
The defect. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Avalon, and 2017 Camry vehicles manufactured August 3, 2016, to September 12, 2016. The front passenger knee air bag module may have been attached to the lower instrument…
What can happen. If the air bag was installed with incorrect fasteners, the fasteners may become loose over time, affecting the air bag deployment and increasing the risk of injury.
The free fix. Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fasteners, and if necessary, replace the instrument panel brace and body bracket and reattach the air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall…
Jun 2016 · 2016 · EquipmentAn incorrect label may lead an owner to overload the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The defect. Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2016 Toyota Camry and Highlander, 2015-2016 Toyota Tundra, Scion FR-S, and tC vehicles. The Load Carrying Capacity Modification Label may not reflect the correct added weight of the…
What can happen. An incorrect label may lead an owner to overload the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The free fix. SET will notify owners, and provide a corrected label for placement over the inaccurate label, free of charge. The recall began on July 14, 2016. Owners may contact SET customer service at…
Apr 2016 · 2016 · Air BagsAir bags that do not deploy as intended during a crash increase the risk of injury.
The defect. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Avalon and Camry vehicles manufactured November 30, 2015 to March 4, 2016. The occupant classification system (OCS) that activates or deactivates the front passenger seat…
What can happen. Air bags that do not deploy as intended during a crash increase the risk of injury.
The free fix. Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will recalibrate the OCS, free of charge. The recall began by May 13, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for…
Mar 2015 · 2015 · SteeringAn unexpected loss of power steering increases the risk of a crash.
The defect. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2015 Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, and Highlander Hybrid, and 2014-2015 RAV4 vehicles. A component of the electric power steering (EPS) electronic control unit (ECU) may have…
What can happen. An unexpected loss of power steering increases the risk of a crash.
The free fix. Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the serial number of the EPS ECU or steering column assembly. If the number is within the affected range, the EPS ECU will be replaced, free of…
Nov 2014 · 2014 · SuspensionBecause of the insufficient clamping force, the lower arm may separate from the ball joint, increasing the…
The defect. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2014 Toyota Camry, Camry HV, Avalon, and Avalon HV vehicles equipped with 16-inch and 17-inch rims. In the affected vehicles, the left-side front suspension lower arm may have…
What can happen. Because of the insufficient clamping force, the lower arm may separate from the ball joint, increasing the risk of a crash.
The free fix. Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left side lower arm, free of charge. The recall began on December 12, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
Sep 2014 · 2014 · Fuel System, GasolineA fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
The defect. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2014 Toyota Avalon, Camry, Sienna, and Highlander and model year 2015 Lexus RX350 vehicles. Fuel may leak from the one of the fuel delivery pipes in the engine compartment.
What can happen. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
The free fix. Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace any of the suspect fuel delivery pipes free of charge. The recall began November 17, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at…
Oct 2013 · 2013–2014 · VisibilityA short circuit could cause inoperative windshield wipers, reducing driver visibility and increasing the risk…
The defect. Toyota Motor Engineering & manufacturing North America, Inc. (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Camry and Camry HV, model year 2013 Avalon and Avalon HV and model year 2014 Corolla vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the windshield wiper…
What can happen. A short circuit could cause inoperative windshield wipers, reducing driver visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.
The free fix. Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wiper switch assembly, free of charge. The recall began on November 8, 2013. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Oct 2013 · 2012–2013 · EquipmentA short circuit may cause the air bags to become disabled or inadvertently deploy.
The defect. Toyota is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Avalon, Avalon HV, Venza, Camry, and Camry HV vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the drain hose for the air conditioning condenser may become clogged causing water to accumulate at the bottom of the air…
What can happen. A short circuit may cause the air bags to become disabled or inadvertently deploy. An inadvertent airbag deployment can increase the risk of injury or the possibility of a crash. An inoperative…
The free fix. Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will seal the air conditioning condenser unit housing and install a protective cover on the airbag control module, free of charge. The recall began on February…
Jan 2013 · 2012 · 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…
Crashes, fires and injuries owners reported
Out of 2,054 complaints against this generation, owners also reported:
- Crashes
- 312 (15.2%)
- Fires
- 21
- Injury reports
- 179
- Fatality reports
- 3
Camry problems by model year
The 2012 drew the most complaints of this generation, 645, most of them about the transmission and driveline, and the 2017 the fewest, 153. A typical year drew about 294.
That makes the 2012 stand out at roughly 2.2 times a typical year (what a yearly count can and cannot say).
| Year | Complaints | With mileage | Median miles | Most reported | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 645 | 472 | 38,000 | Transmission and driveline (146) | 2 |
| 2013 | 301 | 222 | 24,000 | Transmission and driveline (67) | 2 |
| 2014 | 480 | 321 | 36,000 | Transmission and driveline (128) | 3 |
| 2015 | 286 | 224 | 40,000 | Steering (107) | 1 |
| 2016 | 189 | 120 | 29,000 | Problems owners could not categorise (36) | 3 |
| 2017 | 153 | 97 | 26,000† | Problems owners could not categorise (32) | 3 |
What Camry owners reported
The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving the vehicle, the vehicle was involved in a front-end crash while making a left turn at an intersection. The air bags failed to deploy upon impact. The contact's daughter suffered bruising to the chest and stomach but had not…
2016 · 120,000 miles · Airbag system
Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2016 Toyota Camry. The vehicle was a private sale from Facebook Marketplace. The contact stated that after purchasing the vehicle, the vehicle experienced various mechanic failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was discovered that there was a mileage…
2016 · 257,000 miles · Electrical system
The contact owned a 2012 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed uphill during flooding conditions, the vehicle slipped and hydroplaned. The contact attempted to correct the steering but lost control of the vehicle, causing the vehicle to drive into a ditch and flip over several…
2012 · 255,000 miles · Airbag system
Odometer Fraud. The contact owns a 2017 Toyota Camry, which was purchased via Facebook Marketplace. Shortly after purchase, the Check Engine warning light illuminated, leading the contact to replace the catalytic converter. Upon using a diagnostic code reader, the contact discovered that the estimated value of the…
2017 · 297,000 miles · Electrical system
Built from 1,456 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 2007–2011 5,430 reports with mileage, most about throttle and speed control
- Camry 2018–2024 639 reports with mileage, most about the transmission and driveline