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2010 Toyota Camry — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 614 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

614
Complaints
filed with NHTSA
101
Involved a Crash
owner-reported
1
Involved Fire
owner-reported
60
Injuries
across all reports
Years to Avoid

Toyota Camry — Complaints by Model Year

Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.

614 complaints

623 complaints

644 complaints

301 complaints

14 complaints

271 complaints

189 complaints

148 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Vehicle Speed Control 167 reports
Unknown Or Other 84 reports
Structure 66 reports
Visibility/wiper 60 reports
Service Brakes 57 reports
Air Bags 50 reports
Power Train 46 reports
Engine 45 reports
In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Service Brakes ODI 11499644 12/31/2022

On 2 occasions the car's brakes failed and caused a collision. The brake pedal was pressed all the way down to avoid a collision but instead the car shook and continued moving causing a collision. the car 2010 camry was previously involved in a recall due to leaking brake fluid but repair was never done

Air Bags ODI 11632983 12/29/2024

The air bag system has a fault and it makes it so the passenger air bag light is always reading as off, as if there isn’t a passenger there. It also has the passenger seatbelt light flashing all the time.

Steering ODI 11057499 12/29/2017

FRONT SEATS ARE OVER HEATING

Suspension ODI 10668852 12/29/2014

2010 CAMRY - BOUGHT NEW. TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALL SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES & SERVICE. REPLACED NEW MICHELIN TIRES (RATED 60,000 MILES) AT 32,000 MILES THAT WORE OUT UNEVENLY. WE NOTED THAT OUR VANS WHICH HAVE MORE ROLL THAN A CAR AND ARE MORE HEAVILY LOADED, USUALLY GO AT LEAST 55,000 AND THAT THEY WEAR MORE EVENLY. SINCE THE DEALERSHIP WAS CHECKING EVERYTHING, IT DID NOT …

Suspension ODI 10557574 12/28/2013

FRONT WHEEL DRIVER SIDE WAS MAKING NOISE EVERY TIME I DRIVE OVER THE BUMPS OR UNEVEN ROAD,WENT TO TOYOTA DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT'S NORMAL JUST KEEP DRIVING ,DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION TO ME AND NOW I HAVE 47000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THAT STRUT IS LEAKING PRETTY BAD,TO FIX IT THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME 800 $.I FEEL CHEATED NOW. *TR

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Recalls & Crash Tests

Complaints are one half of the picture — see the official recalls and NHTSA crash-test stars for the 2010 Toyota Camry, or check your exact car by VIN with the free VIN lookup.

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Problems Checker

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2010 Toyota Camry reliable?
Owners have filed 614 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2010 Toyota Camry, most often about vehicle speed control. Compare the complaint counts across model years above — a year with far more complaints than the model's average is the strongest 'avoid' signal in public data.
Which Toyota Camry years should I avoid?
The rule of thumb used by analysts: a model year whose complaint count is well above the model's own average (we flag 2× or more) usually had a real manufacturing or design problem — not just noisy reporting. Use the year-by-year strip on this page.
Where do these complaints come from?
Directly from NHTSA, the US government road-safety agency. Any owner can file a Vehicle Owner Questionnaire; NHTSA publishes them as public domain data. We cache each lookup for up to 7 days.
Do complaints mean a recall is coming?
Sometimes. NHTSA opens defect investigations when complaint patterns emerge, and investigations can end in recalls. Check the recalls page for this vehicle to see what has already been recalled.