LIVE Global accident monitoring — updating every 15 minutes
Owner-Reported Problems · NHTSA

2013 Toyota Camry — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 301 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

301
Complaints
filed with NHTSA
46
Involved a Crash
owner-reported
1
Involved Fire
owner-reported
29 / 1
Injuries / Deaths
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.

613 complaints

623 complaints

644 complaints

301 complaints

14 complaints

271 complaints

189 complaints

148 complaints

747 complaints

397 complaints

274 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Power Train 67 reports
Unknown Or Other 48 reports
Vehicle Speed Control 38 reports
Air Bags 37 reports
Steering 32 reports
Electrical System 32 reports
Structure 29 reports
Engine 27 reports
In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Steering ODI 10557954 12/31/2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMARY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AS SHE MADE A LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO HER HEAD, AND SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANICS GARAGE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS …

Electrical System ODI 10557833 12/30/2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V442000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EQUIPMENT) AND THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REMEDY PART WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL FEBRUARY 13, 2014. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONT…

Power Train ODI 11291938 12/29/2019

CVT TRANSMISSION START SHUDDERING THEN AND B/4 AT 40 TO 50 MILES PER HOUR TOYOTA MFG REFUSES TO REPAIR.CAR ONLY HAS 58K MILES! ALMOST LOST CONTROL DRIVING.TELLING ME I HAVE TO BUY AT DEALER FOR $7.300 HAPPENS AT ALL TIMES WHEREVER ! PLEASE HELP US SINCE WE ARE BOTH RETRIED SENIORS. ALFRED

Power Train ODI 10938541 12/29/2016

AFTER STOPPING AT INTERSECTION, THEN STEP ON GAS TO TURN RIGHT, CAR MAKES THE TURN OUT INTO THE ROAD, BUT THEN ENGINE BEGINS TO REV AS IF THE TRANSMISSION HAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. AFTER LETTING OFF THE GAS PEDAL FOR A SECOND OR TWO THE CAR WILL RECOVER AND ACT NORMALLY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING ONTO A BUSY STREET.

Power Train ODI 11445190 12/28/2021

Torque Converter started shuddering a couple of weeks ago. I was stranded in busy intersection for just long enough to scare me into understanding that this issue is dangerous. I found that Toyota had issued LSC E03 - Limited Service Campaign and I was not notified. There was no recall. Instead there was a window of time that I missed, apparently. How many 100's of thousa…

Same Vehicle

Recalls & Crash Tests

Complaints are one half of the picture — see the official recalls and NHTSA crash-test stars for the 2013 Toyota Camry, or check your exact car by VIN with the free VIN lookup.

Check Another Car

Problems Checker

Any year, make and model: open the Car Problems Checker. Data: NHTSA (US DOT, public domain), cached up to 7 days.

Questions

FAQ

Is the 2013 Toyota Camry reliable?
Owners have filed 301 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2013 Toyota Camry, most often about power train. 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.