2016 Toyota Camry — Problems & Complaints
NHTSA has 189 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.
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
157 complaints
61 complaints
64 complaints
What Owners Complain About Most
Recent Owner Reports
IN JULY 2016 I WAS CRESTING THE TOP OF A HILL WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING ME TO HIT MY BRAKES. UPON BRAKING AND DECELERATION, I FELT THE CAR MOMENTARILY TRY ACCELERATING THROUGH THE BRAKES. THIS FREAKED ME OUT AND I PULLED OVER TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. CHECKED MY FLOOR MAT AND EVERYTHING WAS LOCKED IN PLACE AS IT SHOULD BE. SO I STAR…
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE SUNROOF SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE IS 1-1/2 YEARS OLD. THE OUTSIDE WEATHER WAS ABOUT 50 DEGREES AND I HAD THE HEAT ON. NOT SURE IF THE INSIDE/OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES CAUSED THIS, OR IF THE BODY HAD SETTLED OR CHANGED IN SOME WAY TO CREATE PRESSURE ON THE GLASS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING , THE GEAR SHIFTER MOVED FROM THE PARK POSITION INTO THE REVERSE POSITION. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, RAN OVER THE CONTACT, AND STRUCK A LIGHT POLE IN A PARKING LOT. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIE…
IF STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT WHEN I START THE ENGINE, WHILE DRIVING THE WHEEL PULLS IN THAT DIRECTION WHILE GOING DOWN THE STREET. IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS STRAIGHT WHEN I TURN ON THE ENGINE AND DRIVE, THE CAR GOES STRAIGHT DOWN THE STREET, NO PULL LEFT OR RIGHT. SO I ALWAYS STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL BEFORE I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE.
CAR VIOLENTLY SHIMMIES WHEN BRAKING ON AN INCLINE AT 60-70MPH.
Recalls & Crash Tests
Complaints are one half of the picture — see the official recalls and NHTSA crash-test stars for the 2016 Toyota Camry, or check your exact car by VIN with the free VIN lookup.
Problems Checker
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