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Every model year 2016–2026: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

11 Model years 2016–2026

38 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years

2,481 Complaints owner reports, all years

C Newest grade 2026 Safety Signal

2021 Best on record cleanest filed year

The 2026 Camry →Which years to avoid Compare it

2026 Toyota Camry

Active NHTSA advisory on 1 model year of the Camry — park outside or do not drive. The year rows below carry it.

Every Toyota Camry model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year

Year	Powertrains	Safety	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Best efficiency
2026	Hybrid	C	3	144	★★★★★	51 mpg
2025	Hybrid	D	6	173	★★★★★	51 mpg
2024	Hybrid Gas	A	1	52	★★★★★	52 mpg
2023	Hybrid Gas	C	2	66	★★★★★	52 mpg
2022	Hybrid Gas	A	1	65	★★★★★	52 mpg
2021	Hybrid Gas	A	1	165	★★★★★	52 mpg
2020	Hybrid Gas	C	3	284	★★★★★	52 mpg
2019	Hybrid Gas	D	7	411	★★★★★	52 mpg
2018	Hybrid Gas	F	8	779	★★★★★	52 mpg
2017	Hybrid Gas	B	3	153	★★★★★	40 mpg
2016	Hybrid Gas	B	3	189	★★★★★	40 mpg

Which model year the record favours

Source: recalls and complaints per year on the road

Years to avoid, with the reasons →Best on the record 2021

On the filed record so far, the 2021 is the cleanest Camry year we hold, and the 2023 the one to check hardest. The 2023 carries a standing park-outside or do-not-drive advisory, which outranks every other number on this page.

Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.

Year	Safety Signal	Recalls /yr	Complaints /yr
2021	A	0.2	33
2022	A	0.2	16
2016	B	0.3	19
2017	B	0.3	17
2020	C	0.5	47
2019	D	1	59
2018	F	1	97	1 critical
2023	C	0.7	22	Advisory

Which Toyota Camry years reported which system early

Source: NHTSA complaints, odometer at report

Earliest on the record: 2019 power train complaints at 0.11× the mileage of same-age vehicles (median 3,000 miles). Latest: 2019 service brakes at 2.9× (29,000 miles).

Year	Engine	Service Brakes	Power Train	Electrical System	Fuel/Propulsion System	Vehicle Speed Control
2020	0.24×	—	—	0.51×	—	—
2019	0.74×	2.9×	0.11×	—	0.94×	—
2018	0.41×	1.86×	0.4×	0.78×	0.89×	0.43×
2017	—	0.98×	—	0.97×	—	0.93×
2016	0.33×	0.34×	—	0.8×	—	0.35×

Each cell is that model year’s median odometer when owners reported the system, divided by the median for the same system across every make’s complaints on the same model year. under 0.67× reported early; 1.5× or more late; a dash means too few readings. When problems get reported, not how often — complaint counts are in the table above. Across the whole fleet: which systems go first.

What owners filed about the Toyota Camry, by system

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsEvery system, every year →

The systems the federal record is deep on for this nameplate: the complaints per model year, the mileage owners reported them at, and every recall, investigation and manufacturer bulletin filed under the heading — each one linked, none a failure rate.

engine problems 316 complaints, every model year brake problems 305 complaints, every model year electrical problems 282 complaints, every model year airbag problems 251 complaints, every model year fuel system problems 241 complaints, every model year

What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record

2025: dropped gas; best combined mpg 52 → 51; 9 → 5 EPA configurations
2024: 10 → 9 EPA configurations
2023: 9 → 10 EPA configurations
2021: 10 → 9 EPA configurations
2020: 7 → 10 EPA configurations
2018: best combined mpg 40 → 52; 4 → 7 EPA configurations

Compare

All Camry head-to-heads →Which is better for you? →

Head-to-head	Verdict
2026 Camry vs Honda Civic · Midsize Sedan	Civic +4.4
2026 Camry vs Tesla Model 3 · Midsize Sedan	Model 3 +6
2026 Camry vs Hyundai Elantra · Midsize Sedan	Elantra +5.4
2026 Camry vs Nissan Sentra · Midsize Sedan	Toss-up
2026 Camry vs Nissan Altima · Midsize Sedan	Toss-up
2026 Camry vs Kia K4 · Midsize Sedan	K4 +4.8
2025 Camry vs Hyundai Ioniq 6 · Midsize Sedan	Ioniq 6 +6.7
2025 Camry vs Polestar 2 · Midsize Sedan	2 +33.6
2025 Camry vs Lexus ES · Midsize Sedan	Camry +8.8

In the studies

Source: computed from the same record, method on each page

Odometer at first complaint · rank 25 of 79 0.65× the mileage of same-age vehicles Toyota Camry owners reported problems to NHTSA at a median 16,000 miles across 2018–2020 (fleet 23,512), earlier than vehicles of the same model year. 555 readings.Same trim, next model year · 2025 → 2026 +1.7% at the median across 8 matched trims The manufacturer’s announced MSRP for the 2026 Toyota Camry against the same trim in 2025; the fleet moved +1.8% on 394 matched trims. Base trim $28,700 → $29,100. MSRP excludes destination; not a transaction price.

Common questions about the Toyota Camry

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Toyota Camry year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2021 Camry comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade A (92/100), 1 recall and 165 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What Toyota Camry years should I avoid?

2018, 2019, 2023, 2025 have the weakest recall records in this range — one carries an active park-outside or do-not-drive advisory. The year pages list every campaign, its severity and whether a repair exists yet. Every Camry model year ranked, with the reasons.

How many recalls does the Toyota Camry have?

Across model years 2016–2026, NHTSA has posted 38 recall campaigns for the Toyota Camry. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.