2019 Toyota Camry engine problems
82 of the 406 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2019 Toyota Camry name the engine (NHTSA’s “Engine” heading — the engine and its cooling system). Filed under the same heading: 82 manufacturer bulletins. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the engine
Source: NHTSA complaint database3 of the 82 reports a crash · 0 a fire · 0 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2018: 2 · 2019: 5 · 2020: 14 · 2021: 15 · 2022: 5 · 2023: 6 · 2024: 8 · 2025: 17 · 2026: 10
Half of the 30 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the engine problem between 11,000 and 51,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
406 complaints in all about the 2019 Toyota Camry, 10 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Engine” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Toyota Camry engine problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the engine. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
Vehicle often has extreme hesitation when applying gas. Car often lags. Does not accelerate consistently as it should. Primarily occurs after car is moving slowly
Engine stalling, as if fuel pump not working properly, when vehicle is in motion on city streets and highway
When I drive my car, it hesitates and feels like its losing power, it does it all the time it's not just a few times. And it doesn't matter what speed i'm driving it still does it. It acts like it's not getting enough fuel to the engine. It does it on the highway, on city streets.
The car sometimes stalls on acceleration during a stop, like at a red light or stop sign. City street driving
Hesitation on acceleration from a slow roll or rolling stop. Car exhibit a hesitation on acceleration from a slow roll or rolling stop under the following conditions. 6 MPH or below immediately following a 3 ' 1 downshift less than 40% accelerator pedal application
What is on file about the engine
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications82 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
- T-SB-0110-20 Rev2 Service bulletinAug 20, 2026
- OBSOLETE NOTICE August 20, 2026: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see T-SB-0051-26.
- T-SB-0051-26 Service bulletinAug 20, 2026
- This bulletin includes basic procedures for performing a rescue charge at battery on high voltage (HV) Ni-MH and Li-ion batteries.
- 24TE04 Warranty extensionAug 11, 2026
- Although the flow shut-off valve is covered by Toyota’s New Vehicle Limited Warranty for 36 months or 36,000 miles (whichever comes first), we at Toyota care about the customers’ ownership experience. Toyota is providing coverage for repairs related to Flow Shut-off Valve Coolant Leak.
- T-SB-0104-21 Rev2 Service bulletinFeb 27, 2026
- OBSOLETE NOTICE February 27, 2026: This bulletin is no longer applicable and is now obsolete.
The 4 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
P0302 P28AE
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2019 Toyota Camry names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2019 Toyota Camry
Source: the same files- fuel system problems 87 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre engine problems common on the 2019 Toyota Camry?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 82 owner complaints naming the engine on this model year (20% of everything owners filed about it), and 82 manufacturer bulletins are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the engine on the 2019 Toyota Camry?
No recall campaign is filed under this heading for this model year (there are 7 filed under other headings). A bulletin is not a recall: it carries no federal duty to repair for free.
When do engine problems show up on the 2019 Toyota Camry?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 21,000 miles; half of them between 11,000 and 51,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Engine" heading cover?
The engine and its cooling system. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.