1996 Toyota Camry: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 567 complaints
567
Total Complaints
87,000mi
Median Mileage
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Top Issue
69
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

60,000 25th Percentile
87,000 Median Mileage
134,666 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
36
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
29
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
26
TIRES
23
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
20
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
20
AIR BAGS
19
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
17
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
17
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
13

Severity Assessment

69
Crashes
9
Fires
72
Injuries
6
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"FIRST CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT AFTER REAR TIRES WAS PUT ON FRONT THEN VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. *AK"
"FIRST CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT AFTER REAR TIRES WAS PUT ON FRONT THEN VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. *AK"
"WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE ACCELERATOR GOES TO THE FLOOR AND STAYS THERE FOR A MINUTE BEFORE IT SELF CORRECTS THE SITUATION. ALL CONTROL OF THE CAR IS LOST. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28