1998 Toyota Camry: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 751 complaints
751
Total Complaints
89,500mi
Median Mileage
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Top Issue
87
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

60,000 25th Percentile
89,500 Median Mileage
123,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
61
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
49
SUSPENSION:FRONT
33
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
32
TIRES
30
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
29
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
29
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
25
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
25
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
20

Severity Assessment

87
Crashes
39
Fires
65
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PERFORMS A LANE CHANGE FROM RIGHT TO LEFT IN 1/10 OF A MILE AT 65 MPH. *AK"
"CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A RIGHT SIDE IMPACT COLLISION AT 25 MPH IN WHICH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *NLM"
"VEHICLE'S INTERLOCK IGNITION WILL NOT TURN. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE INTERMITTENT. DEALER CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. PROBLEM MAY BE RELATED TO INVESTIGATION NO.PE97034. *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