"How reliable is the 1999 Toyota Camry Solara?"

"Based on 109 NHTSA complaints, the 1999 Toyota Camry Solara has a median complaint mileage of 95815 miles. The most common issue is AIR BAGS."

"What are common problems with the 1999 Toyota Camry Solara?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 1999 Toyota Camry Solara is AIR BAGS, accounting for a significant portion of the 109 total complaints filed."

1999 Toyota Camry Solara: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 109 complaints

109

Total Complaints

95,815mi

Median Mileage

AIR BAGS

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

48,527 25th Percentile

95,815 Median Mileage

115,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DRIVER'S PASSIVE RESTRAINT BELT SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE WHEN DRIVER REACHED FOR BELT PRIOR TO STARTING THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML"

"BRAKES WOULD MAKE GRINDING NOISES WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. WOULD FAIL TO CATCH WHEN TRYING MAKE STOPS, WHICH ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DO. BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AT 6,000 MILES & THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED AT 12,000 MILES DUE TO OIL LEAKAGE. *AK"

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

AIR BAGS 16 complaints

25th: 107,500 mi Median: 117,000 mi 75th: 133,000 mi

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 6 complaints

25th: 67,000 mi Median: 84,000 mi 75th: 102,500 mi

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 5 complaints

25th: 75,000 mi Median: 104,769 mi 75th: 130,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 13 IL: 12 MD: 11 VA: 10 CO: 6 PA: 6 TX: 5 OH: 5 FL: 5 NJ: 4

Who Files Complaints?

33.9%

Original Owners

66.1%

Second+ Owners

Toyota Camry Solara — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2000	80	50,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	15
2001	66	82,557	AIR BAGS	26
2002	67	70,008	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	23
2003	34	70,000	AIR BAGS	15
2004	204	54,000	STEERING	40
2005	131	45,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	34
2006	146	47,505	STRUCTURE	24
2007	158	56,887	EXTERIOR LIGHTING	15
2008	99	35,500	STRUCTURE	12

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