2000 Toyota Camry Solara: Reliability Data

80
Total Complaints
50,000mi
Median Mileage
Vehicle Speed Control
Top Issue
15
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

27,112 25th Percentile
50,000 Median Mileage
78,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Vehicle Speed Control
6
Frontal
5
Tires
5
Engine And Engine Cooling
4
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
3
Rear
2
Door
2
Fuel/Propulsion System
2
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
2
Sun/Moon Roof Assembly
2

Severity Assessment

15
Crashes
0
Fires
10
Injuries
2
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CONSUMER'S SHOULDER BELT TWISTS & DOES NOT LAY STRAIGHT. VEHICLE HAS A SAFETY FEATURE THAT RETRACTS THE SEATBELTS BACK IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. TOYOTA BASICALLY REPLIED THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT SEAT BELT WAS UNCOMFORTABLE & UNSAFE.*AK"
"FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT HAS BROKEN THREE TIMES IN TWO MONTHS. BELT JAMS WHEN PASSENGER LEANS FORWARD WHILE WEARING THE BELT (THE BELT THEN HANGS LOSE). BELT SEEMS TO TWIST OR FOLD OVER AT THE POINT WHERE IT COMES OUT OF THE SIDE OF THE CAR. SPEED DURING FIRST INCIDENT - ABOUT 40 MPH AND BRAKING,..."
"CONSUMER WAS SITTING STILL, ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME HEAD-ON TRAVELING 35MPH. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALER WANTED TO CEHCK VEHICLE BEFORE CLAIM WAS SUBMITTED. DEALER WASN'T OFFERING A LOANER VEHICLE.*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.

Vehicle Speed Control 6 complaints
Median: 50,000 mi
Frontal 5 complaints
Median: 95,000 mi
Engine And Engine Cooling 4 complaints
Median: 40,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 15 FL: 13 TX: 8 MD: 7 MA: 4 NY: 4 NJ: 4 OH: 4 VA: 3 SD: 3

Who Files Complaints?

43.8%
Original Owners
56.2%
Second+ Owners

Toyota Camry Solara — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
199910925
20016626
20026723
20033415
200420440
200513134
200614624
200715815
20089912

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