"How reliable is the 2001 Toyota Camry Solara?"

"Based on 66 NHTSA complaints, the 2001 Toyota Camry Solara has a median complaint mileage of 82557 miles. The most common issue is Air Bags."

"What are common problems with the 2001 Toyota Camry Solara?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2001 Toyota Camry Solara is Air Bags, accounting for a significant portion of the 66 total complaints filed."

2001 Toyota Camry Solara: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 66 complaints

Total Complaints

82,557mi

Median Mileage

Air Bags

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

27,657 25th Percentile

82,557 Median Mileage

147,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Air Bags

Vehicle Speed Control

Seat Belts

Seats

Suspension

Frontal

Steering

Conventional

Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings

Unknown Or Other

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED RAPIDLY DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES. *AK"

"NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK"

"CONSUMER'S SEAT BELT STRAP DOES NOT RETRACT. SOMETIMES WHEN PULLING IT OUT IT WILLTWIST, AND WILL NOT GO BACK IN AT ALL. BELT HAS BEEN OPENED AND UNTWISTED BOTH BELTS HAVE BEEN CHANGED BY DEALER, BUT THEY KEEP DOING THE SAME THING. *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 10 complaints

25th: 27,315 mi Median: 88,000 mi 75th: 174,000 mi

Vehicle Speed Control 9 complaints

25th: 21,154 mi Median: 88,000 mi 75th: 137,500 mi

Seat Belts 7 complaints

25th: 56,000 mi Median: 127,423 mi 75th: 137,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 13 FL: 9 TX: 8 VA: 6 MD: 5 MA: 4 GA: 3 NY: 3 IN: 3 PA: 2

Who Files Complaints?

33.3%

Original Owners

66.7%

Second+ Owners

Toyota Camry Solara — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1999	109	95,815	Air Bags	25
2000	80	50,000	Vehicle Speed Control	15
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