"How reliable is the 2002 Toyota Camry?"

"Based on 1183 NHTSA complaints, the 2002 Toyota Camry has a median complaint mileage of 50000 miles. The most common issue is VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL."

"What are common problems with the 2002 Toyota Camry?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2002 Toyota Camry is VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, accounting for a significant portion of the 1183 total complaints filed."

2002 Toyota Camry: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1183 complaints

1183

Total Complaints

50,000mi

Median Mileage

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Top Issue

324

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

19,184 25th Percentile

50,000 Median Mileage

98,118 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

243

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

ENGINE

AIR BAGS

TIRES

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

STEERING

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

Severity Assessment

324

Crashes

Fires

173

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AT ANY SPEED BRAKE PEDAL IS REALLY MUSHY, AND ONE TIME IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED ON ITS OWN.*AK"

"STARTING THE FIRST WEEK IHAD THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES WERE "NOT RIGHT" AND SEEMED TO MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT EVERY TWO DAYS UNTIL I FINALLY WENT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP. THE DEALER CALIMS IT'S THE ABS BUT I'VE DRIVEN ABS VEHICLES FOR THE LAST 5 YRS WITHOUT EXPERIENCING ..."

"WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM VEHICLE. WHEN CONSUMER SAW SMOKE STOPPED VEHICLE, AND THEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN ENGINE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY IN FLAMES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. *YD"

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 243 complaints

25th: 20,407 mi Median: 41,736 mi 75th: 79,662 mi

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 61 complaints

25th: 4,687 mi Median: 13,888 mi 75th: 50,000 mi

ENGINE 58 complaints

25th: 100,750 mi Median: 117,450 mi 75th: 146,250 mi

AIR BAGS 57 complaints

25th: 53,000 mi Median: 114,000 mi 75th: 155,000 mi

TIRES 46 complaints

25th: 11,825 mi Median: 19,340 mi 75th: 24,678 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 141 NY: 110 FL: 89 NJ: 73 MA: 65 PA: 57 MD: 55 TX: 50 OH: 47 VA: 46

Who Files Complaints?

37.8%

Original Owners

62.2%

Second+ Owners

Toyota Camry — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1990	160	150,500	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH	5
1991	186	114,056	EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.	11
1992	646	122,000	STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS	38
1993	334	133,017	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	58
1994	364	107,077	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	78
1995	373	124,000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	59
1996	567	87,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	69
1997	685	84,226	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	92
1998	751	89,500	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	87
1999	660	81,500	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	133
2000	577	69,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	152
2001	356	73,500	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	87
2003	945	47,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	299
2004	797	47,280	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	263
2005	901	44,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	292
2006	392	47,385	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	137
2007	3666	63,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	386
2008	1134	59,000	VISIBILITY	121
2009	1609	50,500	ENGINE	204
2010	762	29,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	137
2011	777	46,000	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	154
2012	806	36,500	POWER TRAIN	127
2013	375	23,700	POWER TRAIN	64
2014	632	36,000	POWER TRAIN	93
2015	358	40,000	STEERING	47
2016	242	24,500	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	61
2017	203	31,608	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	40
2018	1039	15,000	POWER TRAIN	80
2019	521	9,617	POWER TRAIN	37
2020	362	7,750	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	20
2021	184	20,500	AIR BAGS	31
2022	73	25,000	AIR BAGS	18
2023	76	19,000	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	15
2024	62	5,555	STRUCTURE:BODY	7
2025	157	6,550	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	19

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