"How reliable is the 2003 Toyota Camry Solara?"

"Based on 34 NHTSA complaints, the 2003 Toyota Camry Solara has a median complaint mileage of 70000 miles. The most common issue is Air Bags."

"What are common problems with the 2003 Toyota Camry Solara?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2003 Toyota Camry Solara is Air Bags, accounting for a significant portion of the 34 total complaints filed."

2003 Toyota Camry Solara: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 34 complaints

Total Complaints

70,000mi

Median Mileage

Air Bags

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

46,000 25th Percentile

70,000 Median Mileage

95,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Air Bags

Frontal

Electrical System

Suspension

Seats

Seat Belts

Accelerator Pedal

Vehicle Speed Control

Windshield

Door

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES FORWARD, RELEASED BRAKE AND SEAT WILL MOVE BACK. DEALER REPLACED ALL SEATS, AND STILL EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK"

"WHILE DRIVING THE AT 65 TO 70 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED, AND AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE FIVE TIMES AND COULD NOT FIX IT. *AK"

"I PURCHASED A 2003 TOYOTA SOLARA IN OCT. 2003. ON JANUARY 17, 2004 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH CARS ABOUT 50 YARDS OR MORE IN FRONT OF MINE AND NOTICED A CRACK IN THE CENTER OF MY WINDSHIELD THAT LOOKED LIKE IT STATED AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD. IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE UNTIL IT CAME UP..."

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 5 complaints

25th: 70,750 mi Median: 84,500 mi 75th: 102,500 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 7 IL: 6 FL: 4 NJ: 3 MN: 2 CO: 2 NY: 2 TX: 1 KS: 1 GA: 1

Who Files Complaints?

29.4%

Original Owners

70.6%

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
2001	66	82,557	Air Bags	26
2002	67	70,008	Vehicle Speed Control	23
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