"How reliable is the 2008 Toyota Camry?"

"Based on 1134 NHTSA complaints, the 2008 Toyota Camry has a median complaint mileage of 59000 miles. The most common issue is VISIBILITY."

"What are common problems with the 2008 Toyota Camry?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2008 Toyota Camry is VISIBILITY, accounting for a significant portion of the 1134 total complaints filed."

2008 Toyota Camry: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1134 complaints

1134

Total Complaints

59,000mi

Median Mileage

VISIBILITY

Top Issue

121

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

33,026 25th Percentile

59,000 Median Mileage

90,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VISIBILITY

180

ENGINE

130

VISIBILITY/WIPER

103

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

101

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

STRUCTURE

SERVICE BRAKES

STRUCTURE:BODY

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

AIR BAGS

Severity Assessment

121

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 800 MILES. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 2 WEEKS AGO, AND AM ALREADY GRAVELY CONCERNED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE. ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH I WAS MERGING INTO INTERSTATE TRAFFIC AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR FOR THE NECESSARY ACCELERATION I NEEDED ..."

"NEW CAMRY HYBRID, THREE DAYS OLD, "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ALERTED US OF A PROBLEM THAT PROVED TO BE AN EMISSION SYSTEM MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT REQUIRED SIX DAYS TO COMPLETE. DEALER FIXED THE DEFECT FOR FREE, BUT MY INTERACTION WITH THE NATIONAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENCY IN CALIFORNIA WAS UNACCEP..."

"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATES DURING ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE PREVENTS THE CONTACT FROM CHANGING LANES BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GAIN SPEED. THE FAILURE HAS CAUSED NEAR CRASHES. THE DEALER INSTALLED NEW HARDWARE IN THE VEHICLE. THE REPA..."

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

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