"How reliable is the 2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid?"

"Based on 225 NHTSA complaints, the 2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid has a median complaint mileage of 75000 miles. The most common issue is SERVICE BRAKES."

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

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid is SERVICE BRAKES, accounting for a significant portion of the 225 total complaints filed."

2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 225 complaints

225

Total Complaints

75,000mi

Median Mileage

SERVICE BRAKES

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

55,000 25th Percentile

75,000 Median Mileage

111,400 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

VISIBILITY

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

STRUCTURE

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

ENGINE

VISIBILITY/WIPER

STEERING

SUSPENSION

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON HWY, HYBRID SYSTEM FAILURE ALERT TURNED ON. NO OTHER INDICATORS ON. ENGINE TEMP WAS NORMAL. ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER AFTER A FEW MILES AND CAR SEIZED UP, SMOKE WAS BILLOWING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SMALL FLAMES VISIBLE THROUGH GRILL AND WITHIN MINUTES ENTIRE ..."

"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HV. THE MAT WHICH IS A PROTECTIVE MAT OVER THE STANDARD VEHICLE MAT CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO GET STUCK UNDER THE MAT. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HE HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND DISCONNECT THE MAT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000."

"DROVE IN TO A PARK PARKING LOT, PULLED IN TO A PARKING SPACE WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, BRAKES WENT OUT, RAN IN TO A TREE ABOUT FIVE OR SIX FEET AWAY. IF THERE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE TREE THERE I COULD HAVE RUN IN TO THE SOCCER GROUP A FEW HUNDRED FEET AWAY AND INJURED OR KILLED THEM AND ME. *T..."

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