"How reliable is the 2012 Toyota Camry?"

"Based on 806 NHTSA complaints, the 2012 Toyota Camry has a median complaint mileage of 36500 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN."

"What are common problems with the 2012 Toyota Camry?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2012 Toyota Camry is POWER TRAIN, accounting for a significant portion of the 806 total complaints filed."

2012 Toyota Camry: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 806 complaints

806

Total Complaints

36,500mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN

Top Issue

127

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

13,036 25th Percentile

36,500 Median Mileage

79,034 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN

127

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

AIR BAGS

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ENGINE

STEERING

SERVICE BRAKES

STRUCTURE:BODY

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Severity Assessment

127

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"IF THE CAR SITS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND I GO FOR A DRIVE, THE FIRST DIP IN THE ROAD THAT I HIT AT APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MPH WILL MAKE MY FRONT SUSPENSION MAKE A LOUD SOLITARY HOLLOW METAL CLUNK NOISE. IF I DRIVE AROUND AND HIT THE EXACT SAME DIP AGAIN, THERE WILL BE NO UNUSUAL NOISE. IF I CONTINUE TO ..."

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED PADDLE SHI..."

"WHEN DRIVING THE CAR AND SLOWING TO A STOP OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THERE IS A LOUD HOLLOW CLUNK NOISE FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. WE'VE TAKEN IT TO TWO DEALERSHIPS AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS NORMAL SUSPENSION REBOUND NOISES. WE NOTICED THE NOISE AT 158 MILES..."

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.

POWER TRAIN 127 complaints

25th: 37,375 mi Median: 82,150 mi 75th: 112,327 mi

UNKNOWN OR OTHER 81 complaints

25th: 33,625 mi Median: 57,670 mi 75th: 83,287 mi

AIR BAGS 74 complaints

25th: 16,000 mi Median: 35,000 mi 75th: 55,000 mi

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 65 complaints

25th: 8,883 mi Median: 29,725 mi 75th: 60,312 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 60 complaints

25th: 18,000 mi Median: 54,520 mi 75th: 96,250 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 116 NY: 67 FL: 60 TX: 51 MD: 37 MA: 33 NC: 31 PA: 29 NJ: 28 IL: 27

Who Files Complaints?

2.5%

Original Owners

97.5%

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
2002	1183	50,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	324
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
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