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Toyota Camry Reliability by Year

Every Camry model year from 2004 to 2024, scored on reported failures weighted against how many were sold — and ranked against every other Mid-Size Passenger Car of the same year.

The short answer

Best model year
2022
#2 of 29 that year
Year to avoid
2007
#49 of 56 that year
Latest scored
2024
#2 of 24

Across 21 scored model years the Camry needs fixing less often than its class, and repairs cost about what you would expect. The spread between years is what matters: 2022 is its strongest, 2007 its weakest.

Every model year, scored

Longer bar is better. Rank is against every Mid-Size Passenger Car sold that same model year.

YearRelative standingClass rankPctl
2004#18 /5870th
2005#18 /5669th
2006#5 /5693th
2007#49 /5613thAvoid
2008#13 /5377th
2009#23 /5257th
2010#12 /4676th
2011#11 /4879th
2012#11 /4376th
2013#4 /5094th
2014#11 /4879th
2015#9 /5084th
2016#6 /4789th
2017#2 /5098th
2018#25 /4343th
2019#22 /4754th
2020#12 /3870th
2021#3 /3394th
2022#2 /2996thBest year
2023#2 /2996th
2024#2 /2496th

The line held a strong position through 2005, ran middling in 2006–2008, and has been strong from 2009 on. This 2024 car falls in a strong stretch.

What tends to break

All 12 systems, measured against the class average for each model year.

Every Camry model year is scored across 12 separate systems — engine, transmission, brakes, electrical, steering and suspension, structure, interior, and five more. Each system is compared against how often that same system fails on the average Mid-Size Passenger Car of the same year, so a common failure is judged against how common it is everywhere else.

Across the last three model years (2022–2024), no single system stands out. All measured systems draw issue reports less often than the same systems on the average Mid-Size Passenger Car of their year — a cleaner sheet than most of this class manages.

🔒 System-by-system breakdown
All 12 systems scored for the Camry year you are looking at — which ones fail more often than the class, by how much, and on how many reports.
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How it compares to the class

All 24 Mid-Size Passenger Cars from 2024, plotted by how often they need fixes and what those fixes cost.

🔒 The whole class, plotted
Where the Camry lands against every other 2024 Mid-Size Passenger Car — and which rivals beat it.
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Common questions

What is the best year for a used Toyota Camry?

2022 is the strongest Camry model year on record, ranking #2 of 29 Mid-Size Passenger Cars that year.

Which Toyota Camry years should I avoid?

2007 is the weakest year in the model's history, ranking #49 of 56.

Is the latest Camry reliable?

The 2024 Camry ranks #2 of 24 Mid-Size Passenger Cars — the upper quarter of its class.

Where does this data come from?

Failure reports filed with NHTSA — submitted by vehicle owners and repair shops alike — weighted against US sales volumes so a high-volume model is not penalised for selling well, then benchmarked within segment and model year.

See the full picture for your Camry

All 12 systems scored, the whole class plotted, and a downloadable Full Model Report for any year — 6,000+ vehicles in the dashboard.

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How this was built. Scores derive from failure reports filed with NHTSA — submitted by vehicle owners and repair shops alike — weighted against US sales volumes and benchmarked within segment and model year. We measure two separate things: Fix Frequency — how often a vehicle needs fixing — and Fix Severity — how costly those fixes are. These figures describe a model line, not the specific vehicle in front of you; trim, mileage and service history still decide an individual car.