Complaint volume
716 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2018 Toyota Camry Complaints
716 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2018 Toyota Camry, grouped by component category.
716 Total complaints
46 Crash reports
4 Fire reports
25 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are power train, service brakes, unknown or other. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 46 crash reports, 4 fire reports, 25 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 327 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 35,432 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to power train, service brakes, unknown or other?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2018 Toyota Camry?
Used-car checklist
Use these complaints before the test drive.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2018 Toyota Camry
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How severe are the 2018 Toyota Camry complaints?
46 Crash
4 Fire
25 Injury
0 Fatality
54 Towed
16 Medical attention
What are the most common 2018 Toyota Camry complaint categories?
POWER TRAIN 96
SERVICE BRAKES 69
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 43
STEERING 40
ENGINE 33
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 30
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 28
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 25
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 17
VISIBILITY/WIPER 17
716 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2023 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the steering wheel was firm and difficult to maneuver. The contact stated that he used excessive force to maneuver the vehicle. The message “Low Power Steering - See Dealer” was intermittently displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the electronic rack and pinion system failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not yet been repaired. An undisclosed dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was advised to contact the manufacturer for assistance. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact received no further assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 60,000 |
| Jul 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | Low brake power warning randomly comes and now the brakes are not working. Also having intermittent ics malfunction problems. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | My vehicle is displaying a low break message and is telling me to park for safety. However, the vehicle is not movable from my garage. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Doors come equipped with touch active door lock. Where you press on the door and it locks and if you put hand on the handle it will unlock. First the passenger door stopped working. It doesn’t lock the car. Now the driver seat stopped working. You have to lock doors manually and some times it won’t unlock the door for you after car is locked. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2023 | ENGINE | Vehicle is experience DTC P26CB71 (Electric Water Pump Stuck) Same other 2018 Camrys have experienced | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Subject: Concerns Regarding TSB T-SB-0017-23 for Toyota Camry HV Vehicles Dear NHTSA, I am deeply concerned about the recently released Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) T-SB-0017-23 by Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. This TSB addresses a potential issue with the active grille air shutter actuator in specific 2018-2020 Camry HV vehicles equipped with the A25A-FXS engine. Releasing the TSB in April 2023, after the warranty periods for many affected vehicles have expired, is unfair to owners. A 2018 Camry HV's warranty period of 36 months/36,000 miles ended in 2021. This situation raises significant concerns as it burdens owners with the financial responsibility of repairs for an issue that was not their fault, potentially compromising safety if repairs are not promptly carried out. Toyota's inadequate efforts to ensure all affected owners have access to necessary repairs are disheartening. I urgently appeal for a thorough investigation and decisive action to ensure that regardless of warranty status, all owners of affected Camry HV vehicles can obtain essential repairs. I would like to bring attention to a similar TSB, T-SB-0319-17, issued by Toyota in November 2017 for Prius Prime 2017 and 2016-2017 models. This TSB addressed a comparable issue with the active grille air shutter actuator. Toyota extended the warranty for affected vehicles in California by 180 months or 150,000 miles, aligning with the manufacturing year and ensuring all vehicles were covered. The repair was covered under the California Emission Warranty for specific states. The discrepancy in approach between the two TSBs raises concerns about the fairness and consistency of Toyota's actions. It is crucial for Toyota to extend similar warranty coverage for affected Camry HV vehicles, ensuring all owners have access to necessary repairs without financial hardship. Thank you for your attention to this matter, and I urge prompt action in addressing these concerns. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2023 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | 2018 Toyota camry hybrid at a stop sign the car would not engage into drive while it was on ""D" when I let my foot off the brake to hit the gas, the cars "BRAKE HOLD system" failed. I then shut the car off and back on to reset the car, which allowed me to get to the next STOP sign and It happened again a few times until I made it home. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2023 | STEERING | my car has only 56 K on the odometer and suddenly last week my steering wheel starting to get stuck, at time it feels like it is locking, and then a second later is normal. i see there is a recall for power steering #22TE02, but when i search my vin #, this recall is not showing for my car | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My instrument panel went black. I can no longer tell how fast I'm going I can no longer tell if my safety features are on or off. I can no longer see if my tire pressure is good or bad. I've checked the fuses and there is no blown fuse. Also my odometer reading is on this screen and I'm not able to see it. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Multiple system malfunctions lights stay on. Dealer does not not what the issue is. Windshield wiper and signal light also not working. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2023 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I bought the car 6/23/21 and since then The electrical power steering system light indicates a malfunction , I had it serviced three times and so far the warning sign still goes on, I called Toyota and they can't help me, I do not want to wait for an accident to happen before it is taken care of. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2023 | POWER TRAIN | I started getting weird shifting and hesitation I had around 70,000 miles took it to my local Toyota dealership, they completed several software updates. Also did a transmission fluid change that didn’t really resolve the problem now at about 113,000 miles I started getting odd shifting, and at higher speeds, when accelerating abruptly, the vehicle put itself in limp mode and will not accelerate further. Add 115,000 miles I took the vehicle into the Toyota dealership because the check engine light came on after accelerating onto the highway and the vehicle stalling and upon their investigation they found out that I would be needing a new transmission which is a little odd at 115,000 miles with the car only be five years old. Toyota, you should do better. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Electric power steering system warning light keeps coming on which indicates a malfunction in the EPS, comes on and off at different times, since I bought the car in June 23, 2021 | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | Last May I took my 2018 Camry in due to "low braking Power" light coming on. Toyota informed me that it was part of a recall and they did not know how long it would take. It was over a month and they fixed the problem. Now a year later, the same problem is taking place. Again, "low braking power" signal is coming on. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | Low brake pressure | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2023 | STEERING | 2018 Toyota Camry- Consumer has steering issue and submitted copy of complaint sent to NJ Office of Attorney General Division of Community Affairs- Consumers Comment Letter & Note of referral. Attached is the Invoice for repair and inspection report. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2023 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the steering wheel was stiff. While driving at various speeds, the steering wheel was difficult to turn. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the steering shaft needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 42,000 |
| Apr 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | During replacement of Brake Light Switch, observed that original switch nut was installed up-side-down. Replaced switch, because vehicle intermittently would not go into gear. It is highly likely that brake lights were also not working intermittently. Vehicle only had 20K miles and I assume it came from Factory with the switch nut installed up-side-down. This condition allows the brake switch to be misaligned. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2023 | STEERING | Steering wheel is becoming harder and harder to turn right or left | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | Low braking power. Car couldn’t move | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2023 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | I purchased a brand new 2018 toyota camry le with nothing but problems from the beginning. The brakes have been bad from day 1. The make noise when braking and they supposedly fixed it. I was driving on the freeway down a hill and when I went to press on the brakes they did not do anything and I had the pedal all the way down. I had to pump the brakes putting me and my passengers in danger. The engine hesitates when accelerating. I took it in twice already and they don't know what the issue is. Once it finally decides to go it accelerates excessively putting the driver in danger. This has been going in for years. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The car’s dashboard will light up and all systems started failing with no warning while driving. The car will not accelerate, brake, or steer properly. It happened twice and the Toyota mechanics couldn’t figure out what was happening and just tried changing something out on the engine. A few months later the same thing happened again (today). This is very dangerous as I have no control when it happens and I can’t control the car. In all instances, I was driving on a busy road, the entire dash lit up, I couldn’t accelerate despite pushing it all the way down with my foot, and I couldn’t steer the car. Luckily, I was able to get off the road before I was in an accident. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2023 | STEERING | After continued usage steering becomes stiff and turning becomes very difficult. This then possess a safety risk to not only the driver but other drivers. The cause is failure of the intermediate steering shaft. Toyota has recalled 170,000+ 2018 Camrys because of this - https://www.tsbsearch.com/Toyota/22TE02, but it is clear as per my incident and other online forums, there are 2018 Carmys that have not been recalled where the intermediate steering shaft fails without notice. When the dealership was called, they said they were well aware of the problem and stated they would order the part even before my car was taken to the shop, even though the repair was not covered under my VIN. The dealership replaced the intermediate steering shaft at a cost to me. There were no warning lights or other symptoms prior to the failure. The failure first appeared around March 27th, 2023. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2023 | TIRES | The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Camry equipped with Hankook Tires, Tire Line: Kinergy GT, Tire Size: 235/45/R18, DOT Number: 5MN91BH. The contact stated that during a routine tire rotation, the tire technician advised the contact that she needed to replace all four tires due to premature treadwear. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where replacement tires were purchased. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 95,000. The tire failure mileage was 33,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 95,000 |
| Apr 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | That gas damper strut on the trunk lid failed, allowing the trunk lid to sprint open dangerously fast. I have been hit in the face with it and also on the top of my head when it rebounds. The car is available for inspection. We will have the car serviced soon and have them confirm the failure. The car/failure has not been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance or others. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |