2018 Toyota Camry problems and complaints

Owners have filed 740 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Toyota Camry. The most-reported areas: Power Train (196), Service Brakes (168), Engine (133).

Key takeaways

  • 740 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 46 involve a crash, 4 a fire, 45 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Power Train19626%
Service Brakes16823%
Engine13318%
Unknown Or Other9713%
Vehicle Speed Control7310%
Fuel/Propulsion System7210%
Electrical System669%
Steering608%
Forward Collision Avoidance446%
Hydraulic385%
Fuel System304%
Gasoline294%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2018 Toyota Camry 4 DR FWD5/55/55/55/5

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Power Train,vehicle Speed Control,service Brakes - filed 2026-09-21

The transmission quit moving the car forward in traffic which could have caused a collision. When the transmission started shifting weird and not accelerating normally, the ABS Sensor malfunction light came on. I towed the car to a toyota dealership in [XXX] and they said I needed the transmission replaced for $10000(n...

Power Train - filed 2026-09-19

My regularly serviced 2018 Toyota Camry is now in need of a $10,000 transmission replacement. Based on research, it is not normal for a modern Toyota Camry to need a new transmission at 125k miles. Toyota has DOCUMENTED complaints that the 2018 Camry's 8-speed automatic transmission has a known history of premature fai...

Structure,engine - filed 2026-09-15

My panoramic sunroof has a defect , my sunroof stopped working only a few months after having my car , I’ve Spoke with many other people with the same car and it’s common. I had a warranty on my car but they wouldn’t cover the cables for the setup to the roof , and it’s $10,000 at Toyota to get it fixed and I’m having ...

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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.