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Toyota Camry Hybrid years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2018.
The 2018 Toyota Camry Hybrid draws the most owner complaints for its age: 28, or 3 for each year on the road, against a median of 2 a year across the 4 model years old enough to judge.
- 296complaints
- 6recall campaigns
- 2model years with a page
Newest report Sep 28, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
2018
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
Best years
- No year since 2016 is clearly better than the rest.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid. Too new to judge: 2025 and 2026.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong
At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2025 has the most complaints of any Toyota Camry Hybrid year here: 163 of 296 (55%).
- Problem across the years
- The top problem moves around from year to year. Hybrid system leads in 1 of the 2 model years and has the most reports overall, 65. Pooled across the years, half of the 11 owners who gave a mileage for hybrid system were under about 2,000 miles.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 11% of Toyota Camry Hybrid complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The highest share is on the 2025, 21 of its 163 complaints.
- Recalls on the top problem
- Every model year where owners report hybrid system also has a recall on the same system. A recall on the same system doesn't always cover the failure owners describe, so compare its summary with the complaints.
- When owners filed
- Complaints are still climbing. 2025 brought 69, the most of any year so far. So far in 2026, 212 more have come in.
Photo: Sardaka, Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2014 (22), 2015 (15), 2018 (28), 2019 (11).
Year by year
2026 Toyota Camry Hybrid
133 owner complaints so far; too new to call. Most reported: hybrid system (56 reports, median 5,300 miles) and seat belt (19 reports). 12 reports involved a crash and 7 people were hurt. 3 recalls, including 25V-869 on the hybrid system and 26V-511 on the exterior lighting.
2025 Toyota Camry Hybrid
163 owner complaints so far; too new to call. Most reported: seat belt (22 reports), windshield (19 reports) and trim coming off (17 reports). 15 reports involved a crash and 10 people were hurt. 6 recalls, including 25V-059 on the seat belts and 26V-511 on the exterior lighting.
Recalls that cover several model years
The instrument cluster display may fail during vehicle startup, deactivating the hazard lights, turn signals, seat belt warning system, and smart key reminder.
Please see the recall report for a complete list of models. A software error may cause the rearview camera to freeze or display a blank screen when the vehicle is in reverse.
A bolt inside the inverter may not have been tightened properly, causing incomplete contact at the inverter terminal.
Compare the Camry with its rivals
Side by side over the model years both have on file: what owners complain about, the mileage problems start at, recalls, investigations and crash reports.
- Camry vs Honda Accord2014 to 2026
- Camry vs Nissan Altima2014 to 2024
- Camry vs Hyundai Sonata2014 to 2024
- Camry vs Kia K52021 to 2026
Questions
What Toyota Camry Hybrid years should you avoid?
The 2018 Toyota Camry Hybrid draws the most owner complaints for its age: 28, or 3 for each year on the road, against a median of 2 a year across the 4 model years old enough to judge.
What are the best years for the Toyota Camry Hybrid?
No Toyota Camry Hybrid model year since 2016 draws clearly fewer complaints for its age than the rest. Model years before 2016 aren't called best, because complaints filed before 2015 aren't in the files this site reads and their counts run short.
What is the most common problem on the Toyota Camry Hybrid?
Hybrid system, with 65 reports across the 2 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2026.
How many recalls does the Toyota Camry Hybrid have?
6 recall campaigns cover the Toyota Camry Hybrid model years 2025 to 2026 on this site. The widest, 25V-744 on the backup camera, covers 2 model years.
How many Toyota Camry Hybrid complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
11% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The 2025 has the highest share.
Is there a recall for hybrid system on the Toyota Camry Hybrid?
Yes, on every model year where owners report it.