2013 Toyota Camry problems and recalls

Owner complaints on the 2013 Toyota Camry include 1 fatality report, 46 crashes and 1 fires across 301 filings.

301
Complaints
2
Recalls
46
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
29
Injuries
130.4
Severity index

Severity index 130.4 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 130.4p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 7 of 145 by severity index among 2013 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 95% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2013 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Power TrainPower Train: 67 complaints (22.3%)67 22%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 48 complaints (15.9%)48 16%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 38 complaints (12.6%)38 13%Air BagsAir Bags: 37 complaints (12.3%)37 12%SteeringSteering: 32 complaints (10.6%)32 11%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 32 complaints (10.6%)32 11%StructureStructure: 29 complaints (9.6%)29 10%EngineEngine: 27 complaints (9.0%)27 9%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
POWER TRAIN6722.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER4815.9%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL3812.6%
AIR BAGS3712.3%
STEERING3210.6%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3210.6%
STRUCTURE299.6%
ENGINE279.0%

Complaints filed per year

026512013: 382014: 512015: 352016: 252017: 222018: 292019: 312020: 152021: 142022: 82023: 132024: 112025: 72026: 2 (partial year)131451151617181920212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
201338
201451
201535
201625
201722
201829
201931
202015
202114
20228
202313
202411
20257
2026 (year to date)2
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (31 against 37).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
13V50500017/10/2013VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRINGToyota Motor Engineering & manufacturing North America, Inc. (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Camry and Camry HV, model year 2013 Avalon and Avalon HV and model year 2014 Corolla vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the windshield wiper switch assembly may short
13V44200017/10/2013ELECTRICAL SYSTEMToyota is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Avalon, Avalon HV, Venza, Camry, and Camry HV vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the drain hose for the air conditioning condenser may become clogged causing water to accumulate at the bottom of the air conditioning condenser uni

Other Toyota Camry model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 14 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.