2017 Toyota Camry: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 148 complaints about the 2017 Toyota Camry and NHTSA has issued 3 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is unknown or other, named in 31 of them.

148
Complaints
3
Recalls
28
Crash reports
5
Fire reports
29
Injuries
252.7
Severity index

Severity index 252.7 - High. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 252.7p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2017 Toyota Camry sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 136 2017 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2017 Toyota Camry ranks 3 of 136 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 98% of its model-year peers. See the full 2017 ranking.

What actually fails

Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 31 complaints (20.9%)31 21%Air BagsAir Bags: 24 complaints (16.2%)24 16%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 23 complaints (15.5%)23 16%Service BrakesService Brakes: 21 complaints (14.2%)21 14%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 19 complaints (12.8%)19 13%SteeringSteering: 14 complaints (9.5%)14 9%EngineEngine: 11 complaints (7.4%)11 7%StructureStructure: 10 complaints (6.8%)10 7%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
UNKNOWN OR OTHER3120.9%
AIR BAGS2416.2%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2315.5%
SERVICE BRAKES2114.2%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1912.8%
STEERING149.5%
ENGINE117.4%
STRUCTURE106.8%

Complaints filed per year

014282016: 12017: 162018: 282019: 192020: 202021: 162022: 112023: 92024: 132025: 102026: 5 (partial year)161718281920212223242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20161
201716
201828
201919
202020
202116
202211
20239
202413
202510
2026 (year to date)5
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
19V50300028/06/2019EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELSSoutheast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Toyota Camry, Corolla, Rav4, Sienna, and Yaris iA vehicles equipped with factory-installed floor mats. The load carrying capacity modification label may be incorrect. As such, these vehicles fail to comply
16V90600016/12/2016AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTERToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Avalon, and 2017 Camry vehicles manufactured August 3, 2016, to September 12, 2016. The front passenger knee air bag module may have been attached to the lower instrument panel with incorrect
17V29500002/05/2017TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIREGulf States Toyota, Inc. (Gulf States) is recalling certain 2017 4Runner , 86, Avalon, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Corolla, Corolla iM, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Prius, Prius C, RAV4, RAV4 Hybrid, Sienna and Yaris vehicles. The spare tire air pressure was not adjusted to the prop
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.