2020 Toyota Camry: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2020 Toyota Camry are still climbing years after launch. The last three full years account for 136 of the 263 filings on record, which usually means a defect that surfaces with mileage rather than a factory fault.

263
Complaints
3
Recalls
14
Crash reports
2
Fire reports
22
Injuries
92.8
Severity index

Severity index 92.8 - Medium. 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: 92.8p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2020 Toyota Camry sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 103 2020 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2020 Toyota Camry ranks 25 of 103 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 76% of its model-year peers. See the full 2020 ranking.

What actually fails

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 62 complaints (23.6%)62 24%EngineEngine: 57 complaints (21.7%)57 22%Air BagsAir Bags: 48 complaints (18.3%)48 18%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 41 complaints (15.6%)41 16%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 33 complaints (12.5%)33 13%Power TrainPower Train: 30 complaints (11.4%)30 11%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 14 complaints (5.3%)14 5%Service BrakesService Brakes: 12 complaints (4.6%)12 5%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM6223.6%
ENGINE5721.7%
AIR BAGS4818.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER4115.6%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM3312.5%
POWER TRAIN3011.4%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE145.3%
SERVICE BRAKES124.6%

Complaints filed per year

034672019: 12020: 492021: 352022: 162023: 252024: 442025: 672026: 26 (partial year)192021222324256726
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20191
202049
202135
202216
202325
202444
202567
2026 (year to date)26
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 1.4x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
20V68200004/11/2020FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 4Runner, 2019-2020 Avalon, 2019 Corolla Hatchback, 2017-2019 Highlander, 2018-2020 Camry, 2020 Corolla, 2018-2019 Land Cruiser, 2017-2020 Tacoma, 2019-2020 RAV4, 2019-2020 Sequoia, 2017-2020 Sienna,
20V06400006/02/2020ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020 Toyota Avalon Hybrid, Camry, Camry Hybrid and Lexus ES300h and 2019-2020 RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid vehicles equipped with 2.5L 4-Cylinder engines. Porosity in the engine castings may result in cracks than ca
23V86500020/12/2023AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATIONToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Corolla, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, RAV4, RAV4 Hybrid, Lexus ES350, Lexus RX350, Lexus RX450H, 2021 Sienna Hybrid, Lexus ES250, 2020-2022 Camry, Camry Hybrid, and ES300H ve
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.