2021 Toyota Camry problems and recalls

Owner complaints on the 2021 Toyota Camry include 1 fatality report, 21 crashes and 2 fires across 157 filings.

157
Complaints
1
Recalls
21
Crash reports
2
Fire reports
16
Injuries
126.4
Severity index

Severity index 126.4 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 126.4p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 3 of 94 by severity index among 2021 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 97% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2021 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Air BagsAir Bags: 78 complaints (49.7%)78 50%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 21 complaints (13.4%)21 13%Service BrakesService Brakes: 16 complaints (10.2%)16 10%Power TrainPower Train: 12 complaints (7.6%)12 8%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 10 complaints (6.4%)10 6%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 8 complaints (5.1%)8 5%EngineEngine: 7 complaints (4.5%)7 4%Lane DepartureLane Departure: 5 complaints (3.2%)5 3%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
AIR BAGS7849.7%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2113.4%
SERVICE BRAKES1610.2%
POWER TRAIN127.6%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE106.4%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM85.1%
ENGINE74.5%
LANE DEPARTURE53.2%

Complaints filed per year

024482021: 42022: 262023: 132024: 482025: 432026: 23 (partial year)21222324482526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20214
202226
202313
202448
202543
2026 (year to date)23
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 3.5x those in 2021 to 2022 (104 against 30).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
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

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 2026-09-28. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.