2011 Toyota Camry: Use caution

1. Air bags11% · 32 complaints · median 34,000 miles
2. Speed control20% · 55 complaints · median 11,000 miles
3. Brakes15% · 42 complaints · median 24,000 miles
4. Engine7% · 19 complaints · median 34,000 miles
5. Powertrain11% · 32 complaints · median 15,000 miles
6. Visibility15% · 43 complaints · median 51,000 miles
7. Body and structure6% · 16 complaints · median 42,000 miles
8. Steering8% · 21 complaints · median 32,000 miles
9. Electrical6% · 18 complaints · median 20,000 miles
10. Fuel and propulsion5% · 14 complaints · median 19,000 miles

Bars rank problem areas by complaints weighted for severity (crashes, fires, injuries and deaths count more). A complaint can name more than one area. Mileage is reported on about half of complaints.

Summaries are written with AI from the owner complaints shown on NHTSA's site and checked against them; quotes are word for word.

• NHTSA 14V743000November 20143,233 vehicles

  Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler

  Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 Prius and Corolla, 2009-2011 Venza, 2006-2010 Avalon, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2005-2011 Sienna and Sequoia, 2006-2011 Tacoma 4x2 and 4x4, Camry, Highlander, Tundra 4x2 and 4x4, and 2007-2011 Rav4 and 4Runner. The affected vehicles may experience compression of the seat cushion which may damage the seat heater wiring.

  Risk: Damage to the seat heater wiring could cause the wires to short, increasing the risk of the seat burning and causing personal injury to the occupant.

  Fix: SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the heaters with copper strand heating elements and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory, free of charge.

• NHTSA 14V732000November 201456 vehicles

  Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm

  Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2011 Toyota Camry vehicles manufactured March 8, 2011, to July 20, 2011. In the affected vehicles, the rubber boot on the front suspension lower arm ball joint may have been damaged during manufacturing. The damage could cause the boot to leak lubricant grease which could then cause the ball joint to wear and loosen prematurely.

  Risk: A loosened ball joint may separate from the knuckle and could cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

  Fix: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the ball joint, free of charge.

• NHTSA 13V123000April 20137,525 vehicles

  Equipment: other: labels

  Southeast Toyota is recalling certain model year 2008 and 2010-2013 Toyota Tundra, 2010-2012 Rav4, 2012 Toyota Sequoia, 2010-2011 Toyota Corolla, 2010-2011 Toyota Camry and Camry Hybrid, 2010-2013 Toyota Highlander and Highlander Hybrid, 2010-2013 Toyota FJ Cruiser, 2011 Toyota Land Cruiser, 2010-2013 Toyota Venza, 2010-2011 Toyota 4Runner, 2010-2013 Toyota Tacoma, 2011-2012 Toyota Sienna, 2012 Toyota Prius, 2013 Scion FR-S, 2011 Scion XD, 2011 Scion XB, and 2012 Scion TC vehicles. These vehicles were sold with labels that were outside the allowable one percent of accuracy of actual weight added. Thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) Number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."

  Risk: An inaccurate label could lead to owners overloading their vehicles and tires. An overloaded vehicle can result in a tire failure which may result in a vehicle crash, personal injury, or property damage.

  Fix: Southeast Toyota will notify owners and provide a corrected label with instructions concerning its installation.

• NHTSA 13V014000January 20133,235 vehicles

  Seats · Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive

  Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain models interspersed through model years 2009 through 2013 as follows: model year 2009-2012 Tacoma, 4Runner, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Prius, and RAV4; model year 2009-2010 Avalon, FJ Cruiser, and Highlander Hybrid; model year 2010-2013 model year Corolla, Sienna and Tundra; model year 2009-2013 Highlander and Venza; model year 2012 Prius V; and model year 2010-2012 Sequoia. During modification by SET to include accessories such as leather seat covers, seat heaters or headrest DVD systems, these vehicles may not have had the passenger seat occupant sensing system calibration tested. Without passing the calibration test, the occupant sensing system may not operate as designed.

  Risk: If the front passenger seat occupant sensing system is out of calibration, the front passenger airbags may not deploy or they may deploy inappropriately for the passenger's size and position. This could increase the risk of personal injury during the event of a vehicle crash necessitating airbag deployment.

  Fix: Southeast Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will test the sensitivity of the occupant detection sensors, and recalibrate them as necessary.

• NHTSA 10V036000February 2010153,418 vehicles

  Equipment: other: labels

  Southeast toyota is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 passenger vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims." these vehicles were sold without the requisite load carrying capacity modification labels.

  Risk: A driver may overload a vehicle which may increase the risk of a crash.

  Fix: Dealers will mail to consumers the corrected label or the customer will have the option for dealers to install the label free of charge.

A recall only helps if the repair was done. Enter the vehicle's 17-character VIN on NHTSA's official recall lookup before you buy.

Toyota sent NHTSA 489 service bulletins and other notices to dealers covering the 2011 Camry. These are repair instructions, not recalls. Warranty extensions and bulletins about its top problem areas:

• TSB003220 · August 2023TSB: Replacement certification labels (the vinyl label installed on the driver door or door post) and VIN plates (the metal plate riveted to dashboard) (see Figure 1) for most 1979 ?
• T-SB-0094-21 Rev · November 2022TSB: Some 2005 ?
• TTT063620 · March 2022TT: Some Toyota vehicles installed with Toyota Complete Maintenance Care (TCMC) brake pads may exhibit a groan or squeak noise in various driving conditions
• T-SB-0014-22 · March 2022TSB: This Service Bulletin includes procedures to replace damaged or loose front carpet floor retainer(s) without replacing the carpet assembly.
• Toyota Safety Re · March 2021Toyota Safety Recall and Service Campaign - Technician Certification Requirements
• T-TT-0636-20 Rev · March 2021TT: Some Toyota vehicles installed with Toyota Complete Maintenance Care (TCMC) brake pads may exhibit a groan or squeak noise in various driving conditions.
• T-TT-0636-20 · December 2020TT: Some Toyota vehicles installed with Toyota Complete Maintenance Care (TCMC) brake pads may exhibit a groan or squeak noise in various driving conditions.
• ZKK - Dealer Pac · August 2020DL: Toyota has received reports regarding the Brake Booster and Brake Booster Pump Assemblies on certain 2012 - 2014 model year Camry Hybrid vehicles and certain 2013 - 2015 model year Avalon Hybrid…

All 2011 Camry bulletins on NHTSA ›

Questions owners ask

Is the 2011 Toyota Camry reliable?

Owners filed 279 complaints with NHTSA about the 2011 Toyota Camry in its first five years on the road, about 89 for every 100,000 sold: 1.7× the rate of a typical Camry year. That's above average, so use caution. Ratings compare Camry years with each other using complaints filed with NHTSA; they don't measure every problem owners have.

What are the most common 2011 Camry problems?

Owners' complaints most often involve the air bags (11%), speed control (20%) and the brakes (15%). A complaint can name more than one area.

Has the 2011 Toyota Camry been recalled?

Yes. NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2011 Toyota Camry, the most recent in November 2014 (seats). Enter the vehicle's VIN on NHTSA's recall lookup to see whether the repairs were done.