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2014 Toyota Camry: Solid

Owners filed 238 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Toyota Camry in its first five years on the road, about 56 for every 100,000 sold: 1.0× the rate of a typical Camry year. That's close to a typical year.

The biggest problem area, counting serious complaints more, is the air bags (11% of complaints, median 20,000 miles).

Complaint index
1.0×
per vehicle sold, vs. a typical Camry year
Rank
7th of 14
1st = fewest complaints
Complaints
238
first five years; 56 per 100,000 sold
Recalls
3
campaigns
7th generation, 2012–2017 · Updated September 24, 2026 · How we rate
2012 Toyota Camry XLE

Photo: 2012 Toyota Camry XLE · IFCAR, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Problem areas

Ranked by severity-weighted complaints · share · median miles
  1. Air bags11% · 27 complaints · median 20,000 miles
  2. Speed control18% · 43 complaints · median 8,000 miles
  3. Brakes11% · 26 complaints · median 18,000 miles
  4. Powertrain15% · 35 complaints · median 15,000 miles
  5. Engine13% · 31 complaints · median 10,000 miles
  6. Body and structure7% · 16 complaints · median 6,000 miles
  7. Electrical11% · 25 complaints · median 21,000 miles
  8. Seats and belts5% · 12 complaints · median 14,000 miles
  9. Fuel and propulsion8% · 18 complaints · median 16,000 miles
  10. Suspension5% · 13 complaints · median 2,000 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.

What owners describe

Air bags

Many owners describe airbags that did not deploy during collisions, sometimes resulting in injuries despite seatbelt use. A smaller number mention airbag warning lights, sensor or wiring failures, or unexpected deployment issues that dealers sometimes diagnosed and repaired.

Warning signs:
Some owners noticed the airbag warning light illuminated before a crash or intermittently, while others report no warning at all before the failure.
What shops did:
Some owners say dealers replaced a clock spring, wire harness squib circuit, or airbag sensor, while others report the manufacturer found no issue or the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired.
Mileage:
most between 15,000 and 70,000 miles, among 34 complaints that give it

“The floor wire harness squib circuit failed and needed replacement”

“They told me the air bag sensor had fallen off the car”

Brakes

Owners describe brakes that feel spongy or suddenly fail to stop the car, sometimes paired with unexpected acceleration, occasionally leading to collisions. Warning lights for ABS, traction control, or brakes often appear, and dealer repairs vary from fixing the issue to being unable to reproduce it.

Warning signs:
Many mention the pedal sinking or loosening before failing, grinding or screeching noises, dashboard brake, ABS, or traction-control lights illuminating, or a detached rubber pedal pad.
What shops did:
Dealers sometimes adjusted or replaced the brake booster, pads, rotors, wheel bearings, or pedal pad, though some owners say technicians could not duplicate or diagnose the problem.
Mileage:
most between 10,000 and 65,000 miles, among 34 complaints that give it

“I felt the brake pedal loosen up and the car started to roll forward”

“The rubber brake pedal pad came off causing my foot to slide off the pedal”

Speed control

Owners describe two recurring speed-control issues: sudden unintended acceleration, often while parking, and hesitation or delayed acceleration during normal driving. Many say dealers couldn't reproduce the problem, though some repairs like torque converter replacement or software updates were attempted.

Warning signs:
Many describe a pause, shudder, or vibration before the car surges or fails to respond, sometimes with revving noise or brakes that feel ineffective.
What shops did:
Dealers often could not duplicate or diagnose the problem; some replaced torque converters, adjusted brake light switches, or performed software/transmission updates with mixed results.
Mileage:
most between 0 and 45,000 miles, among 53 complaints that give it

“The vehicle would suddenly hesitate and pause for approximately four seconds before accelerating and driving normally”

“The transmission hesitates and seems to lose power when accelerating”

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

Recalls (3)

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  • NHTSA 14V715000November 20145,650 vehicles

    Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm

    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2014 Toyota Camry, Camry HV, Avalon, and Avalon HV vehicles equipped with 16-inch and 17-inch rims. In the affected vehicles, the left-side front suspension lower arm may have been incorrectly manufactured. As a result, the left side lower arm may not have enough clamping surface area for one of the bolts that secures the lower arm to the lower ball joint.

    Risk: Because of the insufficient clamping force, the lower arm may separate from the ball joint, increasing the risk of a crash.

    Fix: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left side lower arm, free of charge.

  • NHTSA 14V576000September 201415,872 vehicles

    Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2014 Toyota Avalon, Camry, Sienna, and Highlander and model year 2015 Lexus RX350 vehicles. Fuel may leak from the one of the fuel delivery pipes in the engine compartment.

    Risk: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

    Fix: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace any of the suspect fuel delivery pipes free of charge.

  • NHTSA 13V505000October 20139,795 vehicles

    Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: switch/wiring

    Toyota 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 circuit. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, No. 104, "Windshield Wiping and Washing Systems."

    Risk: A short circuit could cause inoperative windshield wipers, reducing driver visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.

    Fix: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wiper switch assembly, 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.

Service bulletins

Toyota sent NHTSA 540 service bulletins and other notices to dealers covering the 2014 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
  • 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…
  • ZKK_Dealer Email · September 2019Dealer Email: 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…

All 2014 Camry bulletins on NHTSA ›

Questions owners ask

Is the 2014 Toyota Camry reliable?
Owners filed 238 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Toyota Camry in its first five years on the road, about 56 for every 100,000 sold: 1.0× the rate of a typical Camry year. That's close to a typical year. 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 2014 Camry problems?
Owners' complaints most often involve the air bags (11%), speed control (18%) and the brakes (11%). A complaint can name more than one area.
Has the 2014 Toyota Camry been recalled?
Yes. NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2014 Toyota Camry, the most recent in November 2014 (suspension). Enter the vehicle's VIN on NHTSA's recall lookup to see whether the repairs were done.

Sources

Owner complaints, recalls and manufacturer communications from NHTSA's public data files, as of September 24, 2026. Complaints are counted once each, over the model year's first 60 months on the road. UsedScore is not affiliated with NHTSA or Toyota. The 2014 Toyota Camry on NHTSA.gov · How we rate