2011 Toyota Camry Recalls and Problems

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 623 owner complaints for the 2011 Toyota Camry (including the hybrid).

Recalled components: seats, suspension, equipment, and air bags. Most-described problem: airbags not deploying in a crash (34 complaints, 5%). Most-reported area: visibility/wiper (94 complaints, 15%; median mileage when it happened: 65,000).

Data: NHTSA recall, complaint and investigation filesUpdated Oct 2, 2026

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5 safety recalls for the 2011 Toyota Camry

Newest first. Summaries are NHTSA's own wording. Open a recall for the fix and the full notice.

Questions about any of these recalls: call NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA has opened 1 investigation that names the 2011 Toyota Camry; it is closed. An investigation means NHTSA is reviewing reports of a problem. It is not a finding that the vehicle has a defect.

A preliminary evaluation is NHTSA's first step, to gather information and decide whether to look further. NHTSA lists investigations by make, model and model year only, so one can apply to only some versions of a model, such as one engine; its summary says which.

What owners report

Owners have filed 623 complaints with NHTSA about the 2011 Camry. Below, they are sorted by the problems owners describe and by the areas NHTSA files them under. NHTSA does not verify complaints.

Problems owners describe

• Airbags did not deploy in a crash34 · 5%
  Median 57,000 miles at failure, from 29 reports with mileage
• Unintended acceleration or surging33 · 5%
  Median 17,000 miles at failure, from 29 reports with mileage
• Suspension parts (struts, ball joints, control arms)30 · 5%
  Median 45,200 miles at failure, from 22 reports with mileage
• Shaking, shuddering or vibration23 · 4%
  Median 43,000 miles at failure, from 21 reports with mileage
• Jerking, lurching or harsh shifting22 · 4%
  Median 35,000 miles at failure, from 17 reports with mileage
• Excessive oil consumption15 · 2%
• Brake failure or a soft or hard pedal12 · 2%
• Airbag warning light or airbag fault8 · 1%

Counted from the complaint text: a complaint counts once for each problem it describes (how we match them). Some complaints describe none of these. Compare other models in the problem owners report most for every model year.

Areas named in complaints

• Visibility/wiper94 · 15%
  Median 65,000 miles at failure, from 65 reports with mileage
• Speed control73 · 12%
  Median 17,100 miles at failure, from 62 reports with mileage
• Air bags71 · 11%
  Median 53,000 miles at failure, from 53 reports with mileage
• Body structure68 · 11%
  Most named: body (44); interior panels, dashboard (9) · Median 55,000 miles at failure, from 39 reports with mileage
• Brakes54 · 9%
  Median 34,200 miles at failure, from 48 reports with mileage
• Powertrain50 · 8%
  Most named: automatic transmission (6) · Median 24,000 miles at failure, from 36 reports with mileage
• Suspension44 · 7%
  Median 40,600 miles at failure, from 32 reports with mileage
• Unknown or other118 · 19%
  Median 70,000 miles at failure, from 58 reports with mileage

A complaint can name more than one area, so shares add up to more than 100%. Mileage is shown where at least 15 owners reported it.

Toyota Camry recalls and complaints by model year

The highlighted bars are the 2011 model year. Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower. Counting complaints filed in each model year's first three years, the 2018 Camry drew the most (331) and the 2011 drew 154.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings for each version it tested. Rollover risk is NHTSA's estimate of the chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

2011 Camry MPG

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