Selling a junk Toyota Camry Hybrid
Any Camry Hybrid sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Toyota Camry Hybrid
NHTSA has 1,661 owner complaints on file for the Toyota Camry Hybrid, model years 2006 to 2022, the 212th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are brakes (609, 37%), speed control (246, 15%), other (230, 14%). 138 complaints involved a crash, 16 a fire, and 37 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 86,200 miles. The 2007 model year has the most complaints (966). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is brakes, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to deciding whether to repair or junk: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Toyota Camry Hybrid by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3 | Brakes | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 966 | Brakes | 52 | 10 | 3 | 97,800 |
| 2008 | 225 | Brakes | 18 | 3 | 2 | 75,300 |
| 2009 | 171 | Brakes | 15 | 3 | 4 | 82,580 |
| 2010 | 12 | Brakes | 2 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2011 | 29 | Brakes | 4 | 0 | 2 | 60,000 |
| 2012 | 76 | Brakes | 14 | 0 | 1 | 30,611 |
| 2013 | 35 | Brakes | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16,700 |
| 2014 | 32 | Brakes | 11 | 0 | 1 | 23,055 |
| 2015 | 25 | Other | 8 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 5 | Other | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2017 | 6 | Speed control | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2018 | 37 | Brakes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20,600 |
| 2019 | 20 | Air bags | 6 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2020 | 9 | Air bags | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2021 | 8 | Air bags | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | 2 | Speed control | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Toyota Camry Hybrid recalls
NHTSA lists 12 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for visibility and wipers (3), air bags (2), equipment (2). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2020 model year, air bags (campaign 23V865000, Dec 2023): Toyota 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 Hybri…
- 2020 model year, engine and cooling (campaign 20V064000, Feb 2020): Toyota 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. Po…
- 2019 model year, equipment (campaign 19V244000, Mar 2019): Gulf States Toyota (GST) is recalling certain 2019 C-HR, 4Runner, Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, Land Cruiser, Prius, RAV4, Sequoia, Tacoma, Sienna, Tundra and Yaris vehicles. The text on the loa…
- 2019 model year, fuel system (campaign 19V097000, Feb 2019): Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019 Camry Hybrid and Avalon Hybrid vehicles. The fuel filler pipe may not have been properly reconnected to the fuel tank during an inspection after…
- 2016 model year, transmission and drivetrain (campaign 17V462000, Jul 2017): Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016 Camry Hybrid and Avalon Hybrid vehicles. The front drive shaft may separate.
What a Toyota Camry Hybrid is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Camry Hybrid on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Toyota Camry Hybrid worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Camry Hybrid gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Toyota Camry Hybrid that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Toyota Camry Hybrid?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Toyota Camry Hybrid numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.