Selling a junk Toyota Camry Solara
Any Camry Solara 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 Solara
NHTSA has 1,108 owner complaints on file for the Toyota Camry Solara, model years 1999 to 2009, the 268th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are body and structure (174, 16%), air bags (130, 12%), speed control (130, 12%). 239 complaints involved a crash, 18 a fire, and 27 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 60,000 miles. The 2004 model year has the most complaints (204). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is body and structure, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to selling for parts or whole: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Toyota Camry Solara by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 109 | Air bags | 25 | 2 | 2 | 96,630 |
| 2000 | 80 | Brakes | 15 | 0 | 3 | 50,000 |
| 2001 | 66 | Air bags | 26 | 2 | 2 | 84,578 |
| 2002 | 67 | Speed control | 23 | 0 | 0 | 73,900 |
| 2003 | 34 | Air bags | 15 | 0 | 0 | 70,000 |
| 2004 | 204 | Body and structure | 40 | 2 | 1 | 62,200 |
| 2005 | 131 | Body and structure | 34 | 1 | 1 | 46,000 |
| 2006 | 159 | Body and structure | 34 | 8 | 2 | 50,000 |
| 2007 | 158 | Lights | 15 | 1 | 2 | 68,000 |
| 2008 | 99 | Body and structure | 12 | 2 | 2 | 44,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | Body and structure | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 Solara recalls
NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for lights (2), suspension (1), engine and cooling (1). 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.
- 2006 model year, seats (campaign 16V396000, Jun 2016): Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2005-2011 4Runner, Highlander, Sequoia, and Sienna, 2005-2010 Avalon and Tundra, 2006-2008 Camry Solara, 2006-2010 Highlander hybrid, 2006-2011 Rav4 and Tacom…
- 2004 model year, engine and cooling (campaign 11V539000, Nov 2011): TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004 AVALON VEHICLES; 2004 AND 2005 CAMRY, CAMRY SOLARA, HIGHLANDER, AND SIENNA VEHICLES, 2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID; 2004 AND 2005 LEXUS ES330 AND RX330; AND 2006 LEXUS RX400H VEHICLES…
- 2006 model year, equipment (campaign 10V035000, Feb 2010): GULF STATES TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS." THESE VEHICLES WERE SOLD BETW…
- 2007 model year, air bags (campaign 06V488000, Dec 2006): ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CURTAIN SIDE AIR BAGS (CSA), THE CSA TETHER STRAP LOCATED IN THE FRONT PILLARS MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY ROUTED DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS.
- 1999 model year, lights (campaign 06E060000, Jun 2006): CERTAIN AAI MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION LAMPS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LIST PASSENGER VEHICLES. COMBINATION LAMPS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL…
What a Toyota Camry Solara is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Camry Solara 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 Solara 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 Solara 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 Solara 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 Solara?
- 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 Solara 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.