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Selling a junk Toyota Camry

Any Camry 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

NHTSA has 21,206 owner complaints on file for the Toyota Camry, model years 1995 to 2022, the 11th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are speed control (3,052, 14%), brakes (2,037, 10%), other (1,838, 9%). 3,635 complaints involved a crash, 472 a fire, and 733 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 56,000 miles. The 2007 model year has the most complaints (3,672). Data as of 2026-10-12.

The guides below explain how each kind of fault changes what a buyer pays.

Toyota Camry by model year

YearComplaintsMost reportedCrashFireRecallsMedian miles
1995373Brakes59115130,000
1996567Engine and cooling699789,500
1997685Brakes9231486,000
1998751Brakes8739389,500
1999661Engine and cooling13455282,000
2000577Speed control15239471,753
2001356Engine and cooling8719479,000
20021,183Speed control32424453,000
2003947Speed control30013153,000
2004799Speed control26516352,675
2005905Speed control29217548,000
2006393Speed control1386556,000
20073,672Visibility and wipers386811069,546
20081,141Visibility and wipers12120860,000
20091,616Speed control204271054,000
2010769Speed control1381939,975
2011783Other15514550,000
2012811Transmission and drivetrain1288240,000
2013377Transmission and drivetrain641237,369
2014640Transmission and drivetrain948348,000
2015365Steering496142,000
2016257Other643231,028
2017206Other407334,000
20181,110Transmission and drivetrain8210822,188
2019571Transmission and drivetrain381620,000
2020398Electrical system202312,000
2021198Air bags322121,000
202295Driver assistance2121—

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 recalls

NHTSA lists 55 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for air bags (9), equipment (8), lights (6). 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.

  • 2018 model year, fuel system (campaign 25V028000, Jan 2025): Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018 Camry, 2019 Lexus NX300, and 2019 RX350L vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
  • 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…
  • 2018 model year, brakes (campaign 21V890000, Nov 2021): Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Camry vehicles. The vane cap inside the vacuum pump may break, causing the pump to fail, which could result in a sudden loss of braking ass…
  • 2018 model year, fuel system (campaign 20V682000, Nov 2020): Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 4Runner, 2019-2020 Avalon, 2019 Corolla Hatchback, 2017-2019 Highlander, 2018-2020 Camry, 2020 Corolla, 2018-2019 Land Cruiser, 2017-2020 T…
  • 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…

What a Toyota Camry is worth as a junk car

Buyers price a junk Camry 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 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 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 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?
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 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.