2005 Model Year

Toyota Camry

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
719
Recalls
2
Crashes
223
Severe
328

Active Recalls

Manufacturer safety recalls

11V539000 Nov 2011

Other

No consequence data available

04V595000 Dec 2004

Other

No consequence data available

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

Electrical System
Oct 2026

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2005 Toyota Camry. It was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. At...

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES Crash
Dec 2025

When slowly finishing my entry into a parking spot and braking the car suddenly accelerated to a high speed and bolted over the curb with a planter zo...

STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Jun 2025

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. The contact’s brother performed brake repair on the vehicle and added Prestone DOT 3 brake fluid to the brake re...

UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Mar 2025

Just bought this car on 3/12/2025 Was assured nothing wrong. When taking off it goes about 8 ft then hesitates causing the car behind to almost hit...

Brakes
Jan 2024

While going about 15MPH the car accelerated on its own . Had a hard time finally stopping vehicle breaking and put the car in neutral.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Sep 2023

Unattended acceleration. I was on a slight incline, trying to enter the highway. I was stopped with my foot on the break with all of a sudden accelera...

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Aug 2023

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving at slow speeds, the brake was depressed and failed to respond, and the veh...

Engine
Feb 2022

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, smoke started coming from the engine compartment. The con...

Air Bags
Aug 2021

July 14, 2021 arriving back to New Jersey from Las Vegas. I pick up my vehicle Wednesday night at Hoboken NJ garage , heading home my 2005 Toyota Camr...

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Aug 2021

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Data updated: March 4, 2026

Summary

The 2005 Toyota Camry has 719 complaints and 2 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. 223 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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