2012 Model Year

Toyota Camry

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
641
Recalls
1
Crashes
94
Severe
154

Active Recalls

Manufacturer safety recalls

13V014000 Jan 2013

Other

No consequence data available

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Aug 2026

I am reporting a safety-related issue involving the ECM / torque converter on my 2012 Toyota Camry. This issue can cause loss of power, hesitation, or...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Feb 2026

I am noticing there is some wiggling and play with the driver’s seat. Every time I hop inside the car, I feel the seat wiggle back a little bit. I...

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Feb 2026

The "incident" is not a fault or flaw of my car in any way, but rather is caused by the auto industry's general shift to LED/HID headlights. In my op...

Seats
Feb 2026

I am reporting a potential safety defect involving the driver seat lumbar support mechanism found in multiple vehicle models across the industry. The...

Power Train
Dec 2025

I bought a 2012 Toyota Camry in December of 2014. The car had 8,666 miles at the time, it currently has 84,220 miles and a transmission shudder has pr...

POWER TRAIN,ENGINE
Nov 2025

Vehicle is shuddering/stalling when trying to accelerate. Currently 150,000

Electrical System
Oct 2025

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2012 Toyota Camry. The contact discovered a mileage discrepancy after the purchase. The vehicle was a dealer s...

STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Oct 2025

Steering wheel is hard to turn

Power Train
Aug 2025

The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated while depressing the accelerator pedal. There was an unknown warni...

Engine
Jul 2025

My engine jumps when I accelerate so I looked on google if there were any recalls and it said there were so i called the Toyota dealership and they sa...

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Data updated: March 4, 2026

Summary

The 2012 Toyota Camry has 641 complaints and 1 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Power Train. 94 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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