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2018 Toyota Camry: recalls and problems

8 recalls and 770 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. The most-reported problem area is power train.

8recalls
770complaints
48crashes reported
4fires reported
45injuries reported

Recalls

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Most common problems

  • Power Train198 · 26%
  • Service Brakes141 · 18%
  • Engine137 · 18%
  • Unknown Or Other100 · 13%
  • Vehicle Speed Control76 · 10%
  • Fuel/Propulsion System74 · 10%
  • Electrical System69 · 9%
  • Steering63 · 8%
  • Forward Collision Avoidance44 · 6%
  • Service Brakes (Hydraulic)39 · 5%

What owners report

Engine

On september 6, my 2018 toryota camry just stoopped all of the suddden in the middle of a 6 lane road. no warning lights or such until that exact moment. the car went into safe moode as i was driving. the water pump and associated parts failed. the electrical part of the water pump went and took the pump, thermostat, gaskets, etc. to be repaired after just dying on the road. the car had only 32465 miles at the time

Electrical System

I brought my 2018 camry in because of check engine light and was told it was due to the vsv purge valve ($372) and the coolant bypass valve ($1100)- *note i later found out due to my own research that toyota has an national warranty extensions on this part due to failure on 2018-2023 models! after agreeing to replace the costly bypass valve i was called and told the light was still on so they ran another diagnostic t

Power Train,Vehicle Speed Control,Service Brakes

The transmission quit moving the car forward in traffic which could have caused a collision. when the transmission started shifting weird and not accelerating normally, the abs sensor malfunction light came on. i towed the car to a toyota dealership in [xxx] and they said i needed the transmission replaced for 10000(new), which i could not afford. i was expecting it to be a sensor since that was the light that came o

Power Train

My regularly serviced 2018 toyota camry is now in need of a $10,000 transmission replacement. based on research, it is not normal for a modern toyota camry to need a new transmission at 125k miles. toyota has documented complaints that the 2018 camry's 8-speed automatic transmission has a known history of premature failures and is the subject of thousands of owner complaints. a recall needs to be enforced as toyota h

Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. They are owner reports and have not been verified.

Crash-test ratings

VersionOverallFrontalSideRollover
2018 Toyota Camry 4 DR FWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★

Source: NHTSA recalls, complaints and NCAP APIs, covering CAMRY, CAMRY HYBRID. Last refreshed 2026-09-29.