209 of the 1,935 complaints about the Toyota Camry (10.8%) concern Brakes, making it the model's #4 problem area. That share is 1.8× the Brakes share across all tracked vehicles.
209Complaints · Brakes
10.8%Share of complaints
1.78×vs. all vehicles
14Last 12 months
17.7%Share involving a crash or fire
2Related recalls
Analysis
By model year, Brakes complaints peak with the 2018 model (140, 18% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2024 model (2). 14 Brakes complaints were filed in the last 12 months versus 26 in the 12 months before — the pace is falling.
Owners most often describe: “brake”, “low braking”, “braking power”, “pedal” and “hydraulic”. 38 of these reports (17.7%) describe a crash or fire, with 27 injuries and 0 deaths mentioned.
2 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 21V890000 (2021-11-17, model years 2018 and 2019).
Iwas coming to a stop sign in a supermarket parking lot there was astreet you could either go left or right the car kept rolling across as i put my foot on the brake repeatedly as it did not stop it went up acurb hit a heavy wood fence and stopped before…
Brakes · 2025-12-21 · ODI 11706377 · Crash
The contact owns a 2025 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while pulling into the garage, the brake pedal was applied but failed to respond. The vehicle jerked forward with unattended acceleration and crashed into the wall.
Brakes · 2025-11-14 · ODI 11699434 · Crash
A thumping noise on the driver's side can be heard at times when I encountered low spots. In addition, the rear brakes has grinding noise. Hendricks Toyota of [XXX] were made of the issues there times.
Brakes · 2026-06-26 · ODI 11746841
Vehicle Information: • Year/Make/Model: 2021 Toyota Camry • VIN: [XXX] Incident Date: May 4, [2025] Incident Time: Approximately 9:45 AM Incident Location: [XXX] toward [XXX] Description of Incident: While driving at approximately 25 MPH, multiple dashboard…
Brakes · 2026-05-29 · ODI 11740908
The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while parking on two occasions, a "brake pressure low, stop at a safe place" message appeared and an unknown warning light.
Brakes · 2026-05-07 · ODI 11736279
While driving on the interstate 10 in California in rush hour traffic my vehicles’ brakes pedal suddenly became hard to press down and slow the vehicle down.fortunately I was able to safely get to the right shoulder and call a tow truck to get my car towed…
Brakes · 2026-04-21 · ODI 11732685
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Related recalls
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM Campaign 21V890000 · 2021-11-17 · Model years: 2018, 2019
Summary: 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 assist.
Remedy: Dealers will repair or replace the vacuum pump, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 16, 2022. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM Campaign 18V211000 · 2018-04-03 · Model years: 2018
Summary: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018 Toyota Camry and Highlander vehicles, 2017 Toyota Sienna and Tacoma vehicles and 2017 Lexus RX350 vehicles. During the manufacturing process, the oil galley in the rotor for the brake booster vacuum pump assembly may have been improperly machined possibly resulting in a sudden loss of brake assist.
Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake booster vacuum pump, free of charge. The recall began on May 9, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371, or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are J0K/JLD.
How common are Brakes problems on the Toyota Camry?
209 of the 1,935 complaints about the Toyota Camry (10.8%) concern Brakes, making it the model's #4 problem area. That share is 1.8× the Brakes share across all tracked vehicles.
Which Toyota Camry model years have the most Brakes complaints?
By model year, Brakes complaints peak with the 2018 model (140, 18% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2024 model (2).
Is there a recall for Toyota Camry Brakes problems?
2 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 21V890000 (2021-11-17, model years 2018 and 2019).