Reliability & cost of ownership
Toyota Camry Solara Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Toyota Camry Solara? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Toyota Camry Solara problems by model year
13 recall entries across 7 model years and 865 owner complaints across 11 model years on file, sourced from the federal NHTSA database. We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the remaining 4 model years — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Camry Solara | Not confirmed | 1 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2008 Camry Solara | 2 | 83 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2007 Camry Solara | 2 | 126 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2006 Camry Solara | 2 | 116 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2005 Camry Solara | 1 | 92 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2004 Camry Solara | 1 | 161 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2003 Camry Solara | Not confirmed | 24 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2002 Camry Solara | Not confirmed | 60 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2001 Camry Solara | 2 | 53 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2000 Camry Solara | 3 | 65 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1999 Camry Solara | Not confirmed | 84 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Toyota Camry Solara, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- structure173 complaints
- vehicle speed control130 complaints
- air bags128 complaints
- power train63 complaints
- service brakes62 complaints
- unknown or other58 complaints
- steering53 complaints
- electrical system51 complaints