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1996 Toyota Camry engine problems

The 1996 Toyota Camry has 87 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 15% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

87

Engine complaints

15%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Camry engine complaints by model year532 complaints1984: 1 complaints1985: 2 complaints1986: 4 complaints1987: 6 complaints1988: 11 complaints1989: 8 complaints1990: 15 complaints1991: 11 complaints1992: 39 complaints1993: 46 complaints1994: 44 complaints1995: 38 complaints1996: 87 complaints1997: 108 complaints1998: 103 complaints1999: 126 complaints2000: 63 complaints2001: 61 complaints2002: 168 complaints2003: 167 complaints2004: 57 complaints2005: 56 complaints2006: 19 complaints2007: 532 complaints2008: 143 complaints2009: 253 complaints2010: 58 complaints2011: 45 complaints2012: 62 complaints2013: 30 complaints2014: 62 complaints2015: 25 complaints2016: 18 complaints2017: 12 complaints2018: 135 complaints2019: 79 complaints2020: 61 complaints2021: 6 complaints2022: 4 complaints2023: 5 complaints2024: 4 complaints2025: 9 complaints
Camry engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“THE ENGINE SEIZED AND BLEW WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, WHICH CAUSED A CATASTOPHIC FIRE AND COMPLETE DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE ENGINE AND SURROUNDING PARTS. IT WAS A POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS EVENT THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED GREAT INJURY. WE ARE CONTACTING TOYOTA REGARDING THE NEWSWORTHY "ENGINE SLUDGE"…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · June 7, 2002 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1996 Toyota Camry have?

NHTSA has 87 complaints about the 1996 Toyota Camry engine — 15% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.