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2004 Toyota Camry brakes problems

The 2004 Toyota Camry has 75 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

75

Brakes complaints

9%

Share of year

25

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Camry brakes complaints by model year320 complaints1984: 2 complaints1985: 4 complaints1986: 3 complaints1987: 4 complaints1988: 5 complaints1989: 10 complaints1990: 8 complaints1991: 16 complaints1992: 23 complaints1993: 31 complaints1994: 46 complaints1995: 64 complaints1996: 59 complaints1997: 126 complaints1998: 140 complaints1999: 103 complaints2000: 67 complaints2001: 27 complaints2002: 178 complaints2003: 123 complaints2004: 75 complaints2005: 96 complaints2006: 40 complaints2007: 320 complaints2008: 83 complaints2009: 110 complaints2010: 54 complaints2011: 49 complaints2012: 55 complaints2013: 20 complaints2014: 39 complaints2015: 39 complaints2016: 19 complaints2017: 21 complaints2018: 166 complaints2019: 41 complaints2020: 12 complaints2021: 16 complaints2022: 7 complaints2023: 6 complaints2024: 2 complaints2025: 10 complaints
Camry brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED. VEHICLE TOOK LONGER TO STOP. AS RESULT, IT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND WAS SIDE SWIPED BY ANOTHER. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO FOUND NOTHING WRONG. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VACUUM…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · June 2, 2004 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2004 Toyota Camry have?

NHTSA has 75 complaints about the 2004 Toyota Camry brakes — 9% 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.