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2018 Toyota Camry brakes problems

The 2018 Toyota Camry has 166 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 15% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

166

Brakes complaints

15%

Share of year

21

Crash-involved

2

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.

Related recalls

21V890000BrakesNovember 17, 2021 · 227,490 units

Defect

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.

Consequence

A sudden loss of braking assist can increase the risk of a crash.

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.

18V211000BrakesApril 3, 2018 · 6,046 units

Defect

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.

Consequence

A sudden loss of braking assist can increase the risk of a crash.

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.

What owners report

“MY AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM HAS BEEN GOING OFF EVEN WHEN A CAR IS NOWHERE NEAR, TODAY I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM. WHEN GOING TO YIELD, THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND IT FELT LIKE THE CAR STALLED, I COULD NOT MANUALLY BRAKE AND IT RESULTED…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · February 2, 2021 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2018 Toyota Camry have?

NHTSA has 166 complaints about the 2018 Toyota Camry brakes — 15% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2018 Toyota Camry brakes?

Yes — 2 NHTSA recall campaigns for this model year are tied to the brakes: 18V211000, 21V890000.

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.