KnownCarProblems2018 Toyota Camry Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 750 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Toyota Camry, most often about the transmission (27% of complaints, typically around 10,000 miles). It is 6th of 25 Camry model years by number of complaints and has 8 recalls.
Most common 2018 Toyota Camry problems
Transmission
199 complaints · 27%Half of these problems showed up before 10,000 miles.
2018 Camry 8 speed automatic transmission has downshifting problems. This involves a delay in downshifting that I have found on 3 occasions could have been dangerous. Upon completing a turn and reapplying gas pedal the car appeared to be in neutral or stuck between gears. I had a dead gas pedal for 3 or 4 seconds. On…
There are two issues with my 2018 Toyota Camry with 10,250 miles and under warranty. (1) one is a knocking sound that a Toyota dealer I took it to said is an engine problem and they have pulled the engine but they have not figured out what the problem is yet. This problem was missed when I took it to another Toyota…
Brakes
164 complaints · 22%Half of these problems showed up before 53,000 miles. Parts named most often: power assist, pedals and linkages.
The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal became stuck and was difficult to depress. The contact was able to pull over and had the vehicle towed to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed the vehicle as vacuum brake pump failure and needed a vacuum…
The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that he received a recall notice regarding the power braking assist failure. The contact stated that while driving at 55-60 MPH, the warning message "low power brake. Please stop in safe area." was displayed. The contact stated that the brake pedal became rigid…
Engine
141 complaints · 19%Half of these problems showed up before 18,500 miles. Parts named most often: engine.
The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Camry. While driving 80 MPH at night, the vehicle suddenly decelerated to 50 MPH. The failure occurred twice and nearly caused a crash the second time. The contact believed the forward collision avoidance feature suddenly activated. The manufacturer took the black box information after…
My 2018 Toyota Camry skips constantly when driving. It does not happen at a certain speed, I may be just taking off or been at a constant speed for a while and it skips multiple times. I have reported this to the Toyota service department when I take my car in for service, they said they would make a note of the…
Fuel system
104 complaints · 14%Half of these problems showed up before 27,000 miles. Parts named most often: delivery, storage.
1. On entering freeway, car did not respond to accelerator, & seemed to lose power momentarily. Then seemed to engage, accelerating. 2. On freeway, gas pedal became spongy, car coasted for a couple hundred feet, then pedal engaged, car accelerated. Occurred three, 3, times, different trips. 3. On turning right, on…
I have been getting my gas at the same place for a long time. It starts missing and cutting out. I took it in they said try different gas I have still doing same thing it has been doing it since 30000 miles.
Other or unspecified
97 complaints · 13%Half of these problems showed up before 5,000 miles.
I leased a low end Camry 6 months ago. Since then I have experienced the following problem about 20 times. When slowing to a stop usually on a slight upgrade the engine rpms increase from the 600 value at idle to about 2200. This occurs in a speed range of 0 to 5 MPH. Fortunately I have my foot on the brake when it…
The navigation screen crack with unknown cause. The cracks are in different spot on the navigation screen, but mostly, they crack from function button and spread up. It happened 6 months after I bought the car
Speed control
74 complaints · 10%Half of these problems showed up before 5,500 miles. Parts named most often: cruise control.
Transmission is feeling very jerky after 5000 miles. Holding on to low gears way too long. I'm doing 40 MPH and the RPM is over 3500. The transmission seems to keep missing gears. Constantly downshifting. Mileage has surprisingly gone down. Even on the highway when im doing 65+ its struggling to find gears and keeps…
The 2018 Toyota Camry se has a major issue with delayed acceleration that impacts the safety of the vehicle. The car's 8-speed transmission has trouble selecting the proper gear when the driver needs to accelerate after deceleration. For example, imagine driving steady at 40mph before decelerating to an intersection…
Electrical
67 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 18,000 miles. Parts named most often: wiring, instrument panel.
After heavy snowfall and several days of not driving, the moon roof on my Camry broke. It still goes up and down and opens and closes, but when I choose to bring it down it goes too far down. This resulted in snow/rain to enter my vehicle.
This vehicle gave me problems from the beginning. To begin, it began breaking me in the middle of the road going about 45-50 MPH. This continued to happen and my Toyota dealer told me that I was a liar. I continued to drive the car, unknowing when it would stop me in the middle of traffic again. It then had electrical…
Steering
61 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 48,500 miles. Parts named most often: column, rack and pinion.
While driving the steering wheel became stiff to turn, unpredictable, and wouldn't return to neutral position without effort. Same sense while steering in the driveway. Happened at any speed. The steering issue slowly went back to normal after a week or about 300 miles. I set up an appointment with the Toyota dealer…
Power steering very stiff and doesn't return to neutral again. Had happened several weeks ago, went back to normal, but returned yesterday after a car wash. Difficult to correct when in the driveway or on sharp turns after stopping. 49,000 miles on 2018 Camry hybrid le. Will have Toyota reviews at 50k service in a few…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2018 Toyota Camry recalls
Fuel system: fuel pump
Risk: Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed march 12, 2025. Owners may contact toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 25ta01 and 25la01.
Full defect summary
Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain 2018 camry, 2019 lexus nx300, and 2019 rx350l vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Brakes: vacuum
Risk: A sudden loss of braking assist can increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: 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.
Full defect 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.
Fuel system: fuel pump
Risk: If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly with an improved one, free of charge. Owners of specific models were notified that remedy parts were available starting january 21, 2021. Owners of other models will be notified as remedy parts become available. Remedy parts should be available for all affected vehicles by late march 2021. Owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Note: this recall is an expansion of recall 20v-012. Toyota's number for this recall is 20ta02. Lexus' number for this recall is
Full defect summary
Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 4runner, 2019-2020 avalon, 2019 corolla hatchback, 2017-2019 highlander, 2018-2020 camry, 2020 corolla, 2018-2019 land cruiser, 2017-2020 tacoma, 2019-2020 rav4, 2019-2020 sequoia, 2017-2020 sienna, 2019-2020 tundra, 2018-2020 lexus es350, 2017 lexus gs200t, 2017-2019 lexus gs350, 2019 lexus gs300, 2018-2020 lexus lc500h, 2019-2020 lexus ls500, 2018-2019 lexus gx460, 2017 lexus is200t, 2019 lexus is300, 2019 lexus is350, 2018-2020 lexus lc500, 2018 lexus ls500, 2019 lexus ls500h, 2018-2019 lexus lx570, 2017 lexus rc200t, 2019 lexus rc300, rc350, 2017 and 2019-2020 lexus rx350, 2018-2020 rx350l, 2019 lexus ux200, 2018-2019 lexus nx300 vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Fuel system: fuel pump
Risk: If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began may 4, 2020. 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 20tb02 and 20ta02 for toyota vehicles and 20lb01 and 20la01 for lexus vehicles.
Full defect summary
Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) recalled certain 2018-2019 4runner, highlander, camry, land cruiser, sequoia, sienna, tacoma and tundra, and lexus rc 300, rc 350, gs 350, gx 460, is 300, lc 500, ls 500, lx 570, rx 350l, and 2019 toyota avalon and corolla, and certain lexus nx 300, and es 350 vehicles on january 13, 2020. On march 4, 2020, toyota expanded the recall to include certain 2014-2015 toyota 4runner and land cruiser, 2018 avalon, corolla, 2014 fj cruiser, 2017 sienna and lexus 2018 es 350, 2018-2019 gs 300, 2013-2014 gs350, 2014-2015 gx 460, is 350 and lx 570, 2014 is f, 2018-2019 is 350, lc 500h and ls 500h, 2013-2015 ls 460, 2015 nx 200t and rc350, 2017 rc 200t and rx 350. Toyota also removed the 2018-2019 toyota 4runner and land cruiser and 2018-2019 lexus gx 460 and lx 570 and 2019 nx300 from inclusion in this recall. On march 19, 2020, toyota expanded the
Equipment: labels
Risk: An incorrect label may lead to unintentionally overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Set will notify owners and provide a corrected label for placement over the inaccurate label, free of charge. The recall began august 23, 2019. Owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Set's number for this recall is set19a.
Full defect summary
Southeast toyota distributors, llc (set) is recalling certain 2017-2019 toyota camry, corolla, rav4, sienna, and yaris ia vehicles equipped with factory-installed floor mats. The load carrying capacity modification label may be incorrect. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 110, "tire selection and rims."
Brakes: vacuum
Risk: A sudden loss of braking assist can increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: 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.
Full defect 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.
Engine
Risk: An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the production date codes of the pistons and, if an engine contains a piston from the affected production period, the engine assembly will be replaced, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin may 25, 2018. Owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is j1m/j0m.
Full defect summary
Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain 2018 toyota camry vehicles equipped with a 2.5l, four-cylinder engine. The pistons on these vehicles may be larger than specified, possibly causing the engine to stall.
Fuel system: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Risk: The improperly connected hoses may leak fuel, which, in the presence of an ignition source, can increase the risk of a fire.
Fix: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fuel pipes for the correct installation, correcting them as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin march 30, 2018. Owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is j0g.
Full defect summary
Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain 2018 toyota camry vehicles equipped with v6 engines. These vehicles have fuel delivery pipes that may not be properly connected to the fuel hoses in the engine compartment.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
Questions about the 2018 Toyota Camry
- What are the most common problems with the 2018 Toyota Camry?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: transmission (199 complaints, typically around 10,000 miles); brakes (164 complaints, typically around 53,000 miles); engine (141 complaints, typically around 18,500 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2018 Toyota Camry have?
- 8 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from January 22, 2025 (fuel system). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2018 a bad year for the Toyota Camry?
- It is 6th of 25 Camry model years by number of complaints, with 750 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.