2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 4%of 55 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 300miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid, 4% of the 55 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 300 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I first noticed the issue literally driving the new car off the dealer lot. I was traveling behind my wife in my truck with her behind the wheel in the new car. I began to notice that at times the brake lights would come on when braking or not, very intermittently. I figured that since it was a new car it would take time for any new driver to get familiar to that new vehicle. It is very rare that I would be following her in a separate vehicle watching her brake. …”
NHTSA complaint #10693813, filed 2015-03, 300 miles“I have noticed that the rear brake light is not turned on when I place my foot on brake pedal. In order to turn on the light, I had to push little more than I used to do on the other non-hybrid car. Because this vehicle has regenerative brake system, it activates whenever my foot is off from gas pedal, and starts to slow down. On the other non-hybrid vehicle, the light is turned on as soon as I touch the brake pedal, however, on this hybrid vehicle, I have to push more to turn it on. Even I can stop this car without turning on the brake lights. …”
NHTSA complaint #10562277, filed 2014-01Exterior lighting: other model years
Other parts of the 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid
10 complaintsAir bags
8 complaintsOther or unknown
8 complaintsSteering
7 complaintsBody and structure
7 complaintsElectrical system
6 complaintsVehicle speed control
6 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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