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2013 Toyota Camry Hybrid Brakes Problems

Complaints
7about this part
Share
26%of 27 total for the year
Median mileage
27,600miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the brakes of the 2013 Toyota Camry Hybrid, 26% of the 27 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 27,600 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

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 was driving to work in my 2013 Toyota Camry Hybrid le. It was early morning rush hour traffic. Roads were wet. Traffic was stop and go. I was probably going about 20 MPH when vehicle in front of me stopped. I applied my brakes but my vehicle did not stop. I hit rear of vehicle in front of me. I did not feel my brakes engage. I was more than a safe stopping distance from vehicle in front of me.”

NHTSA complaint #10794987, filed 2015-11, 59,000 miles

“Around 11:30 am, I was driving south on a two lane road, at approx. 25 MPH. The black vehicle in front of me applied the brakes and stopped. I was about 4 car lengths behind the black vehicle when I quickly applied the brake pedal. The brake pedal went to the floor and my car did not stop nor even slowed down. I pumped the brake pedal two more times, again, and the car did not stop nor slowed down until I hit the black vehicle in front of me.”

NHTSA complaint #10971542, filed 2017-04, 27,600 miles

“I was entering freeway on ramp. Heavy traffic. Beautiful day, dry roads. Vehicle in front of me made braked suddenly. I quickly applied my brakes. My brakes did not engage. I was approximately 2-3 car lengths behind vehicle in front of me and traveling 25 MPH. When I applied brakes, my car did not even try to stop, it basically slid 2 1/2 car lengths into rear of vehicle. My vehicle only stopped moving because it was stopped by vehicle in front.”

NHTSA complaint #10807100, filed 2015-11, 43,014 miles

“My Toyota Camry Hybrid has had episodic braking problems. After starting the car and driving for a few minutes, occasionally when I step on the brakes to slow/stop the car the brake peddle needs to be pushed down to the floor. While this is happening I can hear the engine revving. It is necessary to push extremely hard on the brake peddle to stop the car. I have taken my car to mcgeorge Toyota and an independent repair shop for this problem. Neither found any computer codes indicating the problem. Toyota removed and lubricated the slide pins for the caliphers and then reinstalled the pins. …”

NHTSA complaint #11195565, filed 2019-04, 46,000 miles

“I was turning into my neighborhood going approximately 15 MPH when an emergency light flashed on and off. It was so quick that I was unable to identify which emergency light. After driving another 100 feet the emergency light that is an exclamation point in a triangle lit up and stayed on as my vehicle slowed down. The accelerator stopped working entirely. The engine did not rev as I tried to accelerate the car. I was able to apply the brakes and bring the car to a stop. I put the car in park and then in drive and the car drove without further incident. …”

NHTSA complaint #10567421, filed 2014-03, 7,400 miles

Related service bulletins

Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202675%
2025127%
201919%
20181243%
2017120%
2016120%
2015320%
2014728%
2013726%
20121018%
2011730%
2010550%
20095950%
20086741%
200742370%

Other parts of the 2013 Toyota Camry Hybrid

Steering
6 complaints
Electrical system
3 complaints
Body and structure
3 complaints
Vehicle speed control
3 complaints
Equipment
2 complaints
Other or unknown
2 complaints
Seat belts
2 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
Air bags
1 complaints
Engine
1 complaints
Fuel system
1 complaints
Suspension
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2013 Toyota Camry Hybrid

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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