Toyota Camry Solara Problems by Model Year
NHTSA recorded 865 consumer complaints across the 10 model years of the Toyota Camry Solara (1999–2008) that have at least 5 complaints. 2004 has the most, with 161. Across all years, the part named most often is body and structure (172 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.
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All Camry Solara model years
Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.
| Year | Complaints | Median mi | Recalls | TSBs | Score (50 = typical) | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 83 | 40,000 | 2 | 251 | Not compared (fewer than 3 comparable model years) | Stable |
| 2007 | 126 | 56,887 | 2 | 252 | Not compared (before 2008) | Falling |
| 2006 | 116 | 47,000 | 2 | 160 | Not compared (before 2008) | Stable |
| 2005 | 92 | 46,000 | 1 | 159 | Not compared (before 2008) | Rising |
| 2004 | 161 | 53,000 | 1 | 148 | Not compared (before 2008) | Falling |
| 2003 | 24 | 68,000 | 0 | 93 | — | Stable |
| 2002 | 60 | 70,000 | 0 | 91 | Not compared (before 2008) | Rising |
| 2001 | 53 | 82,557 | 0 | 83 | Not compared (before 2008) | Falling |
| 2000 | 66 | 55,000 | 1 | 71 | Not compared (before 2008) | Falling |
| 1999 | 84 | 95,000 | 0 | 51 | Not compared (before 2008) | Falling |
Parts named most often, all years
Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.
- Body and structure172 24%
- Vehicle speed control130 18%
- Air bags128 18%
- Brakes65 8.9%
- Transmission and drivetrain63 8.6%
- Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)60 8.2%
- Other or unknown58 8.0%
- Steering53 7.3%
Example complaints
One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
2008: “When vehicle is in motion on city streets or open highways on sunny days, driver sometimes becomes blinded from glare from melting shiny dashboard. This problem with melting dashboard began maybe 5-6 years ago and has kept getting worse. The blinding reflections are now so bad at times that we are concerned about having an accident because we are sometimes blinded by reflections from the shiny dashboard.”
NHTSA complaint #11416615, filed 2021-05, 49,769 miles2004: “Exited freeway and hit brakes to slow and stop at traffic light. The motor accelerated, the brakes were too weak to stop the vehical, and I crashed into the stopped car at the traffiic light. It seemed that the cruise control did not turn off when I pressed the brake pedal. They failed to turn the cruise control off.”
NHTSA complaint #11175023, filed 2019-02, 105,000 miles2007: “The rear glass heated window leaks like a sive. It's molded up my trunk and I have to let the water out by dislodging the trunk plug so it doesn't accumulate. Not cool, but I do love the drive! Add a scarf and it feels like paris... We just keep adding sealant in black to keep the water out every fall before the rain kicks in.”
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology