2011 Toyota Camry Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 36about this part
- Share
- 6%of 601 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 71,641miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 36 complaints about the engine of the 2011 Toyota Camry, 6% of the 601 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 71,641 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved and 3 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Car always makes a whining sound that gets louder upon acceleration, vehicle is impossible to keep in my lane especially at highway speeds, constant correcting needed to stay out of oncoming traffic or out of the lane left of me as car veers to the left. Cars has a transmission issue that causes jerking and slippage which also causes the car out of its lane.”
NHTSA complaint #10650195, filed 2014-10, 35,000 miles“Vehicle is using 1 quart of oil every 1200 miles or so. Toyota has a bullentin out on this issue but they are telling me it does not cover my vehicle. Added 1 quart at 100,500 miles. Came in for check up and it was a quart low at 101,700 miles, see attached upload for service receipt.”
NHTSA complaint #10945551, filed 2017-01, 101,700 miles“When driving my 2011 Toyota Camry, the engine shudders upon acceleration between 20 and 50 miles per hour. I know that there is a recall for this exact same for the 2012 Camry and later, with this issue, but not in my model year. This occurs every time I drive it. What gives?”
NHTSA complaint #11024959, filed 2017-09, 120,000 miles“I rear-ended the car in front of me at speed 60 MPH. My entire front end was destroyed. None of the airbags were deployed. Me and my passenger were wearing seatbelts. We had a lot of chest pain around the incident.”
NHTSA complaint #10705043, filed 2015-04, 50,000 miles“Incident on december 31, 2014 about 11:30 am in wayne, pa: at an intersection as I approached a stop sign where a car was already stopped, I applied my brakes. The car failed to stop and instead lurched forward and the engine increased. The noise was not of the brakes but of the engine roaring. As the car surged forward,I lifted my foot off of the brakes and then reapplied them pressure on the brakes. Again the car did not stop but did slow down. The third application of the brakes did stop the car just inches from the car ahead of me. …”
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Engine: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 8% |
| 2023 | 5 | 8% |
| 2022 | 6 | 10% |
| 2021 | 7 | 4% |
| 2020 | 60 | 22% |
| 2019 | 81 | 20% |
| 2018 | 137 | 18% |
| 2017 | 11 | 7% |
| 2016 | 17 | 9% |
| 2015 | 24 | 9% |
| 2014 | 57 | 13% |
| 2013 | 26 | 9% |
| 2012 | 59 | 10% |
| 2011 | 36 | 6% |
| 2010 | 43 | 7% |
| 2009 | 208 | 16% |
| 2008 | 131 | 14% |
| 2007 | 377 | 13% |
| 2006 | 10 | 3% |
| 2005 | 21 | 3% |
| 2004 | 26 | 4% |
| 2003 | 52 | 7% |
| 2002 | 58 | 6% |
| 2001 | 13 | 5% |
| 2000 | 8 | 2% |
| 1999 | 5 | 1% |
| 1998 | 3 | 1% |
| 1997 | 6 | 1% |
| 1996 | 1 | 0% |
| 1995 | 1 | 0% |
| 1994 | 1 | 0% |
| 1989 | 1 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2011 Toyota Camry
120 complaintsOther or unknown
118 complaintsAir bags
72 complaintsVehicle speed control
70 complaintsBody and structure
63 complaintsBrakes
49 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
49 complaintsSuspension
44 complaintsElectrical system
31 complaintsSteering
31 complaintsWheels
24 complaintsFuel system
18 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 Toyota Camry
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology