Problems to Look Out for When Buying a Used Toyota Camry 2007-2025 

My sister in law has owned her 2014 Camry 4 cylinder for 10 years since new, absolutely zero major issues. I've had my 2022 Camry hybrid for 2 years, oil changes and the caliper gluides needed lubrication, and 41MPG over the last 10k miles. Our first Toyotas for both of us, we get it now!

Facts without fluff and filler: Just what most viewers want.

Still drive my 2005 Camry fully optioned. Still solid. Over 350,000 kms and running. Toronto, Canada

Who can talk about a Camry and remain interesting? Greg can!

Yes, he's back! Good to see you creating more content.

2007 camry V6 337,XXX miles. No issues, transmission is like new. Other than routine maintenance, best decision buying I've made.

We bought out two camrys in 2007 ..his and hers... In 15 years the total repairs were ONE sun visor. No oil use problems... I did ALL maintenance... Now I run an ex-lease (not me) 2nd hand 2017 Camry (love it) and my wife has a new 2024 Camry...

Just got up and found this. My sister has a 2004 toyota camry xle v6. Ive been maintaining and repairing it.

awesome video. your video on the 2002 ES300 with almost 600k miles is one of the reasons why i bought my 2002 ES300 3 years ago this month. I bought it as a one owner with 161K miles, it just turned 181k miles. the original owner had the timing belt/water pump and valve cover gasket all replaced at 87k miles at a lexus dealership in NJ. early next year or later this year i’ll be getting the timing belt/water pump done. best car i’ve ever owned. thank you !!

Good to see you active again sir. With the way the economy is, people with your type of experience and knowledge about used cars are needed more than ever .

You’re always so calm and cool and collected

I owned a 2003 Camry but the 7th generation is my favorite design

I purchased my certified 2017 Camry in 2019 paying cash. I have maintained my 2017 Camry keeping it nice and clean with normal maintenance service. My Camry runs and looks like a new Camry. During the Covid pandemic, the Toyota dealership were offering to purchase my 2017 Camry SE paying more money than I paid. Now Toyota is trying to get me to trade in my 2017 for a new 2024 Camry. I said no because my 2017 SE Camry is running like a new Camry without any car notes.😂

Glad to see Greg is back

I used your buying guide to check for highway miles on my (new for me) 08 Sienna! Took it to my mechanic AFTER the buy, he said he couldn't find even ONE thing wrong with it! Thanks for your help, Greg!

What gets me about the 2AZ is that they had just *finally* fixed the 1zz rings and oil consumption by around 2003. Then they started all over again.

We have a 2007 Camry XLE Loaded except for NAV. It has the 3.5L Engine and the 6 Speed Transmission. It is still quite fast. 0-60mph in just a hair over 6 seconds. The only thing we had a small problem with was on a Cold Start it would slip between 2nd and 3rd gear. Just once at start up and not again until the next Cold Start Up. (This was a Common Problem back then) The Service Director at the Dealership replace my whole transmission instead of just the Torque Converter which I believe was the 'Repair' at the time. Never had a problem since. We now have owned this car for 17 years and my Wife will NOT give it up. She loves 'Her Camry'. Especially the 6 Disc CD Changer. (I like that as well) This was our first Toyota. Up to that point we only owned GM Vehicles. Mainly Buick. However as much as I like the Ride of my Buick Vehicles they had way to many repairs. Many were just silly/stupid repairs. Too many to go into here. My only regret after all this time is that we did not purchase Toyota sooner. After looking back I would have loved owning a mid-1990s Camry Station Wagon. From what I have learned they are a very good vehicle. Even an 'Double Wiper' on the Rear Window.

I have the 2012 Camry XLE hybrid, best car I ever have for 12 years. No major issues except change the gasoline reading gauge four years ago. I also change the engine oil every 5 K or every 5-6 months which ever come first and transmission fluid when it turned 50K miles . I give this car to my daughter in college and she is happy to drive around town with 110K miles and still running strong

If there's a rattle, prepare for battle LOL!! That's so true though. Excellent video, thanks.

A simplified Toyota Camry Course. One can open a Camry repair shop after watching this video. Thumbs up

I thought I'd be more frugal and traded in my 2016 Mercedes for a 2011 Camry v6, I've regretted it ever since. Not only is the car plain and boring, but I've had huge repair bills due to the HVAC system. I had the bad luck to have the infamous "vent/blend door actuator" thing break and had to take the whole dash off to the firewall - twice...then the evaporate blew....the blower has never really worked right. Most shops won't even do that repair...it's pain. The theory by the techs thing the previous owner was so frugal they never turned the AC on...ever. I should have kept my E350...never had one single problem with that car.

Own a 2013 Passat VR6. Zero issues. Also owned a 2018 Toyota Sienna which needed an engine out service to stop an oil leak.

You are back !!! Finally!! We missed your videos dude !

Where were you we missed you so much 😢

Great video! Glad to know I am not the only one who likes this design of the new Camry!

It was only a couple of days ago, I was searching through your channel for a Camry video. What timing! Thanks Greg, you’re a legend

Greeeg! Glad to see you posting. Writing this from our 2005 Highlander Limited, bought largely thanks to you. Favorite car we’ve ever owned!

Greg is the best. Been really wanting one of these videos with all the generations of the Rav4!

Prospective Camry buyers are also good looking! Great content. Thanks Greg...from Australia.

I've missed your videos. Really enjoy the show, TY.

Test drove a Camry a couple of years ago and the 8 speed tranny was constantly hunting for gears during the entire test drive. Couldn't wait to get that car back to the dealership and return home in my 12' Altima whose transmission has been bulletproof and is now in it's 13th year of service.

IMO everyone should be trying to buy 2017/2018+ when safety features significantly improved across most vehicles. The TNGA platform improvements are nice as well.

Car Angel thanks for returning… keep this style and substance recipe… it is appreciated!

After a very long time Greg is back

I got a 16 camry at 115.000 miles all good with no big problem and now got a 21 lexus is 300 with the v6 so far so good now with it to..

Hi Greg, not a big fan of Car Fax. Mistakes made on my record & tried to remedy by contacting them to correct, only to not correct. I do most of work myself, so I have a log book that I document ALL work MYSELF. You give such great advice. I took your advice on cleaning engine bay on Prii, & u have won my respect. Already sub'd & gave u a 👍

Hey it's Peter Fonda!! Easy Rider to Camry Driver😅. Thank you Greg, as a 7th gen Camry owner, i found your video very interesting, informative and well paced as you compared the generations. So just like a Camry, while your info was mostly great quality and reliable,i believe you displayed an ATF dipstick in reference to generations equipped with "sealed transmissions". I so appreciate that you stressed the more frequent oil/tranny fluid change beyond factory recommendations, well done! On a side note, at video opening, was really fascinated while viewing the side by side images of Camry generations with their respective HP ratings over the years. Was so disappointed when abruptly ended at 2001. If for whatever reason you ever do another one, please be all generational inclusive. Also if possible, edit the images to be larger and inclusive of estimated MPG and engine sizes in addition to the HP ratings you posted. So just like my Camry, enjoyed your vid presentation, subscribed and looking forward to many more enjoyable and reliable miles down the road. Happy motoring 🚘⛽👍

I own a 2014 Camry SE. Never has it let me down. It

I have 2010 lexus 5th gen with 2gfr-fe engine. Yes heard it is known to have vvti failure i change oil around 3k and also sometime flush in between. No cold start issues but keeping an eye and trying to avoid by frequent oil change which does not cost much when doing yourself ( around 25 to 30 dollars). I live in Arizona so also keeping any eye on any coolant leaks. I flushed coolant around 110k without any issue. I also one time flushed transmission ( using return line) and once time drain and refill. It is running smoothly. I noticed the engine mounts are getting harder because of arizona heat still good though. Plan is to replace them at the end of this year or sometime next year. Overall still running smoothly at 130k. I alao changed spark plugs around 110 k. I bought it at 90k miles with all oil change and maintenance record available from lexus dealer. This engine if taken care earlier than recommended can survive till 300k without any issue. Thanks foe the video it is helpful...

One of the finest in the business! Great work

Always watch when you drop a new one!!!

Thanks Greg! Love your show! Can you please make a video about the Mazda CX-5 2018 + ?

Nice to see again Greg, thanks for the great analysis

Nothing but straight facts, love it

Yaaay! New Car Angel video. Even though I'll never buy a Toyota Camry.

Yay! Any car angel video is a good video. Keep it going

Nice to have you back! A video for a lexus gas please

We have a 2009 RAV4 which had the 2.5 liter AR FE engine in the 2009 model instead of in the 2010 model year like the Camry. The maintenance schedule for ours was for an oil change every 5,000 miles not every 10,000 as you said for the Camry... Our RAV4 has just over 101,000 miles. I understand that the cold rattle at start up doesn't happen till around 150,000 miles. So we have another two to four years yet. Ours uses zero oil between changes so maybe it will go even longer without any problem. Oil analysis shows the oil to be very clean at the 5,000 mile oil change interval. But if the actuator gear needs to be replaced, I'm prepared to pay $700 to $800 dollars to have it done by AMD at TCCN Auto Repair in the Chicago area. He shows in a video how to do it and he is a certified Toyota technician (and he's OCD when it comes to doing the job correctly.) His channel is The Car Care Nut.

If you check the forums, you will see that people are still complaining of oil consumption in the 2AR-FE once the milage gets a little high -- this time due to cylinder wall scoring, rather than low tension piston rings.

Greg is back

This information is invaluable

Good content. Maybe better to break it down by years. You covered a lot of territory.

long time no see, love your content, ww need more vids ❤

Thank you Greg ❤

The Direct Shift-8AT is afflicted with the following problems : Slow shifting behavior when coming to a stop. Transmission shifting hesitation under partial and full throttle. Jerky and/or harsh shifting behavior . The solution that Toyota provided is a ECU software update which continues to make customers dissatisfied especially those owners of the first year of this transmission on the Camry i.e. '18 .

Great detail as usual. Thanks for such a great video . I'll just avoid that whole camry generation 2007-2011 to be safe . Pls make a video on the Avalon and an updated on es350 !!!

Glad your back and love to see more Camry videos!

Would love to see your video and opinion of the generation of the 5sfe engine specifically 1997-2001. What to look out for and how to make it more reliable. Thanks for the videos Greg!

People say Camrys are reliable.. But it seems like Corollas has very few problems comparing to these..

2015 Camry hybrid xle 252,000-ish miles, zero major issues, daily driver for me and not changing anytime soon

Excellent presentation and content. Thank you

I have an issue of falling for cars that have been badly treated, if you know what I mean...

Perfect!! I’m looking into these models!!

Such a great video!!!

Excellent video

Awesome vid

OLDER CAMRY'S-----had such wonderful visibility. The new 2025 Camry has reduced visibility, a real bummer in my humble opinion.

Today is my 13s 11 year anniversary LE 4 cylinder strong as a bull nothing major what so ever has happened they just run and run just do basic maintenance

I havent taken mine up a hill yet to see if it hunts for a gear if it does ill lock it in.

Great video. Well presented and very informative, however I feel like you barely touched on the hybrids, and the hybrid was available earlier than 2017 also.

Beautiful place to shoot a video!

Problems to look for when buying a early Gen 3 Prius and all Prius V. Head gasket (this problem has created a cottage industry), Inverter failure (covered by Toyota-includes all earlier gen 3 Prius and all Prius V), and excessive oil consumption (1 quart of oil needed per week!). My 2013 Prius V had all 3 of these issues. How many people can say a Toyota was the worse car they ever owned?

I have a 2007 camry hybrid i bought the hybrid one because 1 i never had a hybrid and 2 i dont have to change my oil that much

My 2020 Camry with that crappy 8 speed was the biggest pile of junk I've ever had. I used to joke the windshield wipers were the only thing that still worked right until they started acting up. A mechanic at the dealer told me they get lots of complaints about the 2018 and up Camry's but it probably won't leave me on the side of the road. Something you didn't mention was Toyota quietly replacing tens of thousands of the 4 cylinder engines because of bad castings in 2020. If it leaked oil through the casting it was replaced. Mine smelled like hot antifreeze so Toyota put block sealer in behind my back. It was up to the customer to find the problem. Newer Toyota's are throwaway pieces of junk. You can't rebuild any of the drive train because Toyota made it to minimal standards to save weight. Overheat the engine? New engine costing thousands. I paid extra to buy a Toyota because I still trusted their products back then. I went from a Toyota lover to a hater. Toyota wouldn't or couldn't fix that garbage car. Stick with a pre 2018 Camry. Those were bullet proof. Toyota quality has taken a serious dive recently. It started with the Camry in 2018.

Im gonna need greg service for buying used sienna 2017 soon. The dealer always have addon and I'm bad at negotiating.

My 2017 LE 4 cyl has No A/T dipstick that you failed to mention my friend has a 2005 also does not have an A/T dipstick; therefor the average owner cannot check the fluid level. You should mention that next time.

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Thinking on buying a 2012 camry 227k miles is that still good for a camry ive never had a vehicle before this would be my first one i just want something reliable to get to work and back home everyday

My toyota dealer told me 15.000 KM oil changes are fine with full synthetic but after also the car care nut telling 5000 m (8000 km) I think i'l opt for that option instead. I have a VVT-IE yaris.

I wonder if those sorry dealership mechanics at Toyota Richardson included replacing the timing belt twice with less than 30K miles.

Great video, but you didn't mention any issues with the 8th gen besides hunting for gears. So they are bullet proof? Thanks Tim. .

As long as they don’t decide to go EV I’m happy

If your getting a Camry get the new Camry, I rented it it from interstate and car amazing , I was blowing off any v8 car that want to race off the intersection, car very fast 300 + hp long first to 55 and it still gave super mpg, 34 days and still under full and 35 when in.

At 7:17 you say "you have to check the transmission fluid" and show a picture of a dipstick. I am 99% sure that the generation of Camry that you are talking about, and (sadly) most of the other years, do NOT have a dipstick for their transmission. Is your video in error for showing the dipstick, or am I wrong?

I change my oil in any vehicle every 3k miles. Period.

Very good videos, but half year oil change is really not needed.!!

How about not buying that gen of camry altogether? I wont argue that camrys and corollas are better than anything gm or ford has to offer....but doesn't mean they're worth buying either. I owned a new 2018 tacoma for allmost 3 years and had nothing but problems with it. Coil malfunction issues, multiple weak fuel pumps, constant electronic issues. The radio, navigation, and cruise control quit working for 3 days in a row and as i was pulling into the dealership...the dashboard started working again. I HATED THAT TRUCK!!! Looking back on it i only wish that i had the financial debth to afford to drop a wrecking ball on it in front of that pathetic toyota dealership.....

QUESTION--I always thought it was the other way around, that CarFax pays to have repair shops and dealerships report to them thus sucking up the data and making CarFax more relevant. It's actually a mutually beneficial relationship but I always assumed CarFax offered incentives and/or pay of some kind.. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I have a 2006 subaru sti nowhere as reliable. Currently tackling a cylinder 2 misfire. Po302

It is not blood lines but oil lines.

8:00 The best Camry’s ever made..? After spending 8 minutes of listing critical problems with these models…

Anyone have Camry generation time stamps for this video?

I hate the 15-17 models.

2014 is the best year. 2017 was the last year. They are not as good now. Toyota is jealous of Kia and is headed in that direction. Look what they did to the Tundra and the Tacoma. Next, they want to make the camry a battery car. Unbelievable. The oil consumption thing is not that big a deal. If you got yours new, like I did, and change oit every 5000 miles, you wnot have much if any trouble. If it does eat oil, just keep putting oil in it and it will run for years and years. The new ones are junj in comparison

Would you buy a 2007 Honda Odyessey with 90k miles and vg shape. Age??

Video should be one minute long. Its a Toyota. No problems to recall.

I drove Toyota for thirty 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 never will l buy a American car

I’m dreading the rein of EV’s. Such soulless vehicles.

Is this a joke? Camry with problems? 😂 Nice one

….and, I thought Toyota’s were were reliable…?