Since most of the prominent features are available only at the higher end of the spectrum, it is better to go all the way with the top-spec EX-L trim and the hardcore enthusiasts can also opt for the optional V6 engine. Buyers have to go all the way to EX-L trim to get all the latest and greatest features available with the Accord, and that makes it a pricey affair.
The base trim is mostly pretty basic covering all the essentials in order to keep the costs low and attract more buyers. (Thanks to CarComplaints.The Honda Accord is available in four trims, with only the top trim getting the much more powerful V6 engine option. Have a Toyota Camry of your own? Add your own complaints to ’s database. The typical repair cost to fix the oil consumption problem was a staggering $4,333, for an engine teardown to have the rings and pistons replaced. The cost of those issues makes the 2008 Toyota Camry particularly problematic. That year, the oil consumption issue was again a major concern, accounting for more complaints than all the other issues recorded by Camry owners combined. While the 2007 model year has - by far - the largest number of complaints, it’s the severity and cost of the complaints in the 2008 model year that make that Camry the one to avoid, according to. Of those, 24 complaints required a replacement engine. In January of 2015, Toyota North America issued an extended warranty notification (ZE7) to help alleviate the issue.ġ85 complaints in the 2007 model year were related to the oil consumption issue. Toyota issued Technical Service Bulletin #0094-11 in August of 2011 but never recalled the car. The issue can start after just 45,000 miles, but most owners identify the issue between 60,000 and 75,000 miles. Owners in the database confirm that they’ve seen oil consumption of one quart every 1,200 miles. That engine served the Camry in the years between 20, but the major issues seem to have appeared in the 2007, 20 model years. The problems reported by owners are really centered around excessive oil consumption in the 2AZ-FE four-cylinder engine. 2002 Camrys are long in the tooth at best, and you’d be hard-pressed to find one now with fewer than 100,000 miles.Ĭonsider Another Car: 2007 to 2009 Toyota Camry 4-Cylinder There’s one owner that claims 16 million miles that’s throwing off the average, so take that into consideration. The average mileage of those cars looks insanely high, at more than 638,000 miles, but the bulk of the complaints are in 100,000 miles. The largest number of complaints were centered on stripped head bolts, which cost an average of $2,887 to fix.
It’s rare to see a Camry record triple digits’ worth of complaints, but the 2 002 Camry had engine issues that caused concern among owners. Selling at a rate of more than 30,000 a month, the database only lists a maximum of 90 complaints for any year of the current generation. The current generation Camry - since 2011 - seems to have been providing trouble-free service for a lot of people. Through the years, the Toyota Camry has been synonymous with quality, but there are definitely better years that others, and particular years that can be problematic.Īccording to the database, most years of the Camry provide faithful service with complaints numbering in the double digits, which is remarkable considering the number of Camrys Toyota sells every year. That was the model that Toyota began to import here in great numbers, to the point that they opened a factory in Georgetown, Kentucky in 1988 to build the next generation car. The Toyota Camry is currently in its 11th generation, starting out as the “Celica Camry” way back in 1979, but really began to hit its stride with the V10-era Camry which launched in 1982. Conventional wisdom would have you believe that buying a Camry - any year Camry - would be a good bet, but our friends at have fielded scores of engine issues on certain years of the popular sedan.