IllustrationTHE OWNER PUT IN REVERSE TO BACK UP, WHEN SHE TRIED TO PUT IT IN DRIVE THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. CALLED THE DEALER AND HE SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. *AK
1992 Toyota Camry
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1992 Toyota Camry do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 295.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Camry years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 23 of 565 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Structure. Review the 299 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Latches/locks/linkages. Review the 89 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 33 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
32 crash reports19 fire reports38 injury reports
What owners actually said
565 reportsCOLLISION LEFT SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT FILLED COMPARTMENT W/SMOKE. OWNER HEARD FRYING SOUND TURNED IGNITION OFF. SMOKE REOCCURED W/IGNITION ON. *AK
BRAKE LIGHT SIGNAL ON THE DASH, COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. TT
HOOD SUPPORT CYLINDERS WORN, CAUSING HOOD TO FALL INTO THE 'CLOSED' POSITION. *SD
WATER IS COMING INSIDE THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FIREWALL ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. TT
HOOD STRUTS FAIL TO HOLD HOOD UP, CAUSING HOOD TO FALL ON HEAD. *DSH
DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND CAUSED INJURIES TO DRIVER. TT
TRUNK LID NOT DESIGNED WITH LATCH OR SUPPORT TO KEEP LID UP WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT PARKED ON LEVEL SURFACE, CAUSING TRUNK LID TO FALL DOWN/INJURY. *SD
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
POWER WINDOWS CABLE ARE DISMANTLING/COMING OFF TRACK; WINDOWS COME DOWN ON THEIR OWN. TT
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
3PE96040 · Engine Compartment Hood Support Failures
Opened May 22, 1996 · Closed Sep 4, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Structure
COMPLAINTS ALLEGE THAT THE HOD SUPPORT STRUTS FAIL CAUSING THE HOOD TO FALL ONTO OWNERS CAUSING INJURES.
EA93032 · Alleged Battery Explosions
Opened Dec 27, 1993 · Closed Nov 30, 1994
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System
There is no summary currently available
PE93074 · Alleged Battery Failures
Opened Aug 27, 1993 · Closed Dec 27, 1993
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System
There is no summary currently available