The Lemon Index$7,700 middle bill · most between $5,300 and $8,400
Higher than the $4,500 middle bill owners of all 175 models reported.
2000–2022 Toyota Camry
Toyota Camry owners reported paying a median of $7,700 for a transmission replacement, with the middle half of bills between $5,300 and $8,400. That's from 13 owner reports (12 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0000%
- $1,000–$2,5008%
- $2,500–$5,00015%
- $5,000 and up77%
Share of the 13 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2000 Toyota Camry1too few for a middle
- 2006 Toyota Camry1too few for a middle
- 2012 Toyota Camry2too few for a middle
- 2014 Toyota Camry1too few for a middle
- 2018 Toyota Camry2too few for a middle
- 2019 Toyota Camry4$8,200 middle bill
- 2022 Toyota Camry1too few for a middle
- 2002–2006 Toyota Camry (YouTube)1too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
How often owners report the failure
- 2018 Toyota Camry39 complaints name it5% of that year's complaints
- 2019 Toyota Camry38 complaints name it9% of that year's complaints
- 2012 Toyota Camry14 complaints name it2% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a transmission failure. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Engines in these years
2AR-FE 2.5 · 2AZ-FE 2.4 · 2GR-FE · 2GR-FKS 3.5 V6 · A25A 2.5 (Dynamic Force)
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Engine codes that can lead here: P0700 P0730 P0715 P0720 P0731 P0732 P0733 P0734. A code is where a shop starts, not proof the part failed.
Keep going
- Toyota Camry reliability by year
- Transmission replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Toyota Camry owners reported
ABS module replacement (76) · Brake repair (40) · Engine replacement (29) · Strut and shock replacement (23) · Throttle body replacement (20) · Torque converter replacement (14) · Steering column repair (12) · Brake booster replacement (7) · ECM (engine computer) replacement (7) · Intake manifold replacement (6) · Car battery replacement (5) · Catalytic converter replacement (5) · Brake master cylinder replacement (5) · Steering rack replacement (5) · Water pump replacement (5) · Wiring harness repair (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11771536, 11771185, 11766000, 11765476, 11745221, 11739683, 11730516, 11563510, 11388597, 11312074, 10344551, 10237043.
Said out loud on YouTube: $2,000 ▶
Quick answers
How much does transmission replacement cost on a Toyota Camry?
Toyota Camry owners reported a median of $7,700, and the middle half paid $5,300 to $8,400, from 13 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Toyota Camry transmission replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Toyota Camry middle bill of $7,700 is higher than the $4,500 owners of all 175 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Toyota Camry repair costs come from?
From 12 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Toyota Camry years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2018 (39), 2019 (38), 2012 (14) Toyota Camry named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.