2018–2024 Toyota Camry Review: Should You Buy It?

This generation launched in 2018: New TNGA-K platform, direct-injected 2.5L, 8-speed automatic, standard Toyota Safety Sense 2.0. Mid-cycle updates landed in 2021, so later cars in the span pick up interior and tech revisions. Powertrain and core hardware carry over across the span, which is exactly why we cover the whole generation on one page instead of splitting near-identical years apart.

Across 2018–2024, reliability tracks the generation as a whole rather than any one model year. Early-build cars (2018–2019) carry the usual first-run risk, and late-run cars have had years of TSB and running fixes applied. The issues that actually decide whether a car is worth buying: Fuel pump recall (2018–2019) — verify recall completion; Occasional 8-speed shift-quality complaints early in gen; Infotainment lag on pre-2021 non-Android Auto cars.

• ✓Fuel pump recall (2018–2019) — verify recall completion
• ✓Occasional 8-speed shift-quality complaints early in gen
• ✓Infotainment lag on pre-2021 non-Android Auto cars

Expect Camry maintenance costs typical of the XV70 generation. Engines: 2.5L A25A-FKS/FXS I4 / 3.5L 2GR-FKS V6 (through 2019) / 2.5L hybrid (A25A-FXS). Transmissions: 8-speed automatic / eCVT (hybrid). Budget for the usual service intervals (oil, brakes, cooling, transmission fluid) plus preventative work on the known-weak items above. Parts for a 2024 Toyota Camry are cheap and widely available.

Within 2018–2024, condition and maintenance history beat model year almost every time. Later cars in the span are typically the most sorted; earlier cars are the cheapest way into the generation. If a 2018–2024 Toyota Camry passes a pre-purchase inspection with the known weak points checked, it's a defensible used buy. Strengths in this generation: Great fuel economy, Sharper handling, Modern safety suite standard.

Best for: Buyers cross-shopping the whole XV70 generation of the Toyota Camry rather than one specific model year.

The 2012–2017 generation is cheaper and simpler, with an older tech and safety package. The 2025–present generation brings newer powertrains and driver assistance at a higher price.