2011 Toyota Camry air bags problems
71 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2011 Toyota Camry — 12% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“My son and daughter were involved in a really bad car accident and the air bags on my son side which was driver side of the vehicle and he smashed his left side of his face off the seat belt compartment. All other air bags seemed to deploy normally except for the driver side canopy type airbag that…”
filed Jul 4, 2026
“Our daughter was driving our car at 40 Mph. Driver comming from other direction turned into trying to turn left. Other driver hit our car head on, left front driver side area. No airbags deployed. Car equipped with front and side airbags. Our daughter had to go to the hospital for injuries.”
filed Jan 24, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other Camry years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Camry | 6 | 4% |
| 2024 Camry | 6 | 13% |
| 2023 Camry | 5 | 8% |
| 2022 Camry | 10 | 17% |
| 2021 Camry | 77 | 50% |
| 2020 Camry | 48 | 18% |
| 2019 Camry | 24 | 6% |
| 2018 Camry | 22 | 3% |
| 2017 Camry | 24 | 16% |
| 2016 Camry | 30 | 17% |
| 2015 Camry | 20 | 7% |
| 2014 Camry | 41 | 9% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2011 Toyota Camry
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.