How many miles will a 1998 Toyota Camry last?
Half of the 164 NHTSA owner complaints on the 1998 Toyota Camry that list mileage came after 82,000 miles, and 1 in 10 after 155,000 miles. NHTSA's complaints file of November 11, 2026 holds 600 complaints on this model year; each mileage is the odometer when an owner reported a safety problem, not how long the vehicle lasted.
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How many miles will a 1998 Camry last?
The 164 mileages owners gave run from 31 to 284,000 miles. A quarter are at or under 60,000 miles, half at or under 83,000, three quarters at or under 123,000 and nine in ten at or under 156,000; 56 (34%) came after 100,000 miles, 19 (12%) after 150,000 and 6 (4%) after 200,000.
These mileages say when owners reported a problem, not when a 1998 Camry wears out. NHTSA's file holds only vehicles whose owners complained; one that ran without a problem never appears in it, so it gives no lifespan and no cutoff, and how a vehicle was maintained matters more than any one odometer reading.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Lowest mileage listed | 31 miles |
| 25th percentile | 60,000 miles |
| Median (50th percentile) | 83,000 miles |
| 75th percentile | 123,000 miles |
| 90th percentile | 156,000 miles |
| Highest mileage listed | 284,000 miles |
| Complaints after 100,000 miles | 56 (34%) |
| Complaints after 150,000 miles | 19 (12%) |
| Complaints after 200,000 miles | 6 (4%) |
Every model year together: Half of the 11,171 NHTSA owner complaints on the Toyota Camry that list mileage came after 51,000 miles (NHTSA complaints file of November 11, 2026). How many miles will a Toyota Camry last? →
Common problems with the 1998 Camry
NHTSA's file holds 600 owner complaints on the 1998 Toyota Camry. Owners named the brakes most often: 112 complaints, and half of the 9 that list a mileage came after 41,000 miles. A complaint can name more than one component.
| Component (NHTSA category) | Complaints | Listing mileage | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 112 | 9 | 42,000 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 92 | 43 | 93,613 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 83 | 39 | 96,390 |
| Suspension | 70 | 13 | 56,000 |
| Air Bags | 50 | 15 | 119,700 |
Of the 600 complaints, 64 report a crash, 31 report a fire and 35 report an injury (45 people reported injured). These are owners' reports to NHTSA, not findings.
Is the 1998 Camry a good year?
Complaint counts cannot say whether the 1998 is a good or a bad Camry: they rise with how many were sold and how long they have been on the road. They show how the 1998 compares with the other model years in NHTSA's file.
With 600 complaints, the 1998 ranks 12th of the 42 Toyota Camry model years from 1985 to 2026 with 10 or more complaints, counting from the most. The most: the 2007 (3,491). The fewest: the 1985 (13).
Recent model years have had less time to collect complaints, so their counts are still growing. No year is ranked by mileage here, because a year's median mileage mostly follows its age.
| Model year | Owner complaints | Listing mileage | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Camry | 13 | 1 | Under 10 mileages |
| 1986 Camry | 32 | 2 | Under 10 mileages |
| 1987 Camry | 58 | 4 | Under 10 mileages |
| 1988 Camry | 64 | 5 | Under 10 mileages |
| 1989 Camry | 113 | 14 | 144,000 |
| 1990 Camry | 134 | 14 | 150,000 |
| 1991 Camry | 149 | 12 | 119,000 |
| 1992 Camry | 565 | 23 | 126,000 |
| 1993 Camry | 260 | 28 | 133,017 |
| 1994 Camry | 287 | 25 | 107,077 |
| 1995 Camry | 303 | 56 | 121,178 |
| 1996 Camry | 417 | 98 | 95,000 |
| 1997 Camry | 555 | 131 | 87,000 |
| 1998 (this page) | 600 | 164 | 83,000 |
| 1999 Camry | 501 | 174 | 80,465 |
| 2000 Camry | 454 | 200 | 70,000 |
| 2001 Camry | 272 | 146 | 70,000 |
| 2002 Camry | 953 | 610 | 50,000 |
| 2003 Camry | 783 | 575 | 48,785 |
| 2004 Camry | 638 | 514 | 45,000 |
| 2005 Camry | 721 | 575 | 42,000 |
| 2006 Camry | 319 | 241 | 43,000 |
| 2007 Camry | 3,491 | 2,678 | 68,000 |
| 2008 Camry | 1,095 | 823 | 59,617 |
| 2009 Camry | 1,412 | 1,029 | 50,700 |
| 2010 Camry | 614 | 459 | 31,000 |
| 2011 Camry | 625 | 440 | 49,000 |
| 2012 Camry | 646 | 472 | 38,465 |
| 2013 Camry | 301 | 222 | 23,700 |
| 2014 Camry | 480 | 321 | 36,000 |
| 2015 Camry | 286 | 224 | 39,700 |
| 2016 Camry | 189 | 120 | 28,886 |
| 2017 Camry | 153 | 97 | 26,000 |
| 2018 Camry | 785 | 354 | 17,000 |
| 2019 Camry | 416 | 153 | 11,000 |
| 2020 Camry | 285 | 79 | 8,000 |
| 2021 Camry | 166 | 18 | 20,000 |
| 2022 Camry | 68 | 13 | 41,000 |
| 2023 Camry | 68 | 15 | 27,000 |
| 2024 Camry | 53 | 7 | Under 10 mileages |
| 2025 Camry | 179 | 22 | 7,340 |
| 2026 Camry | 145 | 13 | 5,000 |
The linked 2015–2022 pages show NHTSA's September 15, 2026 collection, so their counts can differ from this table's.
Every Camry year compared on NHTSA’s complaints and recalls: Toyota Camry years to avoid →
1998 Toyota Camry recalls
NHTSA's recall files of November 11, 2026 list 3 recall campaigns that name the 1998 Toyota Camry (2 vehicle campaigns and 1 equipment or tire campaign that names this model year, often for aftermarket parts). A campaign covers a production range, not every vehicle of the model year: check the VIN with NHTSA's free recall lookup.
What these figures can and cannot tell you
- Complaints are owners’ reports to NHTSA. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them: a complaint is an allegation, not a defect finding.
- The mileage is what the owner wrote on the complaint; NHTSA does not check it against the odometer.
- The make, model and model year are the ones on the complaint. NHTSA records them as filed, so a few complaints sit under a model year the name was not sold in.
- They are not a lifespan study. The file holds only vehicles whose owners reported a problem, so these figures do not say how long a typical 1998 Camry lasts.
- A complaint count rises with how many vehicles were sold and how long they have been on the road, so it is not a rating of the 1998 Camry.
- Nothing here describes one vehicle: its title brands, odometer readings, accidents and open recalls are in the records for its own VIN.
- 436 of the 600 complaints on the 1998 Toyota Camry give no usable mileage (blank, zero, a filler such as 999999, or over 500,000) and are left out of every mileage figure.
- NHTSA names counted: CAMRY and CAMRY HYBRID. NHTSA files some vehicles under several names (a series name and a trim name, for example); this page counts only these.
- Recall-file names matched: CAMRY and CAMRY HYBRID.
Primary sources behind this page
Open the underlying public source and verify that its scope matches the question you are asking.
- NHTSA complaints flat file (FLAT_CMPL.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Complaints file field layout (CMPL.txt)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Recalls file field layout (RCL.txt)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recall and complaint datasets: scope and documentationNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Recalls Lookup by VINNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA’s complaints file was downloaded on November 11, 2026 (FLAT_CMPL.txt, dated 2026-11-11 10:15, 2,265,416 rows), with its recall files (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010.txt and FLAT_RCL_POST_2010.txt, dated 2026-11-11 08:02). Each complaint is counted once, by its NHTSA number, with the model year and mileage of its first row; a model year has a page only with 10 or more complaints. The collection script and its rules are in scripts/collect-nhtsa-model-year-longtail.mjs.
1998 Toyota Camry questions
How many miles will a 1998 Toyota Camry last?
Half of the 164 NHTSA owner complaints on the 1998 Toyota Camry that list mileage came after 82,000 miles, and 1 in 10 after 155,000 miles. Of the 164 complaints on the 1998 Toyota Camry that list mileage, the middle half came between 60,000 and 123,000 miles; 56 (34%) came after 100,000 miles, 19 (12%) after 150,000 and 6 (4%) after 200,000. These are mileages at a reported problem, not a lifespan: the file holds no 1998 Camry that never had one.
What are the most common 1998 Toyota Camry problems?
NHTSA's file holds 600 owner complaints on the 1998 Toyota Camry. Owners named the brakes most often: 112 complaints, and half of the 9 that list a mileage came after 41,000 miles. A complaint can name more than one component. Of the 600 complaints, 64 report a crash, 31 report a fire and 35 report an injury (45 people reported injured). These are owners' reports to NHTSA, not findings.
Is the 1998 Toyota Camry a good year?
Complaint counts cannot say whether the 1998 is a good or a bad Camry: they rise with how many were sold and how long they have been on the road. They show how the 1998 compares with the other model years in NHTSA's file. With 600 complaints, the 1998 ranks 12th of the 42 Toyota Camry model years from 1985 to 2026 with 10 or more complaints, counting from the most. The most: the 2007 (3,491). The fewest: the 1985 (13).
How many recalls does the 1998 Toyota Camry have?
NHTSA's recall files of November 11, 2026 list 3 recall campaigns that name the 1998 Toyota Camry (2 vehicle campaigns and 1 equipment or tire campaign that names this model year, often for aftermarket parts). A campaign covers a production range, not every vehicle of the model year: check the VIN with NHTSA's free recall lookup.
How do I check a used 1998 Toyota Camry before buying?
Take the 17-character VIN from the vehicle and compare the odometer with the readings on file for it: title transfers, inspections and auction sales record the mileage on the day. VIN Lookup (free-vin-lookup.com) sells the original ClearVIN PDF for $14.99 (3 reports for $29.99, 5 for $44.99): odometer readings, title brands and auction records on file for the VIN. Check the VIN before buying a used 1998 Toyota Camry.