2011 Toyota Camry Visibility/wiper Problems
Owners have filed 92 complaints with NHTSA about visibility/wiper problems on the 2011 Toyota Camry, 15% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 65,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “sun visor” (50% of reports).
- 92visibility/wiper complaints
- 65,000median miles at failure
- 0mention a crash
- 1mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 51%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Sun visor: mentioned in 46 of 92 complaints (50%)
- Driver side: mentioned in 35 of 92 complaints (38%)
- Stay place: mentioned in 7 of 92 complaints (8%)
At what mileage do visibility/wiper problems happen?
Based on 64 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 92 complaints, 1 an injury.
Toyota Camry visibility/wiper complaints by model year
| Model year | Visibility/wiper complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Camry | 3 | 6% | — |
| 2023 Camry | 3 | 5% | — |
| 2022 Camry | 5 | 8% | — |
| 2021 Camry | 3 | 2% | — |
| 2020 Camry | 7 | 3% | 3,758 |
| 2019 Camry | 7 | 2% | 1,814 |
| 2018 Camry | 22 | 3% | 9,500 |
| 2017 Camry | 3 | 2% | 100 |
| 2016 Camry | 4 | 2% | 26,000 |
| 2015 Camry | 3 | 1% | 760 |
| 2014 Camry | 11 | 2% | 50,000 |
| 2013 Camry | 5 | 2% | 31,700 |
| 2012 Camry | 4 | 1% | 11 |
| 2011 Camry | 92 | 15% | 65,000 |
| 2010 Camry | 60 | 10% | 80,000 |
| 2009 Camry | 92 | 7% | 85,000 |
| 2008 Camry | 104 | 11% | 70,000 |
| 2007 Camry | 218 | 8% | 85,600 |
| 2006 Camry | 1 | 0% | 140,000 |
| 2005 Camry | 2 | 0% | 222,570 |
| 2003 Camry | 2 | 0% | 183,000 |
| 2000 Camry | 2 | 0% | 94,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists visibility/wiper for the 2011 Toyota Camry. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
I am reporting a safety issue with my 2011 Toyota Camry. The dashboard (instrument panel) has significantly melted and degraded due to heat exposure, creating a sticky and highly reflective surface. This condition causes sunlight to reflect off the dashboard and into the windshield, creating glare…
I started noticing a glare on my 2011 Toyota Camry on the inside on the dashboard. It appeared shiny and I figured I accidentally cleaned it with the wrong product. It started at the closet point of the windshield so I didnât worry about it. Today (6/4/25) I went to clean it again and noticed the…
The dashboard has become very sticky and shiny creating a very bad glare on my windshield. It makes driving more difficult when I cannot see.
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2011 Toyota Camrys have visibility/wiper problems?
No. NHTSA has 92 owner complaints about visibility/wiper for the 2011 Toyota Camry (15% of the 601 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2011 Toyota Camry visibility/wiper?
No recall currently lists visibility/wiper for this vehicle.
At what mileage do visibility/wiper problems start?
The median reported mileage is 65,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about visibility/wiper problems on the 2011 Toyota Camry?
The most frequent phrase is “sun visor”, in 46 of 92 complaints, followed by “driver side” (35).
Other 2011 Toyota Camry problems
See all 2011 Toyota Camry problems or visibility/wiper problems across all Camry years.