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Toyota Camry

The default mid-size sedan across North America, the Middle East and Australia, petrol and hybrid. Fleet and taxi use means high-mileage examples are everywhere, and high mileage is where evaporative, catalyst and oxygen-sensor codes live.

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Toyota Camry (XV70), front three-quarter view
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Generations

  • V10 1982–1986

    The first front-drive Camry, sold as a saloon and a liftback. Carburettor and injected S-series fours, and a turbodiesel from the start.

    Body styles
    Sedan · Liftback
    Engines
    • 1.8 petrol — 1S-L · petrol · 68 kW (91 hp)
    • 2.0 petrol — 2S-EL · petrol · 79 kW (106 hp)
    • 2.0 16v petrol — 3S-GELU · petrol
    • 1.8 turbodiesel — 1C-TL · diesel
    • 2.0 turbodiesel — 2C-TL · diesel
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive
  • V20 1986–1991

    The estate arrives, and so does the first Camry V6 — the narrow 1VZ-FE and the 2.5 2VZ-FE. Four-wheel drive was offered in some markets.

    Body styles
    Sedan · Estate
    Engines
    • 1.8 petrol — 4S-FE · petrol · 85–92 kW (114–123 hp)
    • 2.0 petrol — 3S-FE · petrol
    • 2.0 16v petrol — 3S-GE · petrol
    • 2.0 V6 — 1VZ-FE · petrol
    • 2.5 V6 — 2VZ-FE · petrol · 116–118 kW (156–158 hp) · 206–217 Nm (152–160 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 turbodiesel — 2C-T · diesel
    • 2.2 turbodiesel — 3C-T · diesel · authored for this nameplate; the generation infobox lists the 2C-T
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
  • XV10 1991–1996

    The Camry that made its name in America, with a coupé and an estate beside the saloon. The 5S-FE four and the first of the MZ V6 family.

    Body styles
    Sedan · Estate · Coupé
    Engines
    • 2.2 petrol — 5S-FE · petrol · 97 kW (130 hp)
    • 3.0 V6 — 3VZ-FE · petrol · 138 kW (185 hp) · 264 Nm (195 lb-ft)
    • 3.0 V6 — 1MZ-FE · petrol · 140 kW (188 hp) · 248–304 Nm (183–224 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    5-speed E53 manual · 5-speed S51 manual · 4-speed A140E automatic · 4-speed A540E automatic · 4-speed A541E automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive
  • XV20 1996–2001

    Lighter and cheaper to build than the XV10, and the generation whose 1MZ-FE sludge history defines the era. A CNG 5S-FNE was sold in some markets.

    Body styles
    Sedan · Estate
    Engines
    • 2.2 petrol — 5S-FE · petrol · 97 kW (130 hp)
    • 2.5 V6 — 2MZ-FE · petrol · 147 kW (197 hp) · 244–245 Nm (180–181 lb-ft)
    • 3.0 V6 — 1MZ-FE · petrol · 145 kW (194 hp) · 248–304 Nm (183–224 lb-ft)
    • 2.2 CNG — 5S-FNE · CNG bi-fuel
    Transmissions
    5-speed E153 manual · 5-speed S51 manual · 4-speed A140E automatic · 4-speed A541E automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
  • XV30 2001–2006

    Saloon only, on the K platform, and the generation that replaced the S-series four with the 2AZ-FE. The 3.3 3MZ-FE arrived for the SE in 2004.

    Body styles
    Sedan
    Platform
    Toyota K
    Engines
    • 2.0 petrol — 1AZ-FE · petrol · 107 kW (144 hp) · 190–193 Nm (140–142 lb-ft)
    • 2.4 petrol — 2AZ-FE · petrol · 117 kW (157 hp) · 220–224 Nm (162–165 lb-ft)
    • 3.0 V6 — 1MZ-FE · petrol · 143–157 kW (192–210 hp) · 248–304 Nm (183–224 lb-ft)
    • 3.3 V6 SE — 3MZ-FE · petrol · 168 kW (225 hp) · 288–328 Nm (212–242 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 4-speed U241E automatic · 4-speed U140E automatic · 5-speed U151E automatic · 5-speed U250E automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
  • XV40 2006–2011

    2AZ-FE four and 2GR-FE V6; the four's oil burn at age feeds misfire and catalyst codes.

    Body styles
    Sedan
    Platform
    Toyota K
    Engines
    • 2.0 — 1AZ-FE · petrol
    • 2.4 — 2AZ-FE · petrol · 220–224 Nm (162–165 lb-ft)
    • 3.5 V6 — 2GR-FE · petrol · 200 kW (268 hp) · 336 Nm (248 lb-ft)
    • 2.4 hybrid — 2AZ-FXE · hybrid
    • 2.5 — 2AR-FE · petrol · 126–133 kW (169–178 hp) · 226–233 Nm (167–172 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 5-speed automatic · 6-speed automatic · e-CVT · 5/6-speed manual · 4/5/6-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive
  • XV50 2011–2017

    Hybrid volume grows; a P0A80 on one of these is the corpus's battery-deterioration page in the metal.

    Body styles
    Sedan
    Platform
    Toyota K
    Engines
    • 2.0 6AR-FSE — 6AR-FSE · petrol · 108–123 kW (145–165 hp) · 190–199 Nm (140–147 lb-ft)
    • 2.5 2AR-FE — 2AR-FE · petrol · 132–135 kW (177–181 hp) · 231–235 Nm (170–173 lb-ft)
    • 3.5 V6 — 2GR-FE · petrol · 200 kW (268 hp) · 336 Nm (248 lb-ft)
    • 2.5 hybrid — 2AR-FXE · hybrid · 112–118 kW (150–158 hp) · 206–213 Nm (152–157 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 — 6AR-FSE · petrol · 108–123 kW (145–165 hp) · 190–199 Nm (140–147 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 — 1AZ-FE · petrol · 108–123 kW (145–165 hp) · 190–199 Nm (140–147 lb-ft)
    • 2.5 — 5AR-FE · petrol · 132 kW (177 hp) · 235 Nm (173 lb-ft) · China
    Transmissions
    6-speed automatic · e-CVT · 4/6-speed automatic · 6-speed manual
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive
  • XV70 2017–2023

    TNGA-K platform, Dynamic Force engines with both port and direct injection.

    Body styles
    Sedan
    Platform
    Toyota TNGA-K
    Engines
    • 2.0 M20A-FKS — M20A-FKS · petrol · 123–131 kW (165–176 hp) · 199–210 Nm (147–155 lb-ft)
    • 2.5 A25A-FKS — A25A-FKS · petrol · 132–154 kW (177–207 hp) · 233–252 Nm (172–186 lb-ft)
    • 3.5 V6 — 2GR-FKS · petrol · 224 kW (300 hp) · 362 Nm (267 lb-ft)
    • 2.5 hybrid — A25A-FXS · hybrid · 219–243 Nm (162–179 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 — M20A-FKS · petrol · 123–131 kW (165–176 hp) · 199–210 Nm (147–155 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 — M20C-FKS · petrol · 123–131 kW (165–176 hp) · 199–210 Nm (147–155 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 — 6AR-FBS · petrol · 123–131 kW (165–176 hp) · 199–210 Nm (147–155 lb-ft)
    • 2.5 — A25A-FKB · petrol · 132–154 kW (177–207 hp) · 233–252 Nm (172–186 lb-ft)
    • 2.5 — A25C-FKS · petrol · 132–154 kW (177–207 hp) · 233–252 Nm (172–186 lb-ft)
    • 2.5 — A25D-FXS · hybrid
    • 2.0 — 6AR-FSE · petrol · 123–131 kW (165–176 hp) · 199–210 Nm (147–155 lb-ft)
    • 2.5 — 2AR-FE · petrol · 126–134 kW (169–180 hp) · 226–235 Nm (167–173 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    6-speed manual · e-CVT · 6-speed U761E automatic · 8-speed UA80E automatic · 8-speed UB80E automatic · K120 CVT with physical first gear
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
  • XV80 2023–present

    Hybrid-only in most markets — every drivability question now involves the hybrid control system.

    Body styles
    Sedan
    Platform
    Toyota TNGA-K
    Engines
    • 2.5 hybrid — A25A-FXS · hybrid · 219–243 Nm (162–179 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 — M20A-FKS · petrol · 202–210 Nm (149–155 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 — M20C-FKS · petrol
    • 2.0 — M20F-FXS · petrol
    • 2.5 — A25A-FXS · petrol
    • 2.5 — A25D-FXS · petrol
    • 2.5 — A25A-FKS · petrol · 151 kW (202 hp) · 247–249 Nm (182–184 lb-ft) · AXVA80
    • 3.5 — petrol · 6-cylinder, US market 2023-2024
    Transmissions
    e-CVT · 8-speed UB80E automatic · K120 CVT with physical first gear
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive

CAN data

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