One of the safest used sedans you can buy — the issues here are cheap ones, as long as you check the oil and the recalls.

Several 2016 owners report the 2.5L using roughly a quart every 1,000 miles or arriving at a service low by a couple of quarts, and the community problem videos tie it to piston rings and the PCV valve on this engine family. Toyota's oil-consumption program covers the older 2AZ engine (2007–2011), not the 2AR-FE here, so there's no coverage to fall back on — treat it as a screening item. Pull the dipstick yourself, ask how often the seller tops up, and factor a quart-in-the-trunk habit into a high-mileage example.

On Camrys built November 2015 to March 2016, the front passenger occupant-classification system may have been miscalibrated, which can prevent the passenger and knee airbags from deploying as intended. Toyota's remedy is a free recalibration. This one gives no warning light, so the only way to know is to confirm by VIN that the recall was performed.

As these cross 100,000 miles, mechanics flag a few maintenance-grade items to check rather than fear: the valve-cover gasket on the 2.5L is 'notorious' for weeping oil, the water pump and a coolant pipe behind the cylinder head can seep coolant (look for pink residue), the EVAP charcoal-canister valve can corrode, and the factory brake lines aren't coated — so they can rot in salt-belt states. None is a dealbreaker; a good pre-purchase inspection catches all of them.