Toyota Camry XV30 (2002-2006)

Reliable and Economical – The Toyota Camry is an unexpectedly pleasant surprise. It drives more smoothly than the older Camry models we had tried in the past, and it is economical to run. Parts range in price, with some simple plastic parts being a little expensive, but generally it is a very economical car to run and maintain. It's particularly economical for… Read more

long-distance travel. The dashboard is easy to see, and my husband loves the cruise-control. What has impressed us is its incredible reliability - it just never misses a beat. It came to us with a gungy engine, but after running it on Premium petrol for awhile, that cleaned it up, and it is a beautiful car to drive. Even though it is supposed to be E10-friendly, I wouldn't recommend using that fuel, as I notice a difference in the engine's quietness and general running whenever I use Caltex or BP Premium as opposed to 91. There is plenty of legroom, so it would make a good family car. The cushioning in the seats is also quite comfortable, although it probably depends on how well the seats have been looked after.

My dashboard MELTED – I am beyond disappointed with Toyota. Our dashboard in our 2006 Camry melted - yes MELTED! In the US they have recalled all cars with melting dashboards and replaced them for free. In Australia, it's case-by-case and despite approaching Toyota when my car was 8 years old, they refuse to fix it. It will cost me $1500 to replace what is clearly a… Read more

manufacturing issue - call me crazy but I thought we should expect that our car won't MELT?

I'm not only bitterly disappointed by Toyota's decision not to help fix this issue, but also by their attitude. They are not interested in helping us, they have been rude and dismissive, the local dealer was incredibly rude and said "If you'd serviced the car with us and shown us some kind of loyalty, maybe we'd help". We don't service with Toyota because they're double the price of our local mechanic!

My advice: Don't buy a Toyota and get stuck with a giant problem like us. They are very shortsighted, I'm in my 30s and have a 2-car family. I have decades of car-buying days ahead of me for me, my husband and our kids - and we will never buy a Toyota again.

Triple wow. A Sportivo model is excellent – Have had a 2005 4cyl sportivo for three years to Dec 2015. The car had been used as a service/loan vehicle by a local dealership which I reckoned meant it had to have been regularly serviced and maintained by Toyota professionals. Cost $10,000. The ride is and always has been excellent. Very comfy seating front and rear and fully adjustable to… Read more

personal preference. New tyres all round when bought and most important for Toyota vehicles, a front wheel alignment. Transmission is reliable. Some small grabs means it probably needs the belts tightening in 2015. Braking is superb, did I say superb. Impressive exterior that holds its own even all these years later. Petrol consumption is as per the book still and minimal oil losses between changes. Runs an ethanol mix just fine.These cars lose the lighting for the clock etc panel. As I don't use it, it remains in the dark. No problem.

Security has engine disarm when the key is off and a flashing led to warn wannabe burglars to keep off or suffer long loud tooting. Excellent boot size and the rear seats have fold downs that allow about 2.4 metre lengths to be transported. Have now installed rear backing cam and carcam.

Strong car – Purchased end 2005 toyota camry from dealer as we were looking to buy one of these from before but we were looking at 2007 to 2010 camry but did not like the quality of the model then we came across a blue camry that stood out and in immaculate condition and one owner but had no logbooks and one key but for 5000 with service by the owner who is… Read more

also a mechanic you can't go wrong ac is very cold car drives perfect had for 2 months the model we got is an altise limited with extras 4 cylinder not v6 don't purchased the v6 over 13000km as it requires a lot of work and it will use 18litres to the 100 my dad had the v6 version 2005 in a white color but had less then 100,000km

Love this car – It's like this - the Camry is the perfect family car (note - small family). It's really reliable, cheap to run and maintain, it's comfortable and still a pretty good looking car even after 15 years. I would happily recommend the Camry and would buy another one in a heartbeat, if the 3 kids weren't getting so big.  Show details

Driving definately fine – I have 2004 camry sportivo v6. It is over 10 years old but driving incredibly fine. When it comes to hightway driving, the genuine value for this car will be revealed. Especially, transmission and engine works perfect for 10 years old car. Never dissapoint me at all. If you are thinkg of used car, this is what you need.  Show details

Good for seat but not really good for drive – I usually use my Camry V6 for travelling on highway, which is from Brisbane to Gold Coast, I've driven this car for almost 7 months and I reckon that every time I got 3 passengers with me they are satisfied with their leg room and such, it's comfort for seating but driving this car is a bit tired. The steering is so heavy that I found it tired to… Read more

drive when parking, and the steering is shaking when driving on the highway. But the good point of this car is it got enough power to drive on highway, and it doesn't need much maintenance.

Has a few small issues, but still a great family car – + The Altise looked nice in the mettalic silver, and for the first few years, it was an awesome car. - After a few years small issues arose. Power window circuit board went $400 replace. The roof lining gave way on all four corners. The central locking plays up in weather conditions. I would buy a toyota again, but will read reviews first. As the issues i have had seem to be a somewhat common one with my model of Altise.  Show details

Consumes a lot of petrol – The driving experience is average, it has decent enough horse power to drive up steep hills, but make sure to replace the tyres once in a while as it can slip on rainy days, since it is a car on the heavier side. We noticed this consumes a very large amount of fuel, we drive this daily to work with very short trips (<1.5km each way), and… Read more

occasional trips to dine..etc

And found that it needs to be refueled roughly about once every 10 days, for ~$75.

Great car – l bought a new toyota camry in 2003, l still have it and its done 320,000 and still drives very well, l have never had any serious problems with it and its never broken down once on the road, but l get it serviced regularly with a good mechanic, who knows it might last anther ten years and go to 500,000 km. l recommend if you want a reliable car, but l can only speak for the 2003 model l hope the other years are as good

The most reliable car – I have owned many cars when i was in middle east my first car was lancer which was good on fuel but less spacious and weak body, then I bought nissan altima which was a pleasure to drive but still not the best in terms of room and space, I even bought Mitsubishi Challenger. I use to have concerns with Camry over its price and shape. But when I… Read more

drove Camry for the first time, it was like magic The leg space the boot, the driving pleasure ofeven a 2005 model was awsome, further the body is tough and it doesnt require that maintenance, drives smooth and am in love with my Camry 2005

Best Car I've Had for Cheapest Cost – I purchased a 2006 V6 Altise Sport off a colleague at work - 168,000 km for 5000 after he was offered 3000 trade on a new car purchase. I faultlessly drove this dutiful car from Roma to Moranbah and Roma to Brisbane fortnightly. I drove 35,000 km a year in the time I had this car - a mammoth task. I used to most affordable tires, servicing was… Read more

routine. I never spent a cent more than the essentials, in the country I got 800 km out of a 60 litre tank, in the city closer to 650-700 from premium. It used to overtake roadtrains with a satisfying pulse at about 140 kw, an underpowered V6 when compared to Australian stablemates the Commodore and Falcon, but with 10 times the build quality and longevity. It even survived a Roo strike, safely stoving in the hood and needing minor panel replacement.

When I moved back to the city it once again performed admirably, driving 800 km a week as I commuted from Toowong to Coomera daily. The one breakdown I had was due to a flat battery. I kept driving it until 285,000 km at which point I purchased a Toyota 86 to treat myself after such a sensible and frugal investment. This car saved me thousands. My little sister still drives it - 340,000 km and only now showing its age at 200,000 km more than a regular car.

In stark contrast the Ford Territory I drive now, at 5 years old and 80,000 km at purchase has not hit 140,000 km and is plagued with electrical faults, constant cut outs in power under load when the gearbox shifts down a gear, bugs and problems. I've spent over 10,000 fixing a car I paid 4 times more for.

Next car? Another beautiful, no brainer Camry. Life is too short to waste money on a depreciating asset used for commuting. Do yourself a favour - if you find one of these with under 180,000, buy it knowing you will spend about 5000 on a car that can last another 100,000 km on a shoestring.

Great Family Car – Driving my Toyota Camry is an absolute pleasure every time I take it out. Great to cover the long road trips with it's sizeable yet comfortable interior. And with it's great fuel economy, it is a great family car to drive around town with or take on long get aways.  Show details

Driving experience very comfortable and quiet. It is very reliable and has never let me down – Driving experience is very comfortable and quiet. It is a very reliable car and has never let me down. The running cost are lower than my smaller car. I find the interior luxurious and soft and is easy to keep clean and the exterior colour is colour co-ordinated with the interior.we have been very happy with its performance.  Show details

Great car – Car is great. Has a lot of power. A lot of space. At first was hesitant to buy the car but now I don't ever look back. The car is so cheap to run. Easy to repair. Cheap parts and best thing is that the seats are so comfortable. Recommend to everyone  Show details

Amazing car....love it! – Excellent car, it has now down 330,000 kms and still doing amazing. I recommend synthetic oil and using high octane fuel. Although my servicing history is a bit substandard. This car is amazing to drive, corners well, good acceleration and extremely comfortable even at its high kms. Love my car but will be updating to the Aurion Sportivo next year. Highly recommend as a reliable comfortable and sporty car.  Show details ·  1

Loved it – Loved my Camry Azura Bought it 2nd hand in 2007 with 100,000 km already on it. Has run fantastically till now. I am up to 320,000 km and starting to have those little issues. The motor runs fine and probably will keep going forever. Issues starting to happen are electrical door locks not locking, air con not working (not just gas), alternator issues, electric seats wont move, and other minor issues.  Show details

nice car – i bough this camey car from a car dealer and it is a sencond hand car. the price is nice compared with other second hand car.color is silver which is my favorate. comfy inside and wheels are in good conditions. but the roof can be leaking when it is raining heavily .it happended once only .  Show details

Toyota – Great car but the air con is crap. Too much air is going to the air box which is only letting the air cond on every 10 sec which it not much. It is costing me over $2,000 to fix this problem which has been from Toyota. U suck heaps.  Show details

Great car, exactly what you would expect – I recently sold my immaculate 2008 Ford Focus hatch. It was pretty and red and only had 120,000km on it. It was also a lemon and I hated it. Brakes were replaced and still played up, trans was failing, you name it. And plenty of rattles and squeaks. I bought a 2003 Camry Altise. 150,000 kms and 5 years older than the Focus but 1,000 times… Read more

a better car. I paid not much for it as it was a bit grubby, and the white paint was a little chalky (but the servicing was done and mechanically it was perfect). $200 for a cut and polish, and an interior shampoo and it is a new car. Not even any shopping trolley marks on it. I couldn't be happier with it. I drive an hour each way to work and it's quiet and smooth, no rattles or squeaks and everything works perfectly. Great for a 13yo car for sure. I've owned 2 other Toyotas and they were terrific. Had a Toyota Yaris from new that I traded in at 200,000km and never spent a cent on.

Excellent car. Best we've ever owned – Value buying at $7777 2nd hand Very reliable. Came with 60k or 12 mnth wnty Dealership wnty repaired the alternator Batteries don't last more than 3 yrs in them Never been towed unlike previous Ford, Holden,Mitsubishi, Volvo, Mazda,VW Wife also has one same year but previous shape It has also been a very reliable car which she doesn't … Read more

want to part with.

Fits 3 in the back and luggage in the boot. Seats fold for bigger boot space. Being 4cyl they're around $50 per month cheaper to run around town than the v6 but wont tow as well.

Tried fitting a HHO system to reduce fuel consmp but the adaptive learning electronics kept overriding the intake and was removed after 18 months. Fuel is around 11.5 K/L

Over rated – Powerful spacious car Reasonable actual consumption for V6 13 years old car, city driving 16liters/100km Never let me down, no breakdowns apart from battery problems But NOT unbreakable had to replace 2 internal door handles CD player, cassette player very bad quality, was told its a common issue, I also had the same CD player and problem… Read more

with my rav4

Middle brake light heated up and melted the casing of the light, I could smell burning plastic but didn't know where it was coming from.

Replaced headgaskets at 120k km and needed replacing again at 170k km (leaking oil)

Timing belt seal was aslo leaking oil at 170k km

After trying 3 Toyotas - 2 camries and a rav4, Toyota is Over rated, they are not better than other cars

But they hold value, easy yo sell, easy to find / cheap spare parts.

The best 2nd hand car you can get – I bought a 2.4g Camry auto 2004 few months ago as a car for young family. It has 160k km on its odo but the engine and transmission are like new. After few months of driving found quiet long list of repairs, but all parts are cheap (f.e. bushings, front ball joints, window rubbers, tires, front brake pads and it also needs to repaint). Why 5 stars then? Because its 12 years old car and needs just small repairs. The best budget car i could get.  Show details

A Dream Car – A dream Car .. well in terms of reliability that is. We all know that Camrys are not the most exiting cars to drive but if you are after a reliable & comfortable car that will serve you unfailingly day after day after day, then look no further. My Camry is a run out 2006 Limited Edition Altise V6 that had done 40,000km when I bought it in 2009… Read more

and thus far I have spent "Zero dollars" (I kid you not) on repairs after 7 years and 140,000km. Recently when I took it for a routine service my mechanic said it is good for another 150,000km or more.

Reliable but not quite like other Camry's – Bought the car (2002 4cyl Sportivo Auto) in 2008 with 120K's, in my area cars are very expensive and hard to get decent cars unless you buy new. Now with just under 210K's have had a reliable car that always starts and gets you round. But have never been happy with in in terms of quality, the car pulls you to the left (better than into oncoming… Read more

traffic) but its frustrating having to keep pulling yourself back to the right all the time. For a 2.4L I find its quite sluggish (gutless) when taking off, and I find the transmission doesn't actually go down a gear if you turn from one road to another, you go to accelerate and there not much umpf there, like it should be in second gear instead of third. Most Camry's are usually quite, mine is not, always been louder than others, and cold starts I hate the most, revs right up for 2 minutes (on taco about number 3) and annoy the neighbours. Alloy wheels are fine except the centre cap thing, I don't know why they have to have a stupid plastic centre that clips in and then they break and full off, should be made as a single unit. Cruise control stopped working and so too the speed alert thing. both frond door handles (internal) broke, $70 each fitted. The squeaky steering wheel is horrible. At least the interior was reasonably nice in the gray, better than all the black/charcoal interior in all later and new models which make you feel like you're sitting in some cave. Doubt to buy another Camry after this, my previous Camry a 1994 Sedan was much better in terms of quality than this one but indeed boring to look at.

Best Car! So Durable And Reliable! – The best car for me, not so expensive and yet very durable and reliable. Spare parts are easy to find too. I had 3 cars of Toyota since I learned to drive and I have never encounter a major problem. Most of my friends had problems with their cars. I was able to test the durability of this car when a construction beside our house was on going. Two… Read more

cars parked near the site, our car and the other is a different brand.There were stones falling and the other car's windshield and door was damaged but my car wasn't though both car was hit:) We had camry for 9 years but the engine was like new even after 9 years!

You can never go wrong with Toyota. Worth your money!

Can't get rid of it – 2005 2.4 auto Sportivo. Brought the car brand new. (Our first new car) 4th child on the way so brought 7 seater Volvo XC90 but car no where near refined as the Camry. Apart from tyres and brakes alternator just let go at 210,000km first issue what a great car. Car has been a great honest car so I'm keeping it and letting go of my old ute. I always… Read more

change oil at 10,000km intervals with the best synthetic oil. Car 10.5 years old with 215,000km and engine is still so quite. Perfect family car. Beats me why a car like this wouldn't get a car of the year award.

Best towing vehicle ever – I have owned my 2003 V6 Sport 5 speed manual wth 260,000 on the clock since 2011 and all I have replaced is break pads. I tow a 15 foot caravan in 4th gear and it sit on 100 ks all day even on most hills. I drive on cruise control most of the time even when towing. I would never go past a camry if you are looking for a good towing vehicle.  Show details

Good, Reliable, Honest Car as It's Toyota – I've bought 2005 Toyota Camry Altise Limited Edition V6 in March 2013. It clocked 85k at the time of purchase. Now standing at 110k. No problem at all. Very Happy... Very good, solid and reliable car, would definitely recommend this car. Mind you that it is V6 3L car, so don't expect to have higher mileage like some idiot in this section.  Show details

2005 Sportivo V6 5 Speed – The best 8gz ever spent! Owned for 3 years now originally purchased with only 59000 kms on the clock now done 80000 kms. Drove from Darwin to Sydney and gave me 750 kms to a tank and the empty light had not come on yet but the needle was just about the 3 quarter empty mark. I could not believe it, considering cruise control had her sit between 110… Read more

- 120 km/h. The car handled the long hot steamy trip without fail. I was stunned. Highly recommended to anyone! Don't get me wrong around town she's a little thirsty but long distance wow. No problems yet fingers crossed. Fully stock apart from stereo.

Oily embarrassment – In 2003 I bought a new Camry Sportivo v6. The Camry had all those expensive services at the Toyota dealer. The only thing I was aware of as a problem was the handbrake... it would just not hold on steep slopes. After having it looked at by dealers mechanics a number of times they were unable to fix the problem. I had to go to a brake specialist to… Read more

have the problem rectified. After the warrantee ran out the motor began to smoke. I took the car to a private mechanic. The mechanic showed me a container of round balls of old oil. The motor cost me $2k to repair. I complained to Toyota Australia with no response. So much for the expensive servicing by the dealers. Four years later the motor seized whilst towing an empty trailer on the expressway... Lovely!

2005 Sportivo 4 cyl – A good honest car. Very reliable. Reasonably economical but not brilliant. Very nice interior. Did not have the longevity of earlier Toyotas with a few items starting to break and paint fading after a few years,good intermediate size would suit many people. Good visibility and relatively good comfort for long distance. Relatively low service costs. Mechanical reliability. Toyotas don't have the long lives they used to. Show details

The car uses more petrol than a v6 – Sadly my car got written of by a truck and my cousin lended me his 2004 Toyota Camry 4cyl manual terrible on fuel I only get about 520ks city driving build and quality is poor speakers are carp inside front passanger door handle broke it takes to long to overtake on highways the suspension is really firm you can feel every bump and crack consider… Read more

buying a Holden Commodore VX series2 or VY Commodore series bcz it's a twice better car for cheaper price I owned the vx series2 and still miss it a friendly advice do not buy a BA falcon they are horrible regarding reliability if you can stretch your budget to a FG falcon they are ballistic and plz stay away from Astra, Vectra, Barina, Epica, Viva, Mazda 626 and ford mondeo how do I know my best friend is a motor mechanic. The cops never pull over a amry The list is to long to fit in here in writing

Best car – Have Toyota Camry V6 05 excellent car never had any issues just few months back change the alternator and tyres ofcourse. Bought it from a Toyota dealer in 2007 it had only 40,000 kays and now its almost 1,30,000 and still going perfect ---what a car!!!!! .....very easy to maintain---highly recommended----go for it --you wont be disappointed Low Maintainance  Show details

Cool for japanese – We own a 2005, Camry Sportivo sports, with factory tint, 4cyl, 5 speed, cruise control and moon roof. Thing goes like a cat on steroids, but the fifth star would have been for rear wheel drive, could easy challenge an EVO with this setup. Rear drive would give it the traction it needs to launch, rather than loss of traction (dynamic balance for drifting or burnouts). Instant revs, however, my wife likes all the bells & whistles Lack of rear drive Show details