Faults:

Lots, but mostly just wear and tear parts replaced over the years.

General Comments:

Bought this Camry many years ago for reliability and high mileage, and it has done that very well.

Economical to run and drives very smoothly. 2.2 with the auto is a great daily driver.

The car looks sharp also, love the look of the 2000 model Camry. Comfortable interior.

It is known to have legendary reliability for a reason, these cars are the best, even more reliable than my previous early 1990's Civic.

The car is 22 years old but shows no signs of stopping, I will have this car till the end, love it. Change the oil and belts as scheduled and you have reliability matched with no other.

Faults:

During my ownership I have replaced brake discs, handbrake wires and both front brake calipers. The brake problems are probably partly due to heavy salting of roads in Norway during winter.

The windscreen also had to be replaced (almost 500 Euro) due to wear.

During the last year a flexible tube in the exhaust was replaced, as a leakage had developed. That cost about 250 Euro in Germany. The cooler was also replaced for a new, unoriginal item, and cost about 180 Euro (also in Germany).

Relatively early in my ownership I changed the starter motor myself. The part price was only about 120 Euro.

General Comments:

I also have a 1995 Corolla, which has about 319 000 km at the moment. Even though the Camry has been relatively cheap to own (I bought it for about 1440 Euro in April 2018, with 378 000 km / 235 000 miles), the Corolla has given even fewer problems/expenses.

Anyway, the Toyotas that I had (2 Camrys, 1 Corolla) were way better than other car brands that I owned from my experiences.

The Camry also seems to have excellent paint. From a distance of a few meters or more, the 22 year old car shines more than many brand new cars.

Excellent car.

I can still get 0.62 litres / 10 km from it, if going on a longer trip and being light on the accelerator.

Faults:

Let's see, I crashed the car, shortly after ownership, and I had to fix the bodywork, but nothing mechanically was broken. The airbag did fail to deploy, even though the crash was significantly above 15mph.

Next, I've had to replace the battery and terminals. but with the age I can hardly blame them.

I also had to replace the alternator (died while driving).

The cassette and CD player stopped functioning.

General Comments:

I both love and hate this car; let's start with the hate, since who likes to end on a downer?

This car is incredibly slow. Well, it's slightly faster than a 4 cylinder van, but that isn't saying much. You really have to bury your foot getting on the highway. I've literally just become a slow driver because of this. The headlights are pretty dim compared to other cars I've owned (they've been replaced and de-fogged). There also isn't very much headroom, I am 6'4" and with the seat all the way back I still can feel the ceiling. This is not a car for "larger people". The cupholders are also placed awkwardly and you feel like a crazy person reaching for your drink while you're driving. The backseats also have even more limited headroom.

Now onto the likes. First, the reliability. I've had to replace the alternator. That's the one piece of non-regular service I've done, so the driving costs are extremely low. This is a bad thing though, because I generally just don't like this type of car. I've desperately wanted it to go wrong, but it won't. Testament to Toyota reliability. I also love that I cracked 30 MPG on a 600 mile highway journey. Almost 33 in fact. This car gets great mileage compared to my last Cadillac (at around 12). The trunk is also huge, I can pretty much lug anything around that isn't a couch. And that's come in real handy. And that's about it.