Mid-size Sedan · what it costs new, what it’s worth used, and who has one near you.
The 1990 Toyota Camry is a mid-size sedan we track across the used market in Canada. It comes in gas (9.6 L/100 km) and hybrid (4.9 L/100 km) forms, so the main choice is fuel — the hybrid earns its premium back over enough kilometres. A 31-year-old one keeps roughly 7% of a current model's market price — what actually matters over five years of ownership.
Gas — combined
9.6L/100 km
Hybrid — combined
4.9L/100 km
Fuel / year (20k km)
$3,418
Hybrid saves
$1,673/yr
Typical figures. See what it costs for your commute.
Fuel economy & range: Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada). Safety recalls & owner-reported complaints: US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (public domain); complaint shares are a relative signal, not a failure rate. Prices, payments, depreciation, listing counts and dealer inventory: Conquest market data; payment estimates use market-average terms and are not an offer of credit. Independent service — not affiliated with or endorsed by Toyota.
Median market price by vehicle age
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Owner-reported problems and open safety recalls
Most-reported problems
Across 148 owner complaints filed on the 1990 Toyota Camry
Share of complaints naming each system — a signal of what owners report most on this model, not a failure rate. The denominator is people who filed a complaint, not every owner. Complaints are filed with the US regulator; the same models are sold in Canada.
Safety recalls
2 campaigns issued by the manufacturer
Seats · Front Assembly · Seat Heater/cooler
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2005-2011 4Runner, Highlander, Sequoia, and Sienna, 2005-2010 Avalon and Tundra, 2006-2008 Camry Solara, 2006-2010 Highlander hybrid, 2006-2011 Rav4 and Tacoma, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2007-2011 Camry hybrid, 2009-2010 Venza, 2010-2012 Prius, 1988-1990 and 2005-2010 Camry, and 1989 and 2009-2010 Corolla vehicles equipped with aftermarket accessory seat heaters with a copper strand heating element. The electrical wiring in the seat heaters may be damaged when the seat cushion is compressed.
Campaign 16V396000
Latches/locks/linkages · Doors · Latch
THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) FOR THE POWER DOOR LOCK SYSTEM CAN FAIL, CAUSING THE CONTACTS TO "WELD", AND RESULTING IN DOOR LOCK SOLENOID DAMAGE, WITH FAILURE OF THE DOOR TO LOCK OR UNLOCK, EVEN UNDER MANUAL OPERATION.
Campaign 92V135000
Recall campaigns are manufacturer-issued and fixed free of charge. This is the US campaign set matched by year, make and model — it is not a check against a specific VIN, and Canadian campaigns may differ.