2005 Toyota Camry User Reviews

Solid Car Good Performance — accels and brakes quickly, handels great, good quality, appearance looks good, gas mileage is incredible, just the usual maintenance, can be quite entertaining at times when you want it to be. overall solid performance and good bang for your buck

Primary Use: Commuting to work

Toyota Has More Work To Do Before I'm Impressed. — I'm not really as impressed with this model as I thought I would be. '05 was the first year Toyota hooked its engine up to an electronic throttle and 5-speed automatic transmission. It just doesn't feel right. It lurches when the throttle is pressed even slightly. Since we drive in parking garages a lot, this feels pretty unsafe. It also handles pretty badly, but I attribute most of that to the crappy tires the dealer put on when we bought it. The only thing I'm really excited about is the resale value, and that it's loaded with every conceivable option that is available on the Camry (except heated seats and V6). The rear spoiler really dresses the car up; I wouldn't have bought the car if it wasn't there. Toyota did a great job working with JBL on the set up of the stereo.

Great Family Car That Doesn't Take Much To Spruce Up — I've owned many cars but this was my first brand new car and it has not disappointed. I bought it with only 20 miles on the dash. I like the older style Camry body with the square backs. The new rounder ones don't appeal to me as much. The ride is comfortable and I didn't notice any change in ride when I upgraded the tire size from 15" to 18" Although I did notice an increase in road noise. Never had any major issues with this car other than routine wear and tear (oil/tire changes) which is awesome. The interior is very spacious but not cavernous. I don't have any fancy bells and whistles like the other trims this car comes in but I do have power windows and locks and steering wheel audio controls which is nice. Driving is a blast with the manual transmission. I get a little more pickup when I let the RPM's go up a little and I save a bunch on brake pads through downshifting. Car handles really well with a wide base, even on tight corners although I feel like the back end is going to go, it stays put to the ground. I get really good gas mileage for the age of the car, nothing compared to what the newer cars are pushing out now with the hybrids and flex fuel cars but good enough. I like that its a manual transmission, which is rare to find in the US for this model vehicle. This particular car was manufactured in Japan and shipped over. The quality of the construction from the parts used to the paint is outstanding. I have 135K on it and hope that it lasts me a whole lot more!! I upgraded the lights with an aftermarket HID kit and new headlights that have the BMW style HALO'S. Will upload picture of that soon.

Primary Use: Commuting to work

You'll Never Love It Till You've Owned One — Best car ever the design is sublime. From the blacked out sport grill to the flared wheel arches and modelista rocker panels . I added a TRD supercharger and intake made the car accelerate like a dream. Awesome build quality it's better than the 2010 camry thats for sure

Primary Use: Family transportation

Outstanding — We bought our 2005 Camry LE used (rental car) in 2006 with 11,000 miles on the odometer. We had previously owned a 1994 3.0 V6 Camry, hence I had concerns that the 2.4L would be a disappointment. My concerns were completely unfounded. Now with 102,000 miles on the car I can honestly report that this has been the single best auto I have owned in my forty five years of driving. I miss the slightly more sure-footed handling of the ’94 V6, but the overall performance of the 2005 is very impressive. Simply put, we could not be happier.

Primary Use: Commuting to work