Used 2016 Toyota Camry SE 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 6A) Consumer Reviews
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not so great lots of little things are really poor
Skip Miller, Williamson, GA, 02/01/2016
updated 08/01/2017
Toyota Camry SE 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
15 of 18 people found this review helpful
Over all i give the 2016 Camry SE only ordinary or moderate , the interior is nice looking but not comfortable, seats are stiff and small. Storage in the passenger compartment is limited and of poor design and placement (you open the dash box and every thing falls out and is very small. Cup holders are in an awkward place hard to use for driver because of shift knob. Center console is small and the top compartment for small items is gone, 12v outlet is in the way and not very usable, console is between the seat backs and hard to get into for driver. LOTS OF WHINE FROM ENGINE, TRANSMISSION AND WIN NOISE. So what happened Toyota this is not what i expected!
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Not perfect but a great value!
Klem, Centralia, WA, 11/09/2016
Toyota Camry SE 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
2016 SE, have had it for 5 months now. likes: Seats are comfortable, Easy to see out of, Fuel economy 30 city 38 HWY, Rear seats fold down to add versatility to the storage. Chassis is tight and steers good, Car is quiet even on the Freeway. Dislikes: I am 6'2" and the legroom for the driver is ok but the center console is too wide causing my right leg to be forced against it and it becomes pain-full after a half hr or so and then it becomes hard to find a way to get it comfortable. Older Camry's had narrower consoles and when I drive an older one I have no problems. I have the upper optioned radio and I agree with others that it really is bad. No depth to the sound, I would guess it has low wattage and cheap speakers. The NAV system Toyota owns called scout and it is really bad. Voice command is useless and often, more than not it does not get you to the front door of your destination but will leave your a block or two away at times. It has traffic app in it and it does not do anything, maybe Toyota plans to make this work in the future or something. We have pretty much resorted back to using Google NAV on our phones again. Don't get me wrong. For the money I still believe this car is a good value and plan to own it for a long time. Overall I am very satisfied with the purchase.
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Mostly awesome
Richard Moller, Houston, TX, 04/30/2016
updated 11/07/2016
Toyota Camry SE 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
10 of 12 people found this review helpful
Japanese car makers understand that a person will drive their car, and they usually engineer their cars to make all controls easily accessible. Sit in an American car, and you have to reach for often used controls--like radio knobs. (I recently rented an American car and I had to stop the car to find the headlight switch--it was hidden by the steering wheel and could not be seen while driving!) The 2016 Camry I just purchased is mostly driver friendly, but I am not happy to report that I must reach for the radio tuning button. (There may be a seek button on the graphics display which I will eventually find, but I prefer to use the manual knob and keep my eyes on the road when I am on a long trip and need to find for a new station when the previous station begins to fade out of range.) I am also disappointed that the 2016 models all have black as their primary interior color. I live in Houston, where black is a terrible car interior color during most of the year. (Mine has a partial ash-grey interior color, and I must say--is a GREAT two-tone look. But I really wish they offered a tan interior, with comparable exterior color, as a color option.) One last note, and this may apply to all new cars, since they use computers to regulate gas combustion: it can take quite a while before you see true MPG readings after purchasing a new car. It takes a combination of city and highway driving before the computer has enough info to regulate the engine properly. In my case, it was about at the 450-mile mark, almost one month after I bought the car. Before that, I was seeing 18-19 MPG highway or city. I am now approaching 24 MPG and expect it to get a little better the more I drive the car. So far, I am very happy with my purchase. But between the lack of color choices and having to reach for controls, I am worried that Toyota is getting sloppy with their car design. Since this review. I have found that my car continues to get horrible gas mileage. I am getting between 16 and 18 MPG. I took the car to a local Toyota dealer and they were absolutely unhelpful. I did, during a second visit, finally get them to check if the brakes were dragging, which they did not think to do during my first visit. They ultimately found nothing wrong and seem to be okay with the mileage I am getting. I paid for my own oil change at a different company the day after my second visit and that helped a little. Very disappointed in the Toyota dealer, which was not the dealer where I purchased the car--but it was a dealership where I have previously purchased two cars. I will say--I rarely drive on freeways. When I do, I get mileage in the sticker MPG range. But even for local driving, my gas mileage is terrible. Two friends with V-8-engined cars get better MPG than my 4-cylinder. I love the rest of the car, though.
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The Good.. The Bad.. and The Boring..
ToyFoyBoy, Dublin, OH, 12/14/2017
Toyota Camry SE 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
7 of 8 people found this review helpful
The Camry.. It's a cheap family car with high safety, low insurance, and bland styling.. But it really has always been this car, they have made a few hot one's over the years in very low numbers, but the formula has always been what it is. The 2016 camry is really a failed attempt at the most simple Camry formula.. Decent looks, good build quality, high quality parts, and Decent driver interaction.. This has been the simple formula going back to the camry Vx70 which was the original Celica Camry here in the USA.. Before it got it's own US Platform.. The 85 Camry i owned, started life as my father's and was handed down to me at 173K miles, it was silver, with a very supportive, ultra high quality interior fabric, the dash looked textured, and was a thick rubberized plastic, which actually felt expensive, and like a high quality car.. It was slow, at 90hp, but it was fun to drive, it handled well, and was very easy to see out of.. In 1991 another family member bought a new Camry LE v6 which was also another car with fantastic seats, great handling, and offered a competent comfortable ride.. I expected the same when i purchased my 2016 Camry SE.. I wanted the good sounds of the nakamichi stereo's of the 80's, i wanted the adequate hp of the 91, and the handling, performance, and easy visibility that the older camry got.. What i ended up with though was a poor imitation of a buick.. The seats are hard, cheap, and the material feels like something they found at the dollar store, the dash rattles, the stereo is the entune which gets generic paper speakers, the handling is terrible, the ride is harsh for no reason, the electric power steering is slow, and can't keep up with spirited driving, you can't see out of it, and frankly the automatic transmission is just terrible.. The 2.5 is a gem of a 4cyl engine, but everything attached to it, just isn't up to par for a toyota.. I feel like the camry went from a BMW fighter for the middle class to something that only resembles the actual camry by nothing more than name.. This isn't my only toyota, but frankly it is my last new one.. I would rather put the time into repairing a 200+K mile early toyota than make payments on another appliance.. After all i already own a refrigerator.. I never thought i wanted to drive one..
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21,000 miles in
EricnLA, Bell Gardens, CA, 06/08/2016
Toyota Camry SE 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
9 of 11 people found this review helpful
After nearly a year and 3 months of driving my Camry SE. I love the fit and finish. Very quiet no rattles or squeaks, or road noise like my Prius. Complaints; at $26K this should have blind spot and rear air vents standard. I wish the back lights had, well more lights LED stripes or something. SE no longer has fog lamps and the LED lights only are available on the XSE and XLE. The halogen DRL look dated on a modern car. They should come standard on all models and SE needs fog lights. The ride is harsher on the SE model than the LE or XLE. My tires are the Bridgestone. The dealer said they had to replace early 2015's because the tires were wearing to fast. He didn't mention brand. Just now they are using Bridgestone. I think if I get the 2018 I will upgrade to the XLE for the softer ride since I am only city driving mostly. Not sure if I want a hybrid again, depends on gas prices in 2018. Other than that I really like the car for room comfort and mpg for a non hybrid (average 26.2mpg)
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