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The short version
- A Camry wheel bearing splits clean by end for most of this run. The front presses in and the rear bolts on.
- Corrosion, not the bolts, is what makes a rear job hard on an older Camry.
- The 2018 through 2020 front splits by engine. A four cylinder and a V6 or hybrid do not share the same number.
- This page covers 1995 to 2025. The newest cars past 2020 are not in any catalog checked here.
A Camry wheel bearing spans 1995 to 2025. Through most of that run the split is simple. The front presses in and the rear bolts on.
That changed at the last redesign, when the front moved to a bolt on hub assembly too. The split by end still matters, just not the same way for every model year.
A shop working from an older habit might still call the newest front a press-in job out of muscle memory. Checking the model year against the table below catches that before a wrong tool comes out.
Corrosion is the part that actually makes the rear the harder job. The bolts themselves are not the problem.
A Camry wheel bearing job priced from the wrong assumption runs into trouble fast. The estimate needs the year, the end and the engine before it means anything.
Drivetrain does not enter into it the way it does on a truck. Every Camry here is front wheel drive. The front and rear split is the only one that matters for the bearing itself.
The table below runs shorter than most model pages on this site. That reflects how thin the catalogs get at both ends of this range, not a shortcut taken in the research.
Front presses in, rear bolts on, through 2017
A 1992 through 2003 Camry uses one press-in number. A 2004 through 2017 car uses a different one, and both need a press to remove and install.
The rear on the same cars bolts to the knuckle instead. No press is needed there, which is most of why the rear job costs less.
That gap in labor is why a shop quote for the front almost always runs higher than one for the rear on these years. The part itself is not dramatically more expensive.
A press and a qualified technician bring their own cost regardless of the bearing price. That cost stays the same whether the bearing failed at forty thousand miles or two hundred thousand.
Mileage does not predict which end fails first either. Corrosion works on a calendar, not an odometer, which is why a garage kept car in a dry climate can outlast one parked outside up north.
The press in procedure and the front versus rear page cover why that difference shows up in the bill.
The two press in numbers do not carry across the split at 2004. A 1992 through 2003 car takes 510006, and a 2004 through 2017 car takes 510063 instead. Both are described the same way in the catalogs, but neither substitutes for the other.
Matching the old part number, rather than assuming the newer one fits an older car, avoids a wasted trip back to the counter. The bearing looks the same from outside the box either way.
Corrosion is what makes the rear the harder job
A rear hub on an older Camry bolts to the knuckle with ordinary hardware. Years of road salt and moisture can weld those bolts into the knuckle regardless.
Freeing a seized bolt often takes longer than the bearing swap itself. That is the real cost of a rear Camry wheel bearing job, not the design.
Impact damage can add to that problem on top of ordinary corrosion. Either one can end up looking like a worn bearing from the driver’s seat.
Penetrating oil and heat free most seized rear bolts without breaking anything. A shop quote worth trusting accounts for that extra time rather than pricing the job as a straight swap.
The 2018 front splits by engine, not by drivetrain
A 2018 through 2020 four cylinder gas Camry takes one front number. The V6 and the hybrid share a second number between them.
That is not a mistake in the catalogs. The V6 and the hybrid take the same part, while the plain four cylinder does not.
Engine choice, not trim level, is what decides the split here. Two cars with the same trim badge can still need different front numbers if the engine underneath them differs.
A hybrid badge on the trunk is the fastest visual cue. Absent that, the engine bay itself settles which of the two numbers applies. The VIN carries the same information for anyone working from paperwork alone.
A four cylinder owner reading the wrong row here would order a part that does not fit. Checking the engine, not just the year, decides this one.
A cross reference check against the old part settles which of the two numbers applies. That beats guessing from the trim badge alone.
The rear listing does not reach 2018 or later
The front has a locked number through the 2020 car. The rear listing on this page stops at 2011. A general match by VIN row covers everything after that.
No catalog checked for this page lists a specific rear number for the 2018 through 2020 car. The front is fully documented for those years, but the rear is not.
That is not unusual for a redesign. Front hub numbers tend to reach the aftermarket catalogs before rear numbers do, since the front is the higher volume repair.
A rear number for this generation will likely surface eventually. Until it does, matching the old part is the reliable path.
Nothing about the wait changes how the job gets done. The old hub still comes off the same way regardless of whether a fresh number exists yet.
A rear job on one of those years goes by the old part or the VIN, the same as the years past 2020. That does not mean the car has no answer. It means the answer runs through the old part instead of a catalog row.
The 2002 to 2006 rear splits by side and by brakes, without a locked number
The 2002 through 2006 rear splits by side of the car and by brake type. No catalog checked for this page gives separate numbers for those splits.
The honest answer for that generation is to match the side and the brake type off the old part. Confirming both against the VIN works too, rather than guessing at a number that was never verified.
That is different from the 2007 through 2011 rear rows, which do carry a confirmed number for each side. The gap sits specifically in the years between the two, not across the whole rear listing.
A rear hub bought for the wrong side or the wrong brake type on this generation will not bolt up correctly. That is worth confirming before the old part comes off the car.
Anti lock brakes changed the hub itself on many cars of this era, not just the wiring. That is part of why the brake type belongs in the search alongside the side.
A trim badge alone does not confirm anti lock brakes were fitted either. Checking the wheel for a sensor ring settles it faster than reading the window sticker.
Getting a quote for a 2002 through 2006 rear job should start from the VIN, not from a number picked off a shelf. A shop that skips this step is guessing, not diagnosing.
Diagnosing a Camry wheel bearing
A worn bearing on this car sounds like a low rumble that grows with speed. The order below sorts the corner and the cause before parts get ordered.
- Confirm the corner first. A front job on this car costs more than a rear one, so knowing which end saves a wasted estimate.
- Raise the wheel and rock it at twelve and six to check for play, then again at three and nine to separate a bearing from a loose tie rod.
- Soak a seized rear bolt early if corrosion is visible, rather than fighting it dry and rounding it off.
- Check the engine on a 2018 through 2020 car before ordering the front number, since the number depends on it.
- Rule out the tires, since cupped tread hums the same way a bearing does at highway speed.
The checking procedure and the tire noise page cover the last two steps in more detail.
Camry wheel bearing part numbers
| Years | Detail | Number |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 to 2025 | Front and rear, past the catalogs | match old part or VIN |
| 2018 to 2020 | Front, 3.5L V6 | WE61873 check price |
| 2018 to 2020 | Front, 2.5L I4 hybrid, electric and gas | WE61873 check price |
| 2018 to 2020 | Front, 2.5L I4 gas | WE61872 check price |
| 2012 onward | Rear, later handed part family | match old part or VIN |
| 2007 to 2011 | Rear hub, right | 512207 check price |
| 2007 to 2011 | Rear hub, left | 512206 check price |
| 2004 to 2017 | Front, press-in | 510063 check price |
| 2002 to 2006 | Rear, handed listings, differs by side and by anti lock brake fitment | match old part or VIN |
| 1992 to 2003 | Front, V6 era, press-in | 510006 check price |
Every model year this chart resolves: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. A 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 or 2025 Camry sits past the catalogs and goes by the old part or the VIN.
No catalog checked for this page lists a Camry front or rear wheel bearing number for a 2021 through 2025 car. The 2018 through 2020 front row is the newest confirmed listing here.
Ordering for anything newer than that means matching the old part or confirming the VIN. Guessing from the nearest older row is not a safe shortcut.
The same rule applies to the 2002 through 2006 rear and to the 2018 through 2020 rear. A gap in the table is a statement about the catalogs, not an oversight to guess past.
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Common questions
Does the front still press in on every Camry?
Not the newest ones. The 2018 through 2020 car moved to a bolt on hub assembly at the front, unlike the 1992 through 2017 cars. That makes the press in description a generation specific one, not a permanent rule, so confirming the model year still matters before assuming either design.
Why is the rear harder to service than the front on an older Camry?
Corrosion, not the bolt on design itself. Seized bolts in a rusted knuckle take longer to free than the bearing swap does, and that labor time is what drives the bill up. A shop working from experience with this car usually budgets for it up front.
Does a 2018 Camry V6 use the same front bearing as the four cylinder?
No. The V6 shares its number with the hybrid, and the four cylinder gas car takes a different one, even though all three arrived in the same redesign. Engine choice decides the number, not the trim badge on the trunk.
Is there a rear wheel bearing number for a 2019 Camry?
No catalog checked for this page lists one. That job goes by the old part or the VIN, the same as the 2002 through 2006 rear, even though the front for the same 2019 car does have a locked number.
What covers a 2022 Camry?
Nothing specific. A 2022 sits past every catalog checked here, front and rear alike, so matching the old part or the VIN is the way in until a catalog picks the car up. The same is true for a 2023, 2024 or 2025 car.