Worst years for a Toyota Avalon
Owners have filed 4,245 complaints about the Toyota Avalon with NHTSA across model years 1995 to 2022. More of them are about the acceleration & cruise control than anything else.
Avoid
2006 Toyota Avalon449 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly acceleration & cruise control.
Every Toyota Avalon year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | B | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2021 | B | 29 | 2 | 0 | 2,500 | Airbags |
| 2020 | B | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2019 | C | 98 | 6 | 0 | 5,233 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2018 | C | 31 | 12 | 0 | 10,500 | Airbags |
| 2017 | C | 17 | 2 | 0 | 17,515 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2016 | C | 33 | 6 | 2 | 29,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2015 | C | 64 | 13 | 0 | 40,000 | Brakes |
| 2014 | C | 123 | 8 | 1 | 13,625 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2013 | F | 187 | 21 | 3 | 15,071 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 2012 | C | 35 | 11 | 1 | 35,000 | Airbags |
| 2011 | D | 130 | 20 | 0 | 27,250 | Steering |
| 2010 | C | 53 | 6 | 0 | 12,050 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2009 | C | 110 | 12 | 1 | 44,101 | Lights |
| 2008 | D | 417 | 31 | 6 | 52,000 | Lights |
| 2007 | F | 313 | 65 | 1 | 46,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2006 | F | 449 | 73 | 3 | 45,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2005 | F | 303 | 50 | 3 | 48,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2004 | D | 252 | 36 | 0 | 70,000 | Airbags |
| 2003 | F | 353 | 68 | 2 | 80,000 | Airbags |
| 2002 | D | 148 | 44 | 2 | 94,000 | Airbags |
| 2001 | D | 168 | 43 | 1 | 58,500 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2000 | D | 220 | 52 | 2 | 88,500 | Steering |
| 1999 | C | 113 | 22 | 1 | 56,000 | Airbags |
| 1998 | D | 205 | 29 | 1 | 72,000 | Electrical System |
| 1997 | C | 155 | 17 | 0 | 99,000 | Steering |
| 1996 | C | 121 | 11 | 0 | 117,417 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1995 | C | 92 | 8 | 4 | 99,500 | Brakes |
What breaks on a Toyota Avalon
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Toyota Avalon
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Toyota Avalon, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Toyota Avalon problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Toyota Avalon
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.