FaultScore

Worst years for a Toyota Avalon Hybrid

Owners have filed 81 complaints about the Toyota Avalon Hybrid with NHTSA across model years 2013 to 2021. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid

30 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly driver assist & collision avoidance.

Cleanest on record

2015 Toyota Avalon Hybrid

19 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Toyota Avalon Hybrid 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.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2021 6 1 0 Airbags
2019 1 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2018 1 0 0 Electrical System
2016 3 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2015 C 19 1 0 28,000 Brakes
2014 D 21 3 2 13,900 Other & Unspecified
2013 F 30 6 0 25,526 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance

What breaks on a Toyota Avalon Hybrid

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Airbags 10 12.3%

Worst in 2021

Other & Unspecified 10 12.3%

Worst in 2014

Acceleration & Cruise Control 8 9.9%

Worst in 2013

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 8 9.9%

Worst in 2013

Electrical System 7 8.6%

Worst in 2015

Brakes 6 7.4%

Worst in 2015

Engine & Cooling 5 6.2%

Worst in 2013

Body & Structure 4 4.9%

Worst in 2013

Seats 4 4.9%

Worst in 2013

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 3.7%

Worst in 2013

Lights 3 3.7%

Worst in 2013

Fuel & Propulsion 3 3.7%

Worst in 2013

Stability & Traction Control 3 3.7%

Worst in 2015

Suspension 2 2.5%

Worst in 2014

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Toyota Avalon Hybrid, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Oct 2013 peak 6 Jan 2025

Compare the Toyota Avalon Hybrid

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.