2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid problems
Owners have filed 30 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid. Forward collision avoidance is the most reported problem area, at 17% of complaints. After that come air bags (10%) and cruise control (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Forward collision avoidance 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 26,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 19 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 26,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 3 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 80% of model years in our database.
It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owned a 2013 toyota avalon hybrid. The contact's vehicle was struck by a drunk driver, which caused the contact to crash the vehicle into an embankment. The vehicle rolled over several times. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact and front passenger were injured and received medical attention. The driver from the other vehicle also sustained injuries. A police report was filed and the vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified. The failure occurred while driving 40 MPH.
On sunday, march 16, 2014, at approximately 12:50pm, northbound traffic on lake shore drive was brought to a halt by four police vehicles that spread across the four northbound lanes. The police vehicles were parked, one in each lane. The officers had created a road block. My car was in the far east lane immediately behind a parked police vehicle. I placed my vehicle in park, but kept the engine running.
2013 toyota avalon. Consumer writes in regards to unintended acceleration vehicle accident. *smd the consumer stated the vehicle accelerated backwards out of a parking space. Luckily, she did not hit anything or anyone. However, it then accelerated forward hitting another vehicle in a parking space. The vehicle was inspected, and it was determined, the accident was not a result of any type of manufacturing or design defect.
I was parking head-in to parking spot. As I reached the final spot, and was shifting gear to p (parking), the car took off like a "rocket" and jumped the curb. This caused damage to the car parked in the next parking spot and my car. The other car had to be towed. I was able to still drive my car. This happened at an office building outdoor parking lot. People standing outside the building (for smoking or otherwise) witnessed it all.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota avalon hybrid. While driving approximately 25 MPH, there was an abnormal sound coming from the passenger side of the vehicle and the contact noticed that the passenger side exterior mirror had shattered. The mirror was not struck by any foreign objects. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 43,000.
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