Toyota Avalon by model year

4,253 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Toyota Avalon across 28 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Toyota Avalon

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1995	92
1996	121
1997	155
1998	205
1999	113
2000	220
2001	168
2002	148
2003	353
2004	252
2005	303
2006	452
2007	313
2008	417
2009	110
2010	53
2011	130
2012	35
2013	187
2014	123
2015	64
2016	33
2017	17
2018	31
2019	103
2020	13
2021	29
2022	13

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2022	13			25 to 26
2021	29	Air bags (41%)	2	25 to 28	5 stars
2020	13		3	25 to 26
2019	103	Fuel system (20%)	4	25 to 26	5 stars
2018	31	Air bags (19%)	2	24	5 stars
2017	17		2	24
2016	33	Air bags (12%)	3	24	5 stars
2015	64	Brakes (16%)	2	24	5 stars
2014	123	Forward collision avoidance (15%)	4	24 to 25	5 stars
2013	187	Wipers, windshield & visibility (17%)	4	24 to 25	5 stars
2012	35	Air bags (17%)	4	22
2011	130	Steering (25%)	1	23
2010	53	Cruise control (25%)	7	23
2009	110	Lighting (23%)	7	23
2008	417	Lighting (51%)	6	22
2007	313	Cruise control (27%)	6	23
2006	452	Cruise control (23%)	7	23
2005	303	Cruise control (24%)	7	22
2004	252	Air bags (51%)	3	22
2003	353	Air bags (52%)	2	22
2002	148	Air bags (24%)	1	22
2001	168	Cruise control (14%)	2	21
2000	220	Steering (16%)	2	22
1999	113	Air bags (22%)	1	22
1998	205	Electrical system (9%)	1	22
1997	155	Steering (28%)	1	22
1996	121	Engine (17%)		21
1995	92	Brakes (13%)		21