2014 Toyota Avalon problems
NHTSA has received 123 complaints about the 2014 Toyota Avalon, and 15% of them involve forward collision avoidance. After that come wipers, windshield & visibility (11%) and body & structure (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 123 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Forward collision avoidance 15% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 14,000 miles 80 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 | 46 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 80 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 14,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 10 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2014 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 25 model years of the Toyota Avalon with enough data (100 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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.
Takata recall. Car was hit on side impact (t-boned) on driver side front going approximately 65 MPH on a 4 lane highway. Car subsequently rolled over on impact and was pushed into guard rail. No airbags deployed, driver was trapped and had to be extracted. Driver suffered head injury with laceration and mild brain trauma. 2 other passengers in the vehicle suffered minor injuries.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota avalon. While driving 50 MPH, the contact rear ended the preceding vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact and front passenger sustained whiplashes and required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow center, but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact stated that the pre-collision system (pcs) warning indicator had previously illuminated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 16,000.
On august 17, 2018 I was traveling westbound on il route 83 and I entered an intersection at il route 83 and torrance avenue at lynwood, il on a green traffic signal. A driver without a drivers license was traveling south on torrance avenue and entered the intersection on a red signal. I applied the brakes on my car but was unable to stop and my car hit the other drivers car in the side. The airbags in my car did not deploy.
While driving on the street, the glass on the sun roof suddenly shattered with a loud explosion with large shards of glass, the shade was closed. Thank god, this happened today. Will take it in tomorrow
Pre-collision system (pcs). My vehicle is having the issues identified in NHTSA campaign number: 15v728000. The dealership looked but didn't do anything more than attempt to recreate. They did say, the problem is most likely the pcs misreading objects on the road, which is what your recall notice states. Can you please include my vehicle in this recall. It is dangerous for this warning system to activate, falsely notifying of emergency when there is none.