2015 Toyota Avalon problems
NHTSA has received 64 complaints about the 2015 Toyota Avalon, and 16% of them involve brakes. After that come forward collision avoidance (14%) and air bags (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 64 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 36 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 | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 36 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 40,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 13 complaints mention a crash; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 20th most-complained-about out of 25 model years of the Toyota Avalon with enough data (43 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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 2015 toyota avalon. The contact stated that the front driver's air bag failed. While driving 35 MPH, the contact was unable to stop the vehicle in time and rear ended another vehicle. The front driver's air bag failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the chest and nose, which required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The manufacturer was contacted. The dealer was not contacted. A police report was filed. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed.
I was heading down snow geese south in duck n.c. To turn left onto wood duck drive. As I approached the turn, my brakes failed and I went into the parking area of 1324 duck road. I could hit a parked truck or house. I hit the truck. The airbags didnt deploy. None of them. It was a head on collision. My car was totaled. The police showed up and were suprised that there were no airbags. This concerns me greatly. The brakes failing was scary enough, but absolutely no airbags! *dsy
I have a safety concern. I bought a new car a couple of weeks before this incident; this is what I experienced with the pcs system. It went off with warning buzzer, retracting the seat belts. To my surprise, the frontal car was more than 120 to 150 feet away!; I believe I was driving at about 50-55 MPH. Since this is my first experience with the pcs system, I am not sure if this was normal or whether I should bring the car in for inspection. I took the car to the dealer; they gave me a toyota case no.
The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal grinding sound coming from the brakes. The contact stated that the brake warning light illuminated, and the brake independently activated. The vehicle was taken to a specialty brake shop, where it was diagnosed that the brake actuator had failed, causing the ABS system to activate independently. The vehicle was repaired. On the drive back to the residence, the failure recurred.