Toyota Avalon
Owners filed 3,402 complaints across 28 model years of the Toyota Avalon. The 2006 drew the most (360); the 2022 the fewest (8).
Model years28
Complaints3,402
Recalls86
Fires30
Deaths27
Every Toyota Avalon model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2021 | 21 | 2 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2020 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2019 | 70 | 4 | — | 4 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2018 | 24 | 2 | — | 7 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2017 | 14 | 2 | — | 2 | Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2016 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2015 | 41 | 2 | — | 7 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2014 | 96 | 4 | 1 | 7 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2013 | 137 | 4 | 1 | 14 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2012 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 8 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2011 | 106 | 1 | — | 14 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2010 | 46 | 7 | — | 6 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2009 | 91 | 7 | 1 | 10 | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2008 | 349 | 6 | 4 | 23 | Exterior Lighting | Above average | |
| 2007 | 243 | 6 | 1 | 47 | Vehicle Speed Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 2006 | 360 | 7 | 4 | 54 | Vehicle Speed Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 2005 | 228 | 7 | 3 | 36 | Vehicle Speed Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 2004 | 205 | 3 | — | 27 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2003 | 293 | 2 | 2 | 49 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2002 | 116 | 1 | 2 | 32 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2001 | 134 | 2 | 1 | 34 | Vehicle Speed Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 2000 | 173 | 2 | 2 | 43 | Steering | Routine | |
| 1999 | 92 | 2 | 1 | 15 | Vehicle Speed Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 1998 | 178 | 2 | 1 | 25 | Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner | Routine | |
| 1997 | 125 | 1 | — | 12 | Steering › Rack and Pinion | Fatalities reported | |
| 1996 | 109 | 0 | — | 10 | Vehicle Speed Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 1995 | 80 | 0 | 4 | 8 | Steering › Rack and Pinion | Routine |
Which Toyota Avalon years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2006 is the weakest year on record, with 360 complaints concentrated in the vehicle speed control. It carries 7 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.