Reliability & cost of ownership
Toyota Avalon Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Toyota Avalon? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Toyota Avalon problems by model year
86 recall entries and 3388 owner complaints on file across 28 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Toyota Avalon, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- vehicle speed control600 complaints
- air bags585 complaints
- steering360 complaints
- exterior lighting291 complaints
- electrical system290 complaints
- service brakes272 complaints
- power train201 complaints
- engine and engine cooling196 complaints