Toyota

Avalon

Midsize Cars · model years 1995 to 2022

Includes Avalon, Avalon AWD, Avalon Hybrid and 1 more as listed by the EPA.

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The verdict

Best year: 2022. complaints: 8, below this model's typical 275; recalls: 0, below this model's typical 2.

Worst year: 2003. complaints: 293, about 3.2x this model's typical 92; recalls: 2, in line with this model's typical 2.

Year by year

Year by year summary for the Toyota Avalon
Year	Trims	MPG	HP	Fuel cost	Recalls	Complaints	Investigations	TSBs	Top complaints
1995	1Gas	21	no data	$2,950	0	80	0	no data	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 10%, AIR BAGS 9%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 9%
complaints: 80, below this model's typical 92 recalls: 0, below this model's typical 2 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 7 complaints reporting a fire: 4 Score: 70 of 100, where higher is better.
1996	1Gas	21	no data	$2,950	0	109	0	no data	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 16%, VISIBILITY 10%, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 9%
complaints: 109, above this model's typical 92 recalls: 0, below this model's typical 2 deaths reported in NHTSA complaints: 1 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 10 Score: 50 of 100, where higher is better.
1997	1Gas	22	no data	$2,850	1	125	0	no data	STEERING 27%, SUSPENSION 17%, POWER TRAIN 6%
complaints: 125, above this model's typical 92 recalls: 1, below this model's typical 2 deaths reported in NHTSA complaints: 1 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 8 Score: 41 of 100, where higher is better.
1998	1Gas	22	no data	$2,850	1	178	0	no data	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 10%, SUSPENSION 10%, VISIBILITY 10%
complaints: 178, about 1.9x this model's typical 92 recalls: 1, below this model's typical 2 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 25 complaints reporting a fire: 1 Score: 32 of 100, where higher is better.
1999	1Gas	22	no data	$2,850	1	92	0	no data	AIR BAGS 20%, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 19%, SUSPENSION 13%
complaints: 92, in line with this model's typical 92 recalls: 1, below this model's typical 2 deaths reported in NHTSA complaints: 1 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 9 complaints reporting a fire: 1 Score: 46 of 100, where higher is better.
2000	1Gas	22	no data	$2,850	2	173	0	no data	STEERING 16%, AIR BAGS 12%, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 9%
complaints: 173, about 1.9x this model's typical 92 recalls: 2, in line with this model's typical 2 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 30 complaints reporting a fire: 2 Score: 29 of 100, where higher is better.
2001	1Gas	21	no data	$2,950	2	134	0	no data	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 14%, AIR BAGS 13%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 8%
complaints: 134, above this model's typical 92 recalls: 2, in line with this model's typical 2 deaths reported in NHTSA complaints: 3 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 25 complaints reporting a fire: 1 Score: 11 of 100, where higher is better.
2002	1Gas	22	no data	$2,850	1	116	0	no data	AIR BAGS 24%, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 17%, STEERING 12%
complaints: 116, above this model's typical 92 recalls: 1, below this model's typical 2 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 16 complaints reporting a fire: 2 Score: 52 of 100, where higher is better.
2003	1Gas	22	no data	$2,850	2	293	0	no data	AIR BAGS 52%, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 14%, STEERING 5%
complaints: 293, about 3.2x this model's typical 92 recalls: 2, in line with this model's typical 2 deaths reported in NHTSA complaints: 1 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 28 complaints reporting a fire: 2 Score: 0 of 100, where higher is better.
2004	1Gas	22	no data	$2,850	3	205	0	no data	AIR BAGS 51%, STEERING 11%, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 10%
complaints: 205, about 2.2x this model's typical 92 recalls: 3, about 1.5x this model's typical 2 deaths reported in NHTSA complaints: 2 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 17 Score: 0 of 100, where higher is better.
2005	1Gas	22	no data	$2,850	7	228	0	no data	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 24%, STEERING 14%, POWER TRAIN 11%
complaints: 228, about 2.5x this model's typical 92 recalls: 7, about 3.5x this model's typical 2 deaths reported in NHTSA complaints: 1 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 21 complaints reporting a fire: 3 Score: 0 of 100, where higher is better.
2006	1Gas	23	no data	$2,700	7	360	0	no data	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 23%, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 13%, POWER TRAIN 12%
complaints: 360, about 3.9x this model's typical 92 recalls: 7, about 3.5x this model's typical 2 deaths reported in NHTSA complaints: 2 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 35 complaints reporting a fire: 4 Score: 0 of 100, where higher is better.
2007	1Gas	23	no data	$2,700	6	243	0	no data	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 27%, STRUCTURE 10%, POWER TRAIN 7%
complaints: 243, about 2.6x this model's typical 92 recalls: 6, about 3x this model's typical 2 deaths reported in NHTSA complaints: 4 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 35 complaints reporting a fire: 1 Score: 0 of 100, where higher is better.
2008	1Gas	22	no data	$2,850	6	349	0	no data	EXTERIOR LIGHTING 51%, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 11%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 11%
complaints: 349, about 3.8x this model's typical 92 recalls: 6, about 3x this model's typical 2 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 15 complaints reporting a fire: 4 Score: 0 of 100, where higher is better.
2009	1Gas	23	no data	$2,700	7	91	0	no data	EXTERIOR LIGHTING 23%, STEERING 16%, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 16%
complaints: 91, below this model's typical 92 recalls: 7, about 3.5x this model's typical 2 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 6 complaints reporting a fire: 1 Score: 29 of 100, where higher is better.
2010	1Gas	23	no data	$2,700	7	46	0	208	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 25%, STEERING 19%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 11%
complaints: 46, below this model's typical 92 recalls: 7, about 3.5x this model's typical 2 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 6 Score: 42 of 100, where higher is better. Theft rate: 0.5 per 1,000 produced (federal data, last published for 2014).
2011	1Gas	23	no data	$2,700	1	106	0	173	STEERING 24%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 20%, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 9%
complaints: 106, above this model's typical 92 recalls: 1, below this model's typical 2 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 6 Score: 65 of 100, where higher is better. Theft rate: 0.3 per 1,000 produced (federal data, last published for 2014).
2012	1Gas	22	268	$2,850	4	30	1	186	AIR BAGS 17%, STRUCTURE 17%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 11%
complaints: 30, below this model's typical 92 recalls: 4, about 2x this model's typical 2 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 6 complaints reporting a fire: 1 Score: 49 of 100, where higher is better. Theft rate: 0.9 per 1,000 produced (federal data, last published for 2014).
2013	3Gas, Hybrid	25	no data	$2,500	4	160	4 (1 open)	317	STRUCTURE 13%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 12%, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 12%
complaints: 160, below this model's typical 275 recalls: 4, about 2x this model's typical 2 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 21 complaints reporting a fire: 1 open NHTSA investigations: 1 Score: 33 of 100, where higher is better. Theft rate: 0.8 per 1,000 produced (federal data, last published for 2014).
2014	3Gas, Hybrid	25	no data	$2,500	4	114	4 (1 open)	295	UNKNOWN OR OTHER 18%, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 14%, STRUCTURE 10%
complaints: 114, below this model's typical 275 recalls: 4, about 2x this model's typical 2 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 11 complaints reporting a fire: 2 open NHTSA investigations: 1 Score: 36 of 100, where higher is better. Theft rate: 0.4 per 1,000 produced (federal data, last published for 2014).
2015	2Gas, Hybrid	32	no data	$2,075	2	53	4 (1 open)	217	SERVICE BRAKES 17%, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 12%, AIR BAGS 10%
complaints: 53, below this model's typical 183 recalls: 2, in line with this model's typical 2 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 3 open NHTSA investigations: 1 Score: 70 of 100, where higher is better.
2016	2Gas, Hybrid	32	no data	$2,075	4	25	2	195	UNKNOWN OR OTHER 14%, AIR BAGS 11%, ENGINE 11%
complaints: 25, below this model's typical 183 recalls: 4, about 2x this model's typical 2 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 2 complaints reporting a fire: 1 Score: 56 of 100, where higher is better.
2017	2Gas, Hybrid	32	no data	$2,075	2	14	2	170	ENGINE 35%, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 18%, AIR BAGS 12%
complaints: 14, below this model's typical 183 recalls: 2, in line with this model's typical 2 deaths reported in NHTSA complaints: 10 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 2 Score: 52 of 100, where higher is better.
2018	2Gas, Hybrid	32	no data	$2,075	2	25	2	141	AIR BAGS 19%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 16%, STEERING 13%
complaints: 25, below this model's typical 183 recalls: 2, in line with this model's typical 2 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 4 Score: 79 of 100, where higher is better.
2019	3Gas, Hybrid	43	301	$1,450	5	72	1	197	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 17%, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 17%, POWER TRAIN 11%
complaints: 72, below this model's typical 275 recalls: 5, about 2.5x this model's typical 2 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 5 Score: 46 of 100, where higher is better.
2020	3Gas, Hybrid	43	301	$1,450	4	10	1	170	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 42%, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 17%, AIR BAGS 8%
complaints: 10, below this model's typical 275 recalls: 4, about 2x this model's typical 2 deaths reported in NHTSA complaints: 1 Score: 49 of 100, where higher is better.
2021	4Gas, Hybrid	35.5	301	$1,825	2	27	1	140	AIR BAGS 53%, ENGINE 12%, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 9%
complaints: 27, below this model's typical 366 recalls: 2, in line with this model's typical 2 Score: 84 of 100, where higher is better.
2022	3Gas, Hybrid	43	301	$1,450	0	8	1	102	UNKNOWN OR OTHER 31%, TIRES 15%, AIR BAGS 8%
complaints: 8, below this model's typical 275 recalls: 0, below this model's typical 2 injuries reported in NHTSA complaints: 1 Score: 94 of 100, where higher is better.

How the numbers moved

Combined MPG, median1995: 21 to 2022: 43

Owner complaints1995: 80 to 2022: 8

How we score each year

We compare each year of the Toyota Avalon to the model's own typical numbers, not to other cars. A year reads solid when its recalls, owner complaints, and federal investigations sit at or below what is typical for this model, mixed when some of those numbers run above typical, and avoid when they run far above it. Deaths, reported fires, and an NHTSA advisory to park outside count against a year no matter what this model's baseline looks like.

A year is scored only when NHTSA has both complaint and recall counts for it. Complaint data often lags for the newest years, so a recent year can read not enough data even while its recall count already shows in the table. When the history is too thin, we say not enough data instead of guessing. Service bulletins are routine maintenance guidance from the manufacturer and do not lower a year's score.

Scores run 0 to 100, higher is better. Recall, complaint, and investigation figures come from NHTSA records. Fuel economy, fuel cost, and horsepower figures come from the EPA, shown as the median across the year's trims.

Information is gathered on a best-effort basis from public sources, may be incomplete or out of date, and is not purchasing or financial advice. Verify with the manufacturer or dealer before buying.