Toyota Avalon

595 complaints across 12 scored model years and 24 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Toyota Avalon Full report

Grade 2010–2021

2013 vs model median 4.0×

Model median3× median

Body & Interior 33

Lights & Visibility 19

Speed Control 17

Avoid

2013 · 2014

Best

2017 · 2020

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Toyota Avalon
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2010	1.16×	35	C
2011	2.10×	72	D
2012	0.88×	21	C
2013	4.03×	141	F
2014	2.66×	99	F
2015	1.01×	39	C
2016	0.82×	26	B
2017	0.54×	13	B
2018	0.99×	26	B
2019	1.82×	66	D
2020	0.40×	11	B
2021	0.87×	33	B
2022 P	0.39×	13	A

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	34
City / Highway	32.5 / 37
Engine	3L, 5 cyl
Drive	Front-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$1,950

Recalls

24 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
09V388000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL	2010	4,445,056
20V024000	AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE	2012–2018	2,891,976
10V017000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL	2010	2,230,661
20V012000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	2018, 2019	1,830,752
20V682000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	2019, 2020	1,525,742
23V865000	AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION	2020, 2021	999,901
13V442000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	2012, 2013	802,769
10V035000	EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS	2010	271,417

+ 16 further campaigns

Others in Full-Size Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Acura RLX	none flagged	C
Audi A6	2019	C
Audi A7	2019	C
Audi A8	none flagged	C
BMW 5 Series	20112012	B
BMW 7 Series	2012	B
Buick Lacrosse	20112012	C
Cadillac XTS	2013	C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2013 Avalon

Complaints in window: 141
Severity-weighted: 215.5
Model median (weighted): 54
vs model median: 4.03×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 4
Open investigations: 1

Score 11.7 F