Toyota Avalon: best and worst years
Every model year, ranked by owner complaints reported to NHTSA relative to time on the road. Click a year for its problems, recalls and trouble codes.
Years to avoid: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Complaint rates far above this model's median, even after adjusting for time on the road.
Held up best: 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
The fewest complaints relative to years on the road - at most half the model's median rate.
202127 complaints · 2 recalls2020solid year10 complaints · 4 recalls201971 complaints · 5 recalls2018solid year25 complaints · 2 recalls2017solid year14 complaints · 2 recalls2016solid year25 complaints · 4 recalls2015solid year53 complaints · 2 recalls2014114 complaints · 4 recalls2013160 complaints · 4 recalls2012solid year30 complaints · 4 recalls2011106 complaints · 1 recalls2010solid year46 complaints · 7 recalls200991 complaints · 7 recalls2008worst year349 complaints · 6 recalls2007worst year243 complaints · 6 recalls2006worst year360 complaints · 7 recalls2005worst year228 complaints · 7 recalls2004worst year205 complaints · 3 recalls2003worst year293 complaints · 2 recalls2002116 complaints · 1 recalls2001134 complaints · 2 recalls2000173 complaints · 2 recalls199992 complaints · 2 recalls1998178 complaints · 2 recalls1997125 complaints · 1 recalls1996109 complaints · 0 recalls199580 complaints · 0 recalls
Ranked by complaints per year on the road (age capped at 12 years), so older years do not lead just because they have been around longer. Years under 3 years old are not judged - they have not had time to show their problems. Rates are relative to this model only and are not adjusted for sales volume.