NHTSA lists 96 complaints for the 2014 Toyota Avalon, 7 of them mention a crash and 1 mention a fire. 6 complaints mention an injury, with 10 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-08.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as TOYOTA AVALON.
Model-generated complaint tags
These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.
Failure modes| Label | Count | Share of tagged | Mean confidence |
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| electrical electronic | 22 | 22.9% | 0.77 |
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| mechanical failure | 20 | 20.8% | 0.80 |
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| loss of control | 15 | 15.6% | 0.83 |
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| unclear | 14 | 14.6% | 0.83 |
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| visibility or lighting | 10 | 10.4% | 0.93 |
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| restraint or airbag | 6 | 6.3% | 0.95 |
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| fire or overheating | 4 | 4.2% | 0.80 |
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| noise or comfort | 4 | 4.2% | 0.79 |
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| fluid or fuel leak | 1 | 1.0% | 0.51 |
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Severities| Label | Count | Share of tagged | Mean confidence |
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| moderate | 51 | 53.1% | 0.83 |
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| low | 32 | 33.3% | 0.73 |
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| high | 10 | 10.4% | 0.88 |
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| none | 3 | 3.1% | 0.65 |
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Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 96 tagged complaints of 96 complaints (100.0%).
Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.
Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.
Recalls
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4 recalls.
Date: 2020-01-17. Systems: AIR BAGS.
Defect: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2011-2019 Corolla, 2011-2013 Matrix, 2012-2018 Avalon, and 2013-2018 Avalon Hybrid vehicles. During certain crashes, the air bag electronic control unit (ECU) may malfunction, possibly disabling the deployment of the air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners. (excerpt)
Consequence: In the event of a crash, air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners that do not deploy as intended may increase the risk of injury. (excerpt)
Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ECU and install a noise filter between the air bag control module and its wire harness, as necessary, free of charge. Owners were notified of the safety risk beginning March 2, 2020. A second letter notifying owners of the remedy repair will be mailed between March 16, 2020 and June 27, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1 (excerpt)
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2015-11-03. Systems: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE.
Defect: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Avalon and Avalon Hybrid vehicles manufactured October 19, 2012 to October 27, 2015 and 2013-2015 Lexus ES350 and ES300h vehicles manufactured June 18, 2012 to July 6, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with a Pre-Collision System (PCS) as optional equipment. In these vehicles, the PCS may unexpecte (excerpt)
Consequence: A vehicle that unexpectedly brakes increases the risk of a crash. (excerpt)
Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace certain PCS components, free of charge. The recall began on July 28, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this campaign are F1V and F2E. (excerpt)
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2014-11-07. Systems: SUSPENSION.
Defect: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2014 Toyota Camry, Camry HV, Avalon, and Avalon HV vehicles equipped with 16-inch and 17-inch rims. In the affected vehicles, the left-side front suspension lower arm may have been incorrectly manufactured. As a result, the left side lower arm may not have enough clamping surface area for one of the bolts that secu (excerpt)
Consequence: Because of the insufficient clamping force, the lower arm may separate from the ball joint, increasing the risk of a crash. (excerpt)
Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left side lower arm, free of charge. The recall began on December 12, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. (excerpt)
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2014-09-19. Systems: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE.
Defect: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2014 Toyota Avalon, Camry, Sienna, and Highlander and model year 2015 Lexus RX350 vehicles. Fuel may leak from the one of the fuel delivery pipes in the engine compartment.
Consequence: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace any of the suspect fuel delivery pipes free of charge. The recall began November 17, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Manufacturer communications
448 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system| System | Count |
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| EQUIPMENT | 228 |
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| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 79 |
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| STRUCTURE | 73 |
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| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 16 |
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| SEATS | 15 |
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| ENGINE | 14 |
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| VISIBILITY | 14 |
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| AIR BAGS | 12 |
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11012742
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11012743
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11012744
Date: 2024-12-06. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.
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Date: 2024-12-05. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.
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11007445
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