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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2011 Toyota Avalon Recalls

The 2011 Toyota Avalon has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on January 28, 2015.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Toyota Avalon. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
106

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
14

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2011 Toyota Avalon, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2011 Toyota Avalon

Electrical system

Campaign
15V047000
Reported
January 28, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 51,495
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2012 Avalon

15V047000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2011 Toyota Avalon complaints by year

NHTSA has received 106 owner complaints about the 2011 Toyota Avalon, the newest on December 3, 2024. Of these, 14 describe a crash (13%); owners reported 6 injuries.

In complaints about the 2011 Toyota Avalon, the component group named most often is the steering (29%), followed by the electrical system (24%) and the vehicle speed control (10%).

The 2011 Toyota Avalon's only recall also concerns the electrical system.

Where 2011 Toyota Avalon owners gave the mileage (78 complaints), the median was 34,500 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Steering31
  • Electrical System25
  • Vehicle Speed Control11
  • Unknown Or Other10
  • Visibility/Wiper9
  • Structure6

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2011 Toyota Avalon received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20102
201112
201211
20138
201411
201517
20164
201711
20189
20197
20207
20214
20221
20231
20241

Complaints about the 2011 Toyota Avalon peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 17. 42% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Toyota Avalon drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Toyota Avalon year in the same window: 10th highest of the 21 ranked years.

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The 106 complaints about the 2011 Toyota Avalon are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Toyota Avalon by model year

Other 2011 Toyota models

Newest record on this page: December 3, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted