NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Toyota Avalon Recalls
The 2013 Toyota Avalon has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 17, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Toyota Avalon. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 137
- Crashes reported
- 14
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 Toyota Avalon, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2013 Toyota Avalon
Air bags: air bag/restraint control module
- Campaign
- 20V024000
- Reported
- January 17, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,891,976
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012, 2014–2018 Avalon, 3 other models
Forward collision avoidance: crash imminent braking
- Campaign
- 15V728000
- Reported
- November 3, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 30,812
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 Avalon, 3 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 13V442000
- Reported
- October 17, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 802,769
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Avalon, 2 other models
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: switch/wiring
- Campaign
- 13V505000
- Reported
- October 17, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,795
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 104, windshield wiping and washing
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
2013 Toyota Avalon complaints by year
NHTSA has received 137 owner complaints about the 2013 Toyota Avalon, the newest on June 13, 2026. Of these, 14 describe a crash (10%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 18 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Toyota Avalon, the component group named most often is the structure (18%), followed by the vehicle speed control (16%) and the visibility/wiper (15%).
None of the 2013 Toyota Avalon's 4 recalls concerns the structure.
Where 2013 Toyota Avalon owners gave the mileage (82 complaints), the median was 16,543 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure25
- Unknown Or Other22
- Vehicle Speed Control22
- Visibility/Wiper21
- Air Bags14
- Electrical System14
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 30 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 18 | |
| 2015 | 10 | |
| 2016 | 20 | |
| 2017 | 9 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 14 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2013 Toyota Avalon peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 30. 57% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Toyota Avalon drew 1.6× the complaints of the median Toyota Avalon year in the same window: 5th highest of the 21 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 137 complaints about the 2013 Toyota Avalon are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Avalon by model year
Other 2013 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: June 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted