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Toyota Avalon Hybrid Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 8 recall campaigns for the Toyota Avalon Hybrid, across 8 model years from 2013 to 2021. The 2019 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2021 (1).

Model years
8

2013–2021, with a recall

Recall campaigns
8
Most recalls
2019

3 recalls

Owner complaints
63

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 63 complaints with NHTSA about the Toyota Avalon Hybrid across 7 model years; the most, 23, concern the 2013.

Owners marked a crash on 7 of the Toyota Avalon Hybrid complaints (11%) and a fire on 1.

Across all Toyota Avalon Hybrid model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 10 complaints), then the vehicle speed control (8).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Toyota Avalon Hybrid in 2016: 20, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Toyota Avalon Hybrid is air bags: air bag/restraint control module, in 6 model-year listings.

The newest Toyota Avalon Hybrid recall, 23V865000, was reported on December 20, 2023 and concerns the air bags: sensor: occupant classification.

Toyota Avalon Hybrid years to avoid

Too few Toyota Avalon Hybrid model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Toyota Avalon Hybrid, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2021165not ranked
2019311not ranked
2018111not ranked
201710—not ranked
2016222not ranked
20152129not ranked
201421817not ranked
201332317not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Toyota Avalon Hybrid years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Toyota Avalon Hybrid

  • AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE6
  • FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: CRASH IMMINENT BRAKING3
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE1
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1
  • AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION1
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP1
  • POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT1
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING1

Toyota Avalon Hybrid model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Toyota Avalon Hybrid recall campaign (8)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Toyota Avalon Hybrid, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
23V865000December 20, 2023air bags: sensor: occupant classification2021crash and injury999,901
20V024000January 17, 2020air bags: air bag/restraint control module2013–2018crash and injury2,891,976
19V244000March 27, 2019equipment: other: labels2019crash3,634
19V097000February 14, 2019fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap2019fire205
18V685000October 4, 2018electrical system: software2019crash and injury168,187
17V462000July 20, 2017power train: driveline: driveshaft2016crash671
15V728000November 3, 2015forward collision avoidance: crash imminent braking2013–2015crash30,812
13V505000October 17, 2013visibility: windshield wiper/washer: switch/wiring2013crash9,795

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Toyota Avalon Hybrid. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: January 27, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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