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2012 Toyota Avalon

Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
30
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2018-08-29 18V569000 SEAT BELTS 19,354 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2023-05-04 POWER TRAIN No 0 While entering the highway on ramp, as I accelerated and turned on the left turn signal, the engine stopped. The steer…
2022-04-07 STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:DASHBOARD No 0 The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while it was hot outside, or whenever there was direct s…
2021-12-20 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 There is a rear windshield shade that comes up automatically during a bright or hot day. It has a button to manually br…
2020-04-25 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 REAR SUNSCREEN REMAINS IN UP POSITION, WHEN LOWERED IN REVERSE, IT MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. HAVING TO DRIVE AT NIG…
2019-10-02 AIR BAGS Yes 0 ANOTHER DRIVER RAND A RED LIGHT AND I (T-BONED HIS PASSENGER SIDE) WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. I WAS BREAKING AT THE TI…
2019-04-17 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED ON ITS OWN. THE MOTOR WAS EXTREM…
2018-11-19 AIR BAGS Yes 2 MY VEHICLES AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY I WAS HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAD AT LEAST 2 R…
2018-11-19 AIR BAGS Yes 2 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 TOYOTA AVALON. THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN AN 18 WHEELER COLLIDED INTO THE V…
2018-05-20 VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA AVALON. UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED EXCESSIVE WATER ON THE PASSEN…
2017-10-01 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 REAR DECK SUNSCREEN ACTIVATES AND COMES UP WITHOUT OPERATOR ACTIVATING IT. AND IT WILL NOT GO BACK DOWN WITHOUT MANUAL …
2017-05-25 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 THE REAR WINDOW SUN SHADE SCREEN DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. STICKS IN UP POSITION BLOCKING SITE OUT REAR WINDOW. WITH SCRE…
2015-11-22 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT SPEED LIMIT. LOUD EXPLOSION TYPE SOUND. SUN ROOF HAD SHATTERED. DIDN'T THINK TO TAKE A PICTURE…
2015-10-19 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V047000 (ELECT…
2015-09-14 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 THE SUBWOOFER RECALL IS BOGUS. WHAT THEY DON'T TELL YOU UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE IS THAT THEY PUT A PLASTIC COVER AROUND THE…
2015-05-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 2012 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE RADIO SUB-WOOFER RECALL NOTICE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER S…
2015-04-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V047000 (ELECT…
2015-04-08 STRUCTURE:BODY Yes 0 I ATTEMPTING TO PARK . THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND STRUCK A HANDICAP SIGN AND THEN STRUCK THE BUILDING. *TR
2015-03-15 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE REMOTE, SO I HAD TO USE THE KEY TO GET ACCESS, THEN I WAS ABLE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK DOOR…
2015-03-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V047000 (ELECT…
2014-12-30 SEATS No 0 THE PASSIVE RESTRAINT HEADREST HAS BECOME A LIABILITY THE PASSIVE RESTRAINT HEADRESTS ARE SET AT SUCH AN ANGLE THAT …
2014-11-12 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 THE TRUNK LID FALLS DOWN EVEN IF LIFTED TO HIGHEST POINT. LID IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY COUNTERBALANCED. IF ON A SLIGHT INC…
2014-09-15 STRUCTURE:BODY No 1 THE TRUNK LID IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY COUNTERBALANCED AND FALLS CLOSED EVEN WHEN RAISED TO ITS UPPER LIMIT. SOMETIMES THE …
2014-05-27 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED I…
2014-05-27 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA AVALON . THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHE CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP SHE WAS CRASHED INTO FRO…
2014-03-13 AIR BAGS No 0 AIR BAG ON PASSANGER SIDE OF VEHICLE IS DISABLED AND WILL NOT RESET/ACTIVATE. VEHICLE AIR BAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED…
2014-01-28 SUSPENSION No 0 I PURCHASED THE AVALON AT THE END OF THE 2012 YEAR. IT NOW HAS 16,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS GARAGED OUTSIDE IN MASSAC…
2013-10-03 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A SUDDEN …
2013-07-02 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 0 2ND COMPLAINT (FIRST COMPLAINT - #10522765) - ON JULY 2, 2013, AROUND 5:20 P.M., MY FOURTH INCIDENT OF BRAKE FAILURE OC…
2013-06-15 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 PURCHASED USED CERTIFIED-USED AVALON WITH 28.3K MILES ON JUNE 8. ON JUNE 15, THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED FROM PARKING L…
2013-04-12 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE WHEN …