Toyota Avalon - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Toyota Avalon owners have reported a total of 4,082 problems for their cars built in the 27 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Toyota Avalon. The 2006 Toyota Avalon cars have the most problems reported (444 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Toyota Avalon

Model Year	Number of Problems
2022 Avalon	10
2021 Avalon	28
2020 Avalon	12
2019 Avalon	87
2018 Avalon	31
2017 Avalon	20
2016 Avalon	31
2015 Avalon	63
2014 Avalon	122
2013 Avalon	173
2012 Avalon	36
2011 Avalon	125
2010 Avalon	50
2009 Avalon	111
2008 Avalon	413
2007 Avalon	298
2006 Avalon	444
2005 Avalon	300
2004 Avalon	250
2003 Avalon	354
2002 Avalon	147
2001 Avalon	169
2000 Avalon	218
1999 Avalon	111
1998 Avalon	204
1997 Avalon	154
1996 Avalon	119

🔍 Common problems of Toyota Avalon

The following chart shows the 30 most common problems for Toyota Avalon cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's vehicle speed control (586 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bags (584 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Toyota Avalon

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Vehicle Speed Control	586
Air Bag	584
Steering	356
Exterior Lighting	288
Engine And Engine Cooling	282
Electrical System	281
Service Brakes	263
Equipment	263
Power Train	206
Visibility	176

Structure	142
Suspension	128
Tire	84
Other Fuel System	63
Seat Belt	63
Unknown Or Other	55
Seats	49
Forward Collision Avoidance	47
Gasoline Fuel System	46
Wheel	31
Electronic Stability Control	26
Latches/locks/linkage	22
Lane Departure	11
Air Brake	8
Interior Lighting	6
Back Over Prevention	5
Parking Brake	4
Traction Control System	4
Child Seat	2
Chest Clip, Buckle, Harness	1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Toyota Avalon of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Avalon model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Toyota Avalon model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Avalon Model Years

Avalon Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2022	10	9,925	4	0.25
2021	28	10,795	5	0.52
2020	12	11,458	6	0.17
2019	87	30,396	7	0.41
2018	31	21,935	8	0.18
2017	20	18,678	9	0.12
2016	31	41,931	10	0.07
2015	63	46,737	11	0.12
2014	122	48,467	12	0.21
2013	173	59,733	13	0.22
2012	36	20,840	14	0.12
2011	125	56,692	15	0.15
2010	50	14,551	16	0.21
2009	111	22,030	17	0.30
2008	413	61,851	18	0.37
2007	298	79,137	19	0.20
2006	444	97,437	20	0.23
2005	300	57,577	21	0.25
2004	250	50,663	22	0.22
2003	354	68,880	23	0.22
2002	147	67,772	24	0.09
2001	169	77,925	25	0.09
2000	218	108,025	26	0.08

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Toyota Avalon is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model Year	Problems Reported
2022 Avalon	3
2021 Avalon	4
2020 Avalon	1
2019 Avalon	21
2018 Avalon	5
2017 Avalon	5
2016 Avalon	5
2015 Avalon	13
2014 Avalon	14
2013 Avalon	47
2011 Avalon	19
2010 Avalon	20
2009 Avalon	19
2008 Avalon	19
2007 Avalon	28
2006 Avalon	54
2005 Avalon	50
2004 Avalon	14
2003 Avalon	11
2002 Avalon	8
2001 Avalon	32
2000 Avalon	29
1999 Avalon	16
1998 Avalon	25
1997 Avalon	14
1996 Avalon	27

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