2013 Toyota Avalon problems and recalls

Owners have filed 160 complaints on the 2013 Toyota Avalon, and NHTSA has issued 4 recalls. The most cited component is the Structure (27 complaints).

160
Complaints
4
Recalls
18
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
21
Injuries
118.1
Severity index

Severity index 118.1 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 118.1p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 10 of 145 by severity index among 2013 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 93% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2013 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

StructureStructure: 27 complaints (16.9%)27 17%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 26 complaints (16.2%)26 16%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 25 complaints (15.6%)25 16%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 21 complaints (13.1%)21 13%Air BagsAir Bags: 17 complaints (10.6%)17 11%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 15 complaints (9.4%)15 9%Service BrakesService Brakes: 13 complaints (8.1%)13 8%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 11 complaints (6.9%)11 7%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
STRUCTURE2716.9%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2616.2%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2515.6%
VISIBILITY/WIPER2113.1%
AIR BAGS1710.6%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM159.4%
SERVICE BRAKES138.1%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE116.9%

Complaints filed per year

016312013: 312014: 262015: 122016: 262017: 102018: 42019: 142020: 142021: 32022: 42023: 62024: 62025: 22026: 2 (partial year)133114151617181920212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
201331
201426
201512
201626
201710
20184
201914
202014
20213
20224
20236
20246
20252
2026 (year to date)2
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (14 against 21).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
15V72800003/11/2015FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: CRASH IMMINENT BRAKINGToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Avalon and Avalon Hybrid vehicles manufactured October 19, 2012 to October 27, 2015 and 2013-2015 Lexus ES350 and ES300h vehicles manufactured June 18, 2012 to July 6, 2015. The affected
13V50500017/10/2013VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRINGToyota Motor Engineering & manufacturing North America, Inc. (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Camry and Camry HV, model year 2013 Avalon and Avalon HV and model year 2014 Corolla vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the windshield wiper switch assembly may short
13V44200017/10/2013ELECTRICAL SYSTEMToyota is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Avalon, Avalon HV, Venza, Camry, and Camry HV vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the drain hose for the air conditioning condenser may become clogged causing water to accumulate at the bottom of the air conditioning condenser uni
20V02400017/01/2020AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULEToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2011-2019 Corolla, 2011-2013 Matrix, 2012-2018 Avalon, and 2013-2018 Avalon Hybrid vehicles. During certain crashes, the air bag electronic control unit (ECU) may malfunction, possibly disabling the deployme

Other Toyota Avalon model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 9 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.