2015 Toyota Avalon problems and recalls

Owners have filed 53 complaints on the 2015 Toyota Avalon, and NHTSA has issued 2 recalls. The most cited component is the Service Brakes (15 complaints).

53
Complaints
2
Recalls
8
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
3
Injuries
76.4
Severity index

Severity index 76.4 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 76.4p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 55 of 143 by severity index among 2015 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 62% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2015 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Service BrakesService Brakes: 15 complaints (28.3%)15 28%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 10 complaints (18.9%)10 19%Air BagsAir Bags: 8 complaints (15.1%)8 15%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 8 complaints (15.1%)8 15%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 7 complaints (13.2%)7 13%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 7 complaints (13.2%)7 13%EngineEngine: 4 complaints (7.5%)4 8%TiresTires: 3 complaints (5.7%)3 6%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
SERVICE BRAKES1528.3%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE1018.9%
AIR BAGS815.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER815.1%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM713.2%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL713.2%
ENGINE47.5%
TIRES35.7%

Complaints filed per year

07142015: 42016: 142017: 52018: 32019: 62020: 52021: 62022: 12023: 42025: 32026: 2 (partial year)151614171819202122232526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20154
201614
20175
20183
20196
20205
20216
20221
20234
20253
2026 (year to date)2
Filings in 2022 to 2025 ran 0.5x those in 2019 to 2021 (8 against 17).

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
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.