2019 Toyota Avalon problems and recalls

Owners have filed 70 complaints on the 2019 Toyota Avalon, and NHTSA has issued 4 recalls. The most cited component is the Electrical System (17 complaints).

70
Complaints
4
Recalls
4
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
5
Injuries
68.8
Severity index

Severity index 68.8 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 68.8p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 29 of 123 by severity index among 2019 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 76% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2019 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 17 complaints (24.3%)17 24%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 17 complaints (24.3%)17 24%Power TrainPower Train: 10 complaints (14.3%)10 14%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 8 complaints (11.4%)8 11%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 7 complaints (10.0%)7 10%EngineEngine: 7 complaints (10.0%)7 10%Service BrakesService Brakes: 5 complaints (7.1%)5 7%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 4 complaints (5.7%)4 6%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1724.3%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1724.3%
POWER TRAIN1014.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER811.4%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE710.0%
ENGINE710.0%
SERVICE BRAKES57.1%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL45.7%

Complaints filed per year

012242019: 132020: 242021: 52022: 32023: 72024: 22025: 72026: 9 (partial year)192024212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
201913
202024
20215
20223
20237
20242
20257
2026 (year to date)9
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 0.5x those in 2020 to 2022 (16 against 32).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
20V68200004/11/2020FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 4Runner, 2019-2020 Avalon, 2019 Corolla Hatchback, 2017-2019 Highlander, 2018-2020 Camry, 2020 Corolla, 2018-2019 Land Cruiser, 2017-2020 Tacoma, 2019-2020 RAV4, 2019-2020 Sequoia, 2017-2020 Sienna,
20V01200013/01/2020FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) recalled certain 2018-2019 4Runner, Highlander, Camry, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma and Tundra, and Lexus RC 300, RC 350, GS 350, GX 460, IS 300, LC 500, LS 500, LX 570, RX 350L, and 2019 Toyota Avalon and Corolla, and ce
18V68500004/10/2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWAREToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia vehicles and 2019 Toyota Avalon and Avalon Hybrid vehicles. The air bag electronic control unit (ECU) may erroneously detect a fault during the vehicle start-up self check.
19V24400027/03/2019EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELSGulf States Toyota (GST) is recalling certain 2019 C-HR, 4Runner, Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, Land Cruiser, Prius, RAV4, Sequoia, Tacoma, Sienna, Tundra and Yaris vehicles. The text on the load capacity label may become illegible. As such, these vehi

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 2026-09-05. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.