2021 Toyota Avalon problems, recalls & reliability
Based on 21 NHTSA owner complaints, 2 recall campaigns and government crash-test data for 2021 Toyota Avalon vehicles.
Vehanta risk score out of 100, calculated only from the counted evidence below — not a guess, and not an opinion.
- Owner complaints — 21 NHTSA complaints on file-1
- Recalls — 2 recall campaigns for this model year-6
- NCAP safety rating — 5-star overall government crash rating+10
Most-reported problem areas
What owners of similar 2021 Toyota Avalon vehicles reported to NHTSA, by component.
- AIR BAGS11 reports
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE2 reports
- BACK OVER PREVENTION1 reports
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE1 reports
- ENGINE1 reports
- POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE1 reports
- SERVICE BRAKES1 reports
- TIRES1 reports
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE1 reports
- AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS1 reports
Recalls (2)
- AIR BAGS20V734000
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Toyota Avalon and 2020 Avalon Hybrid, RAV4, and RAV4 Hybrid vehicles. Breakaway pins within the steering column, designed to absorb energy and reduce injury during a crash, could have been damaged during production, possibly affecting the performance of the driver's air bag in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
- AIR BAGS23V865000
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Corolla, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, RAV4, RAV4 Hybrid, Lexus ES350, Lexus RX350, Lexus RX450H, 2021 Sienna Hybrid, Lexus ES250, 2020-2022 Camry, Camry Hybrid, and ES300H vehicles. A short circuit may develop in the Occupant Classification System (OCS) sensor, preventing the front passenger air bag from deploying.
Crash-test ratings
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