2018 Toyota Avalon problems and complaints
Owners have filed 24 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Toyota Avalon. The most-reported areas: Air Bags (6), Unknown Or Other (5), Steering (4).
Key takeaways
- 24 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
- 7 involve a crash, 0 a fire, 4 reported injuries.
- Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
| Component | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 6 | 25% |
| Unknown Or Other | 5 | 21% |
| Steering | 4 | 17% |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 3 | 13% |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 | 8% |
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 2 | 8% |
| Service Brakes | 2 | 8% |
| Seat Belts | 1 | 4% |
| Structure | 1 | 4% |
| Electrical System | 1 | 4% |
| Lane Departure | 1 | 4% |
| Exterior Lighting | 1 | 4% |
One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
| Version | Overall | Front | Side | Rollover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Toyota Avalon 4 DR FWD | 5/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 |
Latest complaints, as filed
Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.
Air Bags,seat Belts - filed 2025-11-25
Involved in a 2 vehicle accident on October 26th. My car is totaled and so is the other car. No airbags deployed and my drivers side seat belt failed to lock in the accident. I was injured and taken by ambulance to hospital.
Vehicle Speed Control - filed 2023-07-13
Date of safety issue: July 12, 2023 Location: Piper Glen Shopping Center, Rea Road, Charlotte NC (destination was Run For Your Life at 6416 Rea Road - within the shopping center). Time: Approximately sometime between 1:30 and 2:00 ET Police Report Complaint # - [XXX] On July 12, 2023 I entered a parking lot at a busy ...
Structure - filed 2023-01-22
Hello, My name is [XXX]. I bought my car from Longo Toyota in El Monte about 15 months ago. The car was certified preowned and had a Carfax report with no accident reported history. That is exactly why I bought the car, because this was going to be my family car. So I bought it and have been driving around my daughter...
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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.