2016 Toyota Avalon

Name: 2016 Toyota Avalon owner-filed safety complaints per 1,000 sold
Creator: YearsTell

Too few owners filed complaints about the 2016 Avalon in its first three years to say whether it is a better or a worse year than the others. Among the 6 Avalon years with enough complaints to compare, owners filed the fewest about the 2009 (0.89 per 1,000 sold) and the most about the 2008 (2.13).

Safety complaints filed by owners in the first three years, per 1,000 sold.

0.20 per 1,000

too few complaints to rank against its other years

Counted from 11 complaints filed in the first three years, of 25 ever. 95% lower bound 0.08.

Every Avalon model yearComplaints per 1,000 sold, first three years

This yearOther yearsToo few complaints to rankTypical year, 0.89

Against its own model years

The model year carries far more information than the badge, so this is the comparison that matters. The bar is how many complaints each rate rests on.

Model year	Per 1,000	Complaints
2008	2.13	91
2009	0.89	31
2010	0.80	22
2011	1.15	33
2012	0.24	7
2013	0.94	67
2014	1.01	70
2015	0.36	23
2016	0.20	11
2018	0.42	14
2019	1.37	42
2021	0.32	6

Issues owners of the 2016 Avalon report

No phrase appears often enough in these complaints to describe them reliably.

When it breaks

Too few complaints record mileage for this model year to show a pattern. NHTSA largely stopped capturing mileage after 2021.

What NHTSA did

2 investigations covering this model year, 2 of which list a recall campaign.

Electrical overstress

Questions buyers ask about the 2016 Toyota Avalon

Is 2016 a good year or a bad year for the Avalon?

What problems does the 2016 Avalon have?

The parts owners named most often in complaints filed to date: Unknown Or Other (5), Air Bags (4), Engine (4).

Is the 2016 Avalon reliable?

Complaint records cannot settle that on their own. They count safety problems owners chose to report to the federal government, not every repair. What they do show is how this year compares with the other Avalon years: too few owners filed complaints about the 2016 Avalon in its first three years to say whether it is a better or a worse year than the others.

Which Avalon year has the fewest complaints?

Among years with enough complaints to compare, the 2009, at 0.89 per 1,000 sold. Every Avalon year, ranked.

What the used-car guides say

No guide we read covers the Avalon.

Check this yourself

Example records behind this page, each on NHTSA’s own site:

Limits of this figure. It counts safety complaints filed with the federal government, which is a floor on failures and not a census: problems that only cost money are under-reported. Complaint rates also reflect how likely a brand’s owners are to file, which cannot be separated from how often the car fails. Sales are calendar-year and the denominator for this nameplate is automated checks only, not verified against an external source.