2000 TOYOTA AVALON — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 167 complaints · 2 recalls
Most-reported system: STEERING (28 complaints · 16.8%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 43
  • Fires 1
  • Injuries 30
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution STEERING appears in 28 of 167 owner complaints (16.8%) in this vehicle snapshot. STEERING: 28 complaints, 16.8% of reports STEERING 28 · 16.8% · 8 crash reports AIR BAGS: 21 complaints, 12.6% of reports AIR BAGS 21 · 12.6% · 13 crash reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 19 complaints, 11.4% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 19 · 11.4% · 11 crash reports ENGINE: 18 complaints, 10.8% of reports ENGINE 18 · 10.8% · 2 crash reports VISIBILITY: 17 complaints, 10.2% of reports VISIBILITY 17 · 10.2% SERVICE BRAKES: 15 complaints, 9.0% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 15 · 9.0% · 4 crash reports SUSPENSION: 10 complaints, 6.0% of reports SUSPENSION 10 · 6.0% · 1 crash reports POWER TRAIN: 6 complaints, 3.6% of reports POWER TRAIN 6 · 3.6% · 2 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 5 complaints, 3.0% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 5 · 3.0% · 1 fire reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 88 complaints, 52.7% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 88 · 52.7% · 19 crash reports 1 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
STEERING 28 16.8% 8 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 21 12.6% 13 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 19 11.4% 11 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 18 10.8% 2 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 17 10.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 15 9.0% 4 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 10 6.0% 1 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 6 3.6% 2 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 5 3.0% 0 crashes · 1 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 88 52.7% 19 crashes · 1 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Apr 2000; the first recall shown was reported in Jun 2000. 2000-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2000-Q3: 16 owner reports 16 2000-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2001-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2001-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2001-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2002-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2002-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2002-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2002-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2003-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2003-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2003-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2003-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2005-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2006-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2007-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q1: 18 owner reports 18 2010-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2012-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2015-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2016-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2023-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Apr 2000 Apr 2025 Recall campaign 00V154000 ◆ Recall campaign 00V154000 Recall campaign 10V345000 ◆ Recall campaign 10V345000 Investigation DP02004 ● Investigation DP02004
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2000-Q2 Owner reports 3
2000-Q3 Owner reports 16
2000-Q4 Owner reports 9
2001-Q1 Owner reports 1
2001-Q2 Owner reports 3
2001-Q3 Owner reports 6
2001-Q4 Owner reports 6
2002-Q1 Owner reports 7
2002-Q2 Owner reports 4
2002-Q3 Owner reports 4
2002-Q4 Owner reports 3
2003-Q1 Owner reports 8
2003-Q2 Owner reports 4
2003-Q3 Owner reports 3
2003-Q4 Owner reports 1
2004-Q2 Owner reports 4
2005-Q2 Owner reports 2
2005-Q3 Owner reports 2
2005-Q4 Owner reports 1
2006-Q1 Owner reports 4
2006-Q3 Owner reports 2
2006-Q4 Owner reports 2
2007-Q1 Owner reports 2
2007-Q2 Owner reports 2
2007-Q3 Owner reports 3
2007-Q4 Owner reports 1
2008-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q1 Owner reports 2
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q3 Owner reports 1
2009-Q4 Owner reports 2
2010-Q1 Owner reports 18
2010-Q2 Owner reports 2
2010-Q3 Owner reports 1
2010-Q4 Owner reports 2
2011-Q1 Owner reports 2
2011-Q3 Owner reports 1
2012-Q1 Owner reports 2
2012-Q2 Owner reports 1
2013-Q1 Owner reports 1
2013-Q2 Owner reports 1
2013-Q4 Owner reports 1
2014-Q2 Owner reports 2
2014-Q3 Owner reports 1
2014-Q4 Owner reports 1
2015-Q1 Owner reports 1
2015-Q2 Owner reports 3
2015-Q3 Owner reports 1
2015-Q4 Owner reports 3
2016-Q1 Owner reports 1
2016-Q2 Owner reports 2
2017-Q1 Owner reports 1
2018-Q1 Owner reports 1
2018-Q3 Owner reports 1
2018-Q4 Owner reports 2
2019-Q3 Owner reports 1
2019-Q4 Owner reports 1
2021-Q4 Owner reports 1
2023-Q1 Owner reports 1
2025-Q2 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 00V154000
Recall campaign 1 10V345000
Defect investigation 1 DP02004
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Safety Recalls (2)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 00V154000

    Report date
    Component:
    SUSPENSION
    Consequence:
    AFTER EXTENDED USE OF THE VEHICLE, THE REAR AXLE SHAFTS COULD FAIL OR BREAK.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE REAR AXLE HUB ASSEMBLIES.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 10V345000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    SHOULD THE STEERING LOCK BAR BREAK, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK AND THE DRIVER WOULD LOSE THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING INTERLOCK DEVICE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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