1996 Toyota Avalon: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 121 complaints
121
Total Complaints
117,417mi
Median Mileage
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Top Issue
11
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

93,500 25th Percentile
117,417 Median Mileage
198,150 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
10
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
5
TIRES
5
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
5
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
3

Severity Assessment

11
Crashes
0
Fires
12
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. TT"
"THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. TT"
"DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL COLLISION; REARENDED ANOTHER VAN AT STANDSTILL; SPEED UNKNOWN. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28