1998 Toyota Avalon: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 205 complaints
205
Total Complaints
72,000mi
Median Mileage
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
Top Issue
29
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

45,920 25th Percentile
72,000 Median Mileage
115,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
14
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
13
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
12
TIRES
10
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
6
SUSPENSION
6
SUSPENSION:FRONT
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
6

Severity Assessment

29
Crashes
1
Fires
29
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED."
"GAS TANK LEAKS. ALSO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON GAS TANK. BUT FUEL CONTINUES TO LEAK. CAUSE POSSIBLE FUEL HOSE. *AK"
"GAS TANK LEAKS. ALSO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON GAS TANK. BUT FUEL CONTINUES TO LEAK. CAUSE POSSIBLE FUEL HOSE. *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