"How reliable is the 2001 Toyota Avalon?"

"Based on 168 NHTSA complaints, the 2001 Toyota Avalon has a median complaint mileage of 58500 miles. The most common issue is VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL."

"What are common problems with the 2001 Toyota Avalon?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2001 Toyota Avalon is VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, accounting for a significant portion of the 168 total complaints filed."

2001 Toyota Avalon: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 168 complaints

168

Total Complaints

58,500mi

Median Mileage

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

31,000 25th Percentile

58,500 Median Mileage

100,800 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

AIR BAGS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

STEERING

TIRES

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE TRAVELING DURNING RAIN WINDSHIELD GIVES OFF POOR VISIBILITY. *AK"

"NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK"

"MULLER TOYOTA TECHNICIAN STATED THAT FUEL LINE FELL OFF FILTER. INCIDENT: CAR STALLED WHILE PROCEEDING ON NYC STREET. PULLED OUT OF TRAFFIC. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART, LARGE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE FLOWED OUT FROM UNDER CAR. GOT THE THREE PEOPLE OUT OF CAR TO SIDEWALK. NYC FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED OU..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 21 complaints

25th: 33,414 mi Median: 60,000 mi 75th: 86,500 mi

AIR BAGS 15 complaints

25th: 97,250 mi Median: 124,000 mi 75th: 206,250 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 9 complaints

25th: 58,592 mi Median: 64,000 mi 75th: 124,000 mi

STEERING 8 complaints

25th: 88,805 mi Median: 121,250 mi 75th: 138,125 mi

TIRES 7 complaints

25th: 56,250 mi Median: 105,828 mi 75th: 163,492 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 36 FL: 15 MD: 14 IL: 9 NY: 9 VA: 9 PA: 8 OH: 7 WI: 6 TX: 6

Who Files Complaints?

42.3%

Original Owners

57.7%

Second+ Owners

Toyota Avalon — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1995	92	99,500	STEERING:RACK AND PINION	8
1996	121	117,417	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	11
1997	155	99,000	STEERING:RACK AND PINION	17
1998	205	72,000	EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER	29
1999	113	56,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	22
2000	220	88,500	STEERING	52
2002	148	94,000	AIR BAGS	44
2003	351	80,000	AIR BAGS	68
2004	252	70,000	AIR BAGS	36
2005	303	48,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	50
2006	449	45,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	73
2007	311	46,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	63
2008	417	52,000	EXTERIOR LIGHTING	31
2009	110	44,101	EXTERIOR LIGHTING	12
2010	51	12,050	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	6
2011	130	27,250	STEERING	20
2012	35	35,000	AIR BAGS	11
2013	186	15,071	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	21
2014	123	13,625	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	8
2015	63	40,000	SERVICE BRAKES	13
2016	33	29,000	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	6
2018	31	10,500	AIR BAGS	12
2019	90	5,233	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	6
2021	28	2,500	AIR BAGS	2

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