Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2016 Toyota Avalon has 3 recalls, 23 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
3
Recalls
23
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
16V906000
AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Avalon, and 2017 Camry vehicles manufactured August 3, 2016, to...
16V215000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Avalon and Camry vehicles manufactured November 30, 2015 to Mar...
20V024000
AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2011-2019 Corolla, 2011-2013 Matrix, 2012-2018 Avalon, and 2013-2018 Avalon Hy...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2016 Toyota Avalon 4 DR FWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, t... |
| Mar 11, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The manufacturer is no longer producing OEM windshield that comply with the a DAS features which are... |
| May 4, 2023 | TIRES | The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Avalon equipped with Cooper Tires, Tire Line: CS5 Ultra Touring, Tire... |
| Jan 2, 2023 | LANE DEPARTURE | Clear |
| Dec 20, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed... |
| Sep 17, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | TRAVEL ON THE STREET AND MAY HIT AN OBJECT (COULD BE AN EMPTY TRASH CONTAINER. VEHICLE LEFT THE TRA... |
| Jan 17, 2020 | AIR BAGS | RECALL OF 1/2020 STILL HAS NO REMEDY FROM MANUFACTURER AND NO ANTICIPATED DATE OF REMEDY AVAILABILIT... |
| Dec 1, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MY CAR HAS AN SOS SYSTEM THAT NOTIFIES TOYOTA OR THEIR CONTRACTOR IF THE CAR HAS BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT... |
| Oct 29, 2019 | ENGINE | ENGINE HESITATES FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP OR A SLOW SPEED IN CITY TRAFFIC. THE D... |
| Mar 8, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE FRONT TO BACK SIDE RUBBER WEATHERSTRIPPING THAT MOVES WITH THE SUNROOF AS IT OPENS AND CLOSES CO... |
| Jan 21, 2019 | AIR BAGS | "TAKATA RECALL" AIRBAG. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH MY AIRBAG LIGHT AND YELLOW TRIANGLE LIGHT COMING O... |
| Dec 26, 2018 | STRUCTURE | THE MOON ROOF GLASS EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH ALL WINDOWS SHUT. |
| Oct 3, 2018 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THERE ARE TWO PIECES OF ACCORDIAN SHAPED TRIM THAT CONTINUALLY FALL FROM INSIDE THE SUNROOF. I HAVE ... |
| Oct 1, 2018 | STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | ON OCTOBER 1, 2018, AT 8:25 A.M.I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT WORK IN MY 2016 AVALON (12,141... |
| Apr 25, 2018 | ENGINE | MY WIFE'S AVALON HESITATES FOR 3 OR 4 SECONDS INTERMITTENTLY DURING ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING. TH... |
| Apr 19, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 TOYOTA AVALON. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AFTER PARKING AND TURNING THE E... |
| Feb 2, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | INTERMITTENTLY THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT FROM LOW GEAR. WHEN PLACING THE GEARSHIFT IN THE D POSITION IT... |
| Feb 15, 2017 | VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, A LOUD ... |
| Jan 18, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA AVALON. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT LOW SPEEDS, T... |
| Aug 30, 2016 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | REAR WINDOW IS DISTORTED. THE DISTORTION APPEARS ESPECIALLY ACUTE WHEN HIGHWAY DRIVING. THIS IS A KN... |