Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2018 Toyota Avalon has 2 recalls, 24 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
2
Recalls
24
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 7, 2026
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...
20V012000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) recalled certain 2018-2019 4Runner, Highlander, Camry, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma and Tun...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2018 Toyota Avalon 4 DR FWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2025 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | Involved in a 2 vehicle accident on October 26th. My car is totaled and so is the other car. No airb... |
| Jul 12, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Date of safety issue: July 12, 2023 Location: Piper Glen Shopping Center, Rea Road, Charlotte NC (de... |
| Jan 19, 2023 | STRUCTURE | Hello, My name is [XXX]. I bought my car from Longo Toyota in El Monte about 15 months ago. The car... |
| Dec 12, 2022 | AIR BAGS | Air Bag did not deploy during a major front end collision. Resulted in total loss of the vehicle. |
| Nov 28, 2022 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Intermittently, unpredictably, for several seconds at a time, the engine almost quits, especially wh... |
| Aug 21, 2021 | STEERING | At approximately 42000 miles with no significant issues and no front end damages, the steering faile... |
| May 7, 2021 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | THE PRE-COLLISION BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT APPEAR TO WORK. SEVERAL TIMES WHEN CARS IN FRONT OF US HA... |
| Mar 20, 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY RADIO HANGING UP PHONE CALLS AND SEVERAL OTHER THINGS. AFTER TAK... |
| Jan 15, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | My car check engine light lane sensor light and Lad light came on and card had rough handling i too... |
| Nov 15, 2020 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | MY AUTO HIGH BEAMS DAILY FAIL TO WORK CORRECTLY DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING, THE LOW BEAM WOULD BE ON... |
| Aug 3, 2020 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I OWN A 2018 TOYOTA AVALON THAT IS SUBJECT TO RECALL FOR A POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. I TOOK T... |
| May 5, 2020 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | CHECKING ON THE STATUS OF THE FUEL PUMP RECALL?? WAS SUPPOSED TO GET A NOTICE BY MAY BUT HAVE NOT RE... |
| Jan 26, 2020 | STEERING,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBE... |
| Jan 24, 2020 | AIR BAGS | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE ... |
| Oct 23, 2019 | STEERING | WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE SPEED BETWEEN 60-70 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKS TO THE RIGHT. I HAD TH... |
| Aug 21, 2019 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,WHEELS | I WAS TRAVELING ON I-294 SOUTH IN THE VICINITY OF, SOUTH HIGHLAND, ILLINOIS TRAVELING ABOUT 70 MILES... |
| Jul 17, 2019 | AIR BAGS | 2018 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAGS THAT DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AUTO ACCIDENT.... |
| Apr 23, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE BACK UP CAMERA DISPLAY CLEARLY SHOWS THE REAR LICENSE PLATE. VEHICLE PURCHASED MAY 25, 2018. TH... |
| Jan 2, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | IN DYNAMIC RADAR CRUISE CONTROL, THE CAR DOES NOT ACT AS DESCRIBED ON PAGE 237 OF THE OWNERS MANUAL.... |
| Sep 26, 2018 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT,... |