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What 67 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 Toyota Avalon

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (67)Crash / fire / injury (4)Fuel system (21)Electrical system (16)Transmission & drivetrain (9)Driver assistance (6)Engine (6)Backup camera & sensors (4)Brakes (4)Lights (3)Speed control (3)Visibility & wipers (3)

1 of 67 complaints match · Driver assistance · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Oct 31, 2023Fuel systemDriver assistanceCrash

I was pulling into a parking space when the car suddenly accelerated, jumped the curb and hit a tree. The car has auto-braking but this system did not function to stop the car.

NHTSA ODI 11552788

Working with the data? Download all 67 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 15, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2019 Toyota Avalon verdict →