{"id":"2016_toyota_avalon","make":"Toyota","make_slug":"toyota","model":"Avalon","model_slug":"avalon","year":2016,"url":"/toyota/avalon/2016/","pts":["hev","gas"],"configs":[{"id":37104,"model":"Avalon Hybrid","pt":"hev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AV-S6)","cyl":4,"displ":2.5,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":40,"hwy":39,"comb":40,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"245V Ni-MH","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":223,"fe_score":9,"ghg_score":9,"fuel_cost":1550,"save_spend":3500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TYX","modified":"Wed Apr 05 00:00:00 EDT 2017"},{"id":37105,"model":"Avalon","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S6)","cyl":6,"displ":3.5,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":21,"hwy":30,"comb":24,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":365,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":2600,"save_spend":-1750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TYX","modified":"Mon Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016"}],"vclass":"Midsize Cars","segment":"Midsize car","recalls":[{"campaign":"20V024000","component":"AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE","mfr":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","reported":"2020-01-17","owner_notified":"2020-03-16","units":2891976,"summary":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing  (Toyota) is recalling certain 2011-2019 Corolla, 2011-2013 Matrix, 2012-2018 Avalon, and 2013-2018 Avalon Hybrid vehicles.  During certain crashes, the air bag electronic control unit (ECU) may malfunction, possibly disabling the deployment of the air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners.","consequence":"In the event of a crash, air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners that do not deploy as intended may increase the risk of injury.","remedy":"Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ECU and install a noise filter between the air bag control module and its wire harness, as necessary, free of charge.  Owners were notified of the safety risk beginning March 2, 2020.  A second letter notifying owners of the remedy repair will be mailed between March 16, 2020 and June 27, 2020.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371.  Toyota's numbers for this recall are 20TB03, 20TA03 and 20TA05.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"20TB03 / 20TA03","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"17V462000","component":"POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT","mfr":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","reported":"2017-07-20","owner_notified":"2017-08-11","units":671,"summary":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016 Camry Hybrid and Avalon Hybrid vehicles.  The front drive shaft may separate.","consequence":"A front driveshaft separation would result in a loss of propulsion while driving, and if the driver exits the vehicle without applying the parking brake, the vehicle may roll.  Both scenarios can increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will check the serial number of the vehicle's drive shaft, replacing any that are affected, free of charge.  The recall began on August 11, 2017.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.  Toyota's number for this recall is H0M.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"H0M","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":["hev"],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"16V906000","component":"AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER","mfr":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","reported":"2016-12-16","owner_notified":"2017-02-08","units":12,"summary":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Avalon, and 2017 Camry vehicles manufactured August 3, 2016, to September 12, 2016.  The front passenger knee air bag module may have been attached to the lower instrument panel with incorrect fasteners.","consequence":"If the air bag was installed with incorrect fasteners, the fasteners may become loose over time, affecting the air bag deployment and increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fasteners, and if necessary, replace the instrument panel brace and body bracket and reattach the air bag assembly, free of charge.  The recall began on February 8, 2017.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.  Toyota's number for this recall is G05.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"G05","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"16V215000","component":"AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION","mfr":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","reported":"2016-04-14","owner_notified":"2016-05-13","units":58515,"summary":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Avalon and Camry vehicles manufactured November 30, 2015 to March 4, 2016.  The occupant classification system (OCS) that activates or deactivates the front passenger seat air bag system may have been improperly calibrated.  As a result, the front passenger air bag and the front passenger knee air bag may not deploy as intended in certain crash scenarios.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"","consequence":"Air bags that do not deploy as intended during a crash increase the risk of injury.","remedy":"Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will recalibrate the OCS, free of charge.  The recall began by May 13, 2016.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371.  Toyota's number for this recall is G0J.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"G0J","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":4,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":68,"grade":"D","complaints":{"count":25,"crash":2,"fire":1,"injured":2,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Unspecified",5],["Engine",4],["Air Bags",4],["Electrical System",3],["Structure",3],["Visibility",2]],"by_year":{"2016":4,"2017":4,"2018":3,"2019":5,"2020":4,"2023":3,"2024":1,"2025":1},"excerpts":[["2025-10-03","Visibility","The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, the sunroof glass shattered. The contact stated that there was no glass inside the vehicle because the sunroof shade was in the closed position. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified\u2026"],["2023-05-08","Tires","The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Avalon equipped with Cooper Tires, Tire Line: CS5 Ultra Touring, Tire Size: 215/55/R17, DOT Number: U93R1CU1820. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the front end of the vehicle was shaking abnormally without warning. The contact took the vehicle to a tire shop and wa\u2026"],["2023-02-10","Service Brakes","The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to stop immediately and made an abnormal sound. Additionally, the center console was extremely hot, and the driver's side seat electric panel cover had detache\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"},{"action":"EA19001","component":"AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE","opened":"2019-04-19","closed":"2024-09-19","campaign":"20V024","subject":"Electrical overstress","summary":"The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation to determine if the failure of airbags to deploy during severe crashes, in certain vehicles, was the result of a safety related defect.\u00c2\u00a0 During the investigation a complex failure was studied that can result in non-deployment of subject vehicle air bags and other restraint system devices in severe crash events. The subject vehicles may be equipped with an airbag control unit (ACU) for the supplemental restraint system (SRS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) manufactured by ZF-TRW. \u00c2\u00a0The ECU receives signals from crash sensors mounted in the vehicle and deploys the vehicle air bags and seat belt pretensioners in accordance with "}],"ncap":[{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.107,"seats":5,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Standard","variant":null},{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.107,"seats":5,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Standard","variant":"hev"}],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":40,"ncap":5,"complaints":25},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}