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#BS-2012-TOYAVA-572D2012 Toyota Avalon
Based on reports from 35 owners and 4 recalls for this exact model.
Preliminary Verdict
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Based on 35 complaints, 11 crashes, 1 fires, and 4 recalls.
Top reported problems
trunk lifts not working properly
2 complaints • Severity 7/10
driver side mirror blind spot
1 complaints • Severity 10/10
engine idles too fast
1 complaints • Severity 6/10
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Mechanic Inspection Checklist
6 owners reported airbags issues — failures commonly reported around 37K miles.
Failure Timeline by Mileage
Peak failure range: 0–30K miles (13 reports) • Median: 37K miles
30,000-Mile Cost Projection
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Worst Case
Top cost driver: Airbags (6 reports).
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Owner Intelligence
AI-synthesized themes from real complaints
Buyer Lot Checklist
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Where the complaints fall
2012 Toyota Avalon: Known Issues & Problem Areas
Airbags Issues
Airbags complaints account for 17% of all reports filed for the 2012 Toyota Avalon, with 6 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. The median mileage at time of complaint is 37,000 miles, suggesting issues tend to surface around the 37K-mile mark.
Structure:body Issues
Structure:body complaints account for 14% of all reports filed for the 2012 Toyota Avalon, with 5 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to structure:body-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Speed Control Issues
Speed Control complaints account for 11% of all reports filed for the 2012 Toyota Avalon, with 4 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to speed control-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Electrical Issues
Electrical complaints account for 11% of all reports filed for the 2012 Toyota Avalon, with 4 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to electrical-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Data sourced from NHTSA owner complaints and community reports. The full report analyzes severity, repair costs, and failure patterns for each category.
Complaint trend by year
Complaints filed with NHTSA by year for the 2012 Toyota Avalon. Recent trend: decreasing.
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Recall History (4 recalls)
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Avalon, Avalon HV, Venza, Camry, and Camry HV vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the drain hose for the air conditioning condenser may become clogged causing water to accumulate at the bottom of the air conditioning condenser unit housing. The accumulated water may then leak through a seam in the housing onto the air bag control module potentially resulting in a short circuit of the module.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Toyota Avalon vehicles manufactured February 9, 2010, to October 22, 2012. In the affected vehicles, the sub-woofer speaker located in the trunk may experience an intermittent electrical short which may cause damage to the integrated circuit (IC) in the audio amplifier. In some cases, the damaged IC may allow a constant electrical current flow to the sub-woofer.
SEAT BELTS
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2012 Toyota Avalon vehicles. During a vehicle repair, the seat belt inner buckles may have been replaced with parts that may incorrectly tell the air bag management system that the seat belt is always buckled.
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 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.
Recall severity analysis & seller scripts
The full report rates each recall's severity and gives you scripts for asking the seller about recall completion.
The worst model year for the Toyota Avalon is the 2014 — worth knowing if you're cross-shopping years. The biggest problem area is engine.
2012 Toyota Avalon vs. Class Average (Large Cars)
This vehicle
35
Class avg
163
Below the class average — fewer complaints than typical large cars vehicles. A good sign.
Complaint counts correlate with sales volume — popular vehicles naturally generate more reports. The full report normalizes for this.
About this data
NHTSA Complaints
Federal database of owner-filed safety complaints. 35 records for this vehicle.
NHTSA Recalls
Manufacturer-issued safety recalls. 4 recalls found for this vehicle.
Repair Cost Data
Real-world repair costs from owner reports and independent databases.
Other Toyota Avalon Model Years
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