The 2012 Toyota Avalon has 30 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 4 recalls on record. The most-reported areas are structure and air bags. Owners most often flag transmission shifting behavior/concerns (2019+ models): reports of sluggish acceleration, rpm flaring to 1500-2000 before shifting, delayed or non-smooth shifts, and owner concerns about long-term reliability of the ua80 8-speed automatic. frequency: recurrent.
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2012 Toyota Avalon vehicles (US, public record).
Across the 10 Avalon model years we track, complaint volume runs from 25 (2018) to 242 (2007). With 30 complaints, the 2012 Avalon sits belowthe model's median of 97.
These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.
air bags
Campaign 18V569000Toyota 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…
electrical system
Campaign 15V047000Toyota 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 loca…
electrical system
Campaign 13V442000Toyota 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 acc…
air bags: air bag/restraint control module
Campaign 20V024000Toyota 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 u…
Overwhelmingly positive sentiment regarding long-term reliability, comfort, and value, particularly for used examples. The Avalon is consistently praised as a durable, spacious, and smooth-riding sedan capable of exceeding 200,000 and…
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Used Avalon listings typically run $14,900–$28,044 across 2002 to 2021 model years.
Compare every Avalon year side by side to see how 2012 ranks against the rest.