2013 Toyota Avalon Recalls, Complaints & Specs
4 safety recalls list the 2013 Toyota Avalon, and owners have filed 137 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.
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4 safety recalls for the 2013 Toyota Avalon
Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.
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Air bag/restraint control module (air bags)
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.
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…
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Crash imminent braking (forward collision avoidance)
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Avalon and Avalon Hybrid vehicles manufactured October 19, 2012 to October 27, 2015 and 2013-2015 Lexus ES350 and ES300h vehicles manufactured June 18, 2012 to July 6, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with a Pre-Collision System (PCS) as…
Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace certain PCS components, free of charge. The recall began on July 28, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this campaign are F1V and…
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Air conditioner (equipment) and 2 other components
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…
Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will seal the air conditioning condenser unit housing and install a protective cover on the airbag control module, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2014. Owners may…
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Switch/wiring (visibility)
Toyota Motor Engineering & manufacturing North America, Inc. (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Camry and Camry HV, model year 2013 Avalon and Avalon HV and model year 2014 Corolla vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the windshield wiper switch assembly may short circuit. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to the…
Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wiper switch assembly, free of charge. The recall began on November 8, 2013. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
137 owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Owners of the 2013 Toyota Avalon have filed 137 complaints with NHTSA; 14 describe a crash and 1 describe a fire. Reports cite 18 injuries and 0 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 33,432 miles. Complaints peaked in 2013 with 30 filed that year.
Most-reported components
What owners are reporting
“I am submitting this complaint to report a safety-related incident involving the moonroof glass on my 2013 Toyota Avalon. Vehicle Information: - Make: Toyota Avalon, 2013 - VIN: [XXX] - Mileage at tim”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, June 13, 2026 · Unknown or other
“Car into a brick wall, hit on front passenger side at 15 mph no airbag deployed.”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, March 8, 2026 · Air bags
Fuel economy and specs
EPA ratings for the 2013 Toyota Avalon (Avalon Hybrid). Ranges cover every tested configuration.
| Combined | 24–40 mpg |
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| City / Highway | 21–40 / 30–39 |
| Fuel | Regular |
| EPA class | Midsize Cars |
| Engine | 4/6 cyl, 2.5/3.5 L |
| Transmission | Automatic (AV-S6); Automatic (S6) |
Compare Toyota Avalon model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Toyota Avalon model year in NHTSA's database.
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 Toyota Avalon | 0 | 80 |
| 1996 Toyota Avalon | 0 | 109 |
| 1997 Toyota Avalon | 1 | 125 |
| 1998 Toyota Avalon | 1 | 178 |
| 1999 Toyota Avalon | 1 | 92 |
| 2000 Toyota Avalon | 2 | 173 |
| 2001 Toyota Avalon | 2 | 134 |
| 2002 Toyota Avalon | 1 | 116 |
| 2003 Toyota Avalon | 2 | 293 |
| 2004 Toyota Avalon | 3 | 205 |
| 2005 Toyota Avalon | 7 | 228 |
| 2006 Toyota Avalon | 7 | 360 |
| 2007 Toyota Avalon | 6 | 243 |
| 2008 Toyota Avalon | 6 | 349 |
| 2009 Toyota Avalon | 7 | 91 |
| 2010 Toyota Avalon | 7 | 46 |
| 2011 Toyota Avalon | 1 | 106 |
| 2012 Toyota Avalon | 4 | 30 |
| 2013 Toyota Avalon | 4 | 137 |
| 2014 Toyota Avalon | 4 | 96 |
| 2015 Toyota Avalon | 2 | 41 |
| 2016 Toyota Avalon | 3 | 23 |
| 2017 Toyota Avalon | 2 | 14 |
| 2018 Toyota Avalon | 2 | 24 |
| 2019 Toyota Avalon | 4 | 71 |
| 2020 Toyota Avalon | 3 | 10 |
| 2021 Toyota Avalon | 2 | 21 |
| 2022 Toyota Avalon | 0 | 8 |
Checking a specific 2013 Toyota Avalon
How do I know if my 2013 Toyota Avalon has an open recall?
Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 4 campaigns currently list the 2013 Toyota Avalon; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.
Is the recall repair free?
Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Toyota dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 13V442000).
What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?
A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.
Other Toyota models
- Camry18,189 complaints
- Prius12,516 complaints
- Corolla11,739 complaints
- RAV49,385 complaints
- Sienna8,549 complaints
- Tacoma8,440 complaints
- Tundra6,922 complaints
- Highlander5,745 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.