2016 Toyota AVALON HYBRID - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2016 Toyota Avalon HYBRID has an impressive overall safety rating of 5 stars. It excels in both front and side crash ratings with 4 stars for the front crash and 5 stars for the side crash. This vehicle comes equipped with standard electronic stability control, providing added safety and control on the road. Additionally, it offers optional forward collision warning and lane departure warning systems for enhanced driver assistance. Despite its high safety ratings, it is worth noting that there have been 23 complaints and 4 recalls reported for this model. Overall, the 2016 Toyota Avalon HYBRID is a top choice for those looking for a safe and reliable vehicle in the market.

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Complaint Count

23

Recall Count

4

Investigation Count

2

Safety Rating

5/5

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Safety Features

2016 Toyota Avalon HYBRID 4 DR FWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2016 Toyota Avalon HYBRID 4 DR FWD

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

Optional
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

Optional

2016 Toyota Avalon HYBRID 4 DR FWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2016 Toyota Avalon HYBRID 4 DR FWD Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2013 Score 2016 Score 2022 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating 4 4 4
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 4 4 4
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 4 4

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2013 Score 2016 Score 2022 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating 5 5 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 5 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front 5 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear 5 5 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating 5 5 5

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2013 Score 2016 Score 2022 Score
Rollover Rating 4 4 4
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating 4 5 5

Complaints for the 2016 Toyota AVALON HYBRID

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"there are two pieces of accordian shaped trim that continually fall from inside the sunroof. i have had the dealership reinstall them - and they charged me. however, they continued to fall from the sunroof and they are now stored in the trunk. poor design. plus, not too safe having this rubber part fall onto your head while driving down the road. the adhesive on the part may not keep the part in its proper place, but the adhesive does do a good job sticking to my hair. *tr"
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2018-03-10
Complaint:
"my car has an sos system that notifies toyota or their contractor if the car has been in an accident, summons law enforcement, tow truck, etc. i do not know what other safety issues are wrapped into it. it has a red warning light that goes on when it stops working. it has been into my local dealer three times to be repaired and each "repair" has failed immediately upon me picking it up again. today, after the dealer worked on it, the decided that the "cell system" that is built into the car and is under the passenger seat needs to be replaced and will cost $2200.00. i don't know what other "safety systems" are reliant on this dysfunctional safety but i would like for nhtsa to know about this and let me know if it is a hazard for me and others. the red light stays on whenever the car is operated."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2019-01-12
Complaint:
"the front to back side rubber weatherstripping that moves with the sunroof as it opens and closes continues to fall off. there are two pieces like this, one on the driver's side the other on the passenger's side. the two pieces, each about 18 inches long and two inches wide, look like black rubber small accordions. while driving and opening or closing the sunroof, these strips fall off. dealer has reinstalled multiple times, but they continue to loosen and fall off with the movement of the sunroof. sometimes this will occur while driving at high speeds and disrupt the driver, in the last instance i experienced, while going 70mph and falling onto my head and disrupting my vision for a second. the dealer (and i) "fix" this condition by reinstalling the loosened piece. but the problem recurs and, in my view, is a safety hazard. i cannot get the dealer to focus on the seriousness of this problem and the potential jeopardy in which it places drivers. a better fix, than simple re-installation is required."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2019-08-03
Complaint:
"when driving and the sun is entering the main cabin, the tan interior portion of the dashboard is reflected on to the front side windows. this reflection of the tan portion of the dashboard interferes with a clear view of both outside mirrors. the view of traffic to either side of my vehicle is diminished, which has already resulted in one close call when changing lanes. additionally, the lane-warning indicator lights that are part of the rear view mirrors are similarly diminished, reducing the flashing safety warnings that they provide. while this has not resulted in a collision, yet, it has a high potential to contribute to a collision. it is also uncomfortable to use these outside mirrors when they are washed out by the reflections of the dashboard when simply maintaining situational awareness when not changing lanes. when stationary prior to backing up, the total view of is also diminished by the reflections. i believe this is a design oversight that may be easily rectified by a manufacturer replacement of the tan portion of the dashboard with a black portion."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2016-10-06

Recalls for the 2016 Toyota AVALON HYBRID

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"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.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS > AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE
Date of incident: 2020-01-17

TOYOTA Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

TOYOTA ranks 3 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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