2014 Toyota AVALON - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2014 Toyota Avalon has an impressive overall safety rating of 5 out of 5, making it a top choice for those prioritizing safety in their vehicle selection. This car excels in various crash scenarios with high ratings in front and side crash tests. It also features standard electronic stability control, which enhances the vehicle's ability to maintain control in challenging driving conditions. Additionally, the Avalon offers optional forward collision warning to alert drivers of potential frontal collisions.

On the downside, the car does not come with lane departure warning technology. In terms of complaints and recalls, the Avalon has received a total of 93 complaints and has been subjected to 4 recalls. Despite these issues, the overall safety performance and the presence of key safety features make the 2014 Toyota Avalon a solid choice for safety-conscious drivers.

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Complaint Count

93

Recall Count

4

Investigation Count

1

Safety Rating

5/5

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Safety Features

2014 Toyota Avalon 4 DR FWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2014 Toyota Avalon 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.

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2014 Toyota Avalon 4 DR FWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2014 Toyota Avalon 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 2005 Score 2014 Score 2022 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated 4 4
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 4 4
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 4

Side Crash Ratings

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

Test 2005 Score 2014 Score 2022 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated 5 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 5 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated 5 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated 5 5

Rollover Ratings

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

Test 2005 Score 2014 Score 2022 Score
Rollover Rating Not Rated 4 4
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated 4 5

Complaints for the 2014 Toyota AVALON

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:
"tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota avalon. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v728000 (forward collision avoidance). the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect."
Components Involved: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Date of incident: 2014-01-12
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota avalon. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v728000 (forward collision avoidance); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. the vin was unavailable. parts distribution disconnect."
Components Involved: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Date of incident: 2015-03-11
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota avalon. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v728000 (forward collision avoidance). the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect."
Components Involved: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Date of incident: 2015-03-11
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota avalon. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v728000 (forward collision avoidance); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect. updated 07/12/16*lj *cn"
Components Involved: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Date of incident: 2018-03-05
Complaint:
"2014 toyota avalon. consumer writes in regards to manufacturers failure/unable to repair the pre-collision system recall notice within a reasonable amount of time. *smd recall # 15v728000. *jb"
Components Involved: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Date of incident: 2017-06-11
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota avalon. while driving 30 mph, the seat belt independently tightened up and the vehicle abruptly stopped without the brake pedal being depressed. the contact received a recall notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v728000 (forward collision avoidance); however, the part for the recall repair was not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 7,000. vin tools confirms parts not available."
Components Involved: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Date of incident: 2016-03-07
Complaint:
"toyota's 11/03/2015 safety recall notice instructed all owners to turn off the pcs ( pre-collision system ). not having this very important safety feature operable for this length of time is extremely dangerous and should not be legal. i paid a-lot of $ to have this system and as a senior citizen i am not comfortable driving with it turned off. why hasn't toyota found a fix for this months ago?? please help me and all toyota avalon 2014 and 2015 owners get toyota to fix this serious problem immediately before more people are seriously injured or killed because toyota told us to turn the pcs off. thank you, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr"
Components Involved: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Date of incident: 2015-03-11
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota avalon. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v728000 (forward collision avoidance); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the vin was unknown. the contact had not experienced a failure."
Components Involved: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Date of incident: 2016-11-11
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota avalon. the contact stated that the pcs warning light illuminated. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v728000 (forward collision avoidance) and stated that the part needed for the repair where not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacture was made aware of the failure. the approximated failure mileage was 20,930. vin tool confirms part not available."
Components Involved: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Date of incident: 2017-03-02
Complaint:
"toyota issued recall 15v728, regarding the pcs system on our avalon. that was last november, 2015. toyota has failed to provide a fix, and we have been without this very expensive important safety feature for over half a year. toyota's notice stated that if "toyota has failed or is unable to remedy within a reasonable time, you may submit a complaint to the administrator , national highway traffic safety administration. " i am herein registering that complaint, and request that the nhtsa require toyota to refund to owners of the affected vehicles the value of the feature we have been deprived of for over half a year. it does not appear that toyota is going to be able to correct this safety defect in the indefinite future, so toyota's failure to provide this feature we paid dearly for is bordering on fraud. or at least light a fire under toyota and get them to focus on fixing this feature. thank you for your consideration. *tr"
Components Involved: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Date of incident: 2015-10-11

Recalls for the 2014 Toyota AVALON

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain model year 2014 toyota camry, camry hv, avalon, and avalon hv vehicles equipped with 16-inch and 17-inch rims. in the affected vehicles, the left-side front suspension lower arm may have been incorrectly manufactured. as a result, the left side lower arm may not have enough clamping surface area for one of the bolts that secures the lower arm to the lower ball joint."
Consequence:
Because of the insufficient clamping force, the lower arm may separate from the ball joint, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy:

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left side lower arm, free of charge. The recall began on December 12, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.

Component(s) Involved: SUSPENSION > FRONT > CONTROL ARM > LOWER ARM
Date of incident: 2014-11-07

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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