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2010 Toyota Avalon: engine and transmission complaints

NO ELEVATED SIGNAL
10%
4 of 46 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system

No elevated drivetrain complaint concentration in the available NHTSA records for the 2010 Toyota Avalon. Engine, transmission and fuel system account for 10% of relevant complaints.

Better than 97% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).

NHTSA data checked September 13, 2026
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Drivetrain complaints
4
engine, transmission, fuel
Total complaints
46
this model year
Fires reported
0
owner-reported
Recall campaigns
7
6 crashes · 6 injuries

Complaints by component

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL13 · 28%
STEERING10 · 22%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER6 · 13%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING4 · 9%
VISIBILITY/WIPER3 · 7%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3 · 7%

The years either side

2010
10%
4 of 46
2011
7%
7 of 106
2012
8%
2 of 30
2013
11%
15 of 160
2014
10%
9 of 96
2015
20%
9 of 53
2016
too few complaints
2017
too few complaints
2018
too few complaints
2019
47%
31 of 70
2020
too few complaints
2021
too few complaints
2022
too few complaints
2023
no data

Manufacturers fix things mid-generation. A bad year next to a clean one is common; the fix usually arrived in between.

What owners reported

ENGINE09/05/2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900 AN…
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM03/18/2013
I HAVE A PROBLEM THAT I AM AFRAID COULD CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY 2010 TOYOTA AVALON I STARTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES IT KIND OF STALLS. USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM TURNING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, SUCH AS TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. IT IS AS THOUGH MY CAR STALL…
POWER TRAIN04/29/2010
WHEN ON INCLINE GOING IN A UPWARD DIRECTION WHILE IN DRIVE POSITION VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ROLL BACKWARD WHEN REMOVING FOOT FROM BRAKE TO ACCELERATOR. *TR

Three of 4 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.

Recall campaigns on this model year (7)

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 Prius and Corolla, 2009-2011 Venza, 2006-2010 Avalon, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2005-2011 S…
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2005-2011 4Runner, Highlander, Sequoia, and Sienna, 2005-2010 Avalon and Tundra, 2006-2008 Camry Solara, 200…
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain models interspersed through model years 2009 through 2013 as follows: model year 2009-2012 Tacoma, 4Runner, …

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