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2014 Toyota Avalon: engine and transmission complaints

NO ELEVATED SIGNAL
10%
9 of 96 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system

No elevated drivetrain complaint concentration in the available NHTSA records for the 2014 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
9
engine, transmission, fuel
Total complaints
96
this model year
Fires reported
1
owner-reported
Recall campaigns
4
7 crashes · 10 injuries

Complaints by component

UNKNOWN OR OTHER21 · 22%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE18 · 19%
STRUCTURE12 · 13%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM11 · 11%
VISIBILITY/WIPER9 · 9%
SERVICE BRAKES7 · 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

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM11/01/2014CRASH1 INJURED
I WAS STOPPING IN A TENNIS COURT PARKING LOT WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT A TREE. THE DAMAGE CAME TO ABOUT $7,000. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME WAS 4/2/2014. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN I WAS GOING APPROX. 5 MILES AN HOUR BUT I WAS ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD AND STOPPED …
POWER TRAIN07/08/2023
My 2014 Toyota Avalon transmission failed with only 98,000 miles on it. I have always maintained this car flawlessly. I got a check engine light 07/07/23 and immediately had it towed to a certified mechanic. Was told the car needs a transmission replacement.
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM12/16/2019
I HAVE 95000 MILES ON MY TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT JUST QUIT - DEAD STOP (VERY DANGEROUS) AND, HAD IT NOT BEEN A HYBRID, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET IT OFF OF THE INTERSTATE. TURNS OUT THAT THE FUEL PUMP STOPPED WORKING WITH NO WARNING. MY LAST AVALON WENT ALMOST 300,000 MILE…

Three of 9 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 (4)

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
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…
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2014 Toyota Avalon, Camry, Sienna, and Highlander and model year 2015 Lexus RX350 vehicl…
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: CRASH IMMINENT BRAKING
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Avalon and Avalon Hybrid vehicles manufactured October 19, 2012 to October 27,…

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