2011 Toyota Avalon Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 2%of 106 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 60,008miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2011 Toyota Avalon, 2% of the 106 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 60,008 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that the newly designed high intensity discharged headlights only allowed partially illumination of the road and the contact was concerned the failure could cause a crash. The manufacturer was contacted and filed a report of the failure but provided no further assistance. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was advised that they were unable to make repairs because the headlights were operating as designed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 15 and the current mileage was 750.”
NHTSA complaint #10392792, filed 2011-03, 15 milesExterior lighting: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 1% |
| 2013 | 2 | 1% |
| 2011 | 2 | 2% |
| 2010 | 4 | 9% |
| 2009 | 25 | 27% |
| 2008 | 209 | 60% |
| 2007 | 6 | 2% |
| 2006 | 12 | 3% |
| 2005 | 3 | 1% |
| 2004 | 1 | 0% |
| 2003 | 1 | 0% |
| 2000 | 4 | 2% |
| 1999 | 1 | 1% |
| 1998 | 3 | 2% |
| 1997 | 3 | 2% |
| 1996 | 7 | 6% |
| 1995 | 3 | 4% |
Other parts of the 2011 Toyota Avalon
31 complaintsElectrical system
25 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
14 complaintsVehicle speed control
11 complaintsOther or unknown
10 complaintsBrakes
8 complaintsBody and structure
6 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
4 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsSeats
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 Toyota Avalon
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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