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2012 Toyota Avalon Electronic stability control Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
3%of 30 total for the year
Median mileage
42,200miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2012 Toyota Avalon, 3% of the 30 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 42,200 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 car would not respond to the remote, so I had to use the key to get access, then I was able to lock and unlock doors and turn on ignition.I turned ignition on and saw display flash various icons after car was started. As I was driving the dash icons flashed again. The car did not stop, so I continued driving.”

NHTSA complaint #10694604, filed 2015-03, 42,200 miles

Electronic stability control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201911%
201512%
201321%
201213%
201012%
200911%
200810%
200721%
200693%
200510%
200431%
200310%
200222%
199722%

Other parts of the 2012 Toyota Avalon

Air bags
6 complaints
Body and structure
6 complaints
Electrical system
4 complaints
Vehicle speed control
4 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaints
Brakes
3 complaints
Other or unknown
2 complaints
Engine
1 complaints
Seat belts
1 complaints
Seats
1 complaints
Suspension
1 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2012 Toyota Avalon

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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