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2000 Toyota Avalon brakes problems

The 2000 Toyota Avalon has 25 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

25

Brakes complaints

11%

Share of year

6

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Avalon brakes complaints by model year31 complaints1995: 12 complaints1996: 13 complaints1997: 12 complaints1998: 15 complaints1999: 6 complaints2000: 25 complaints2001: 14 complaints2002: 17 complaints2003: 15 complaints2004: 8 complaints2005: 25 complaints2006: 31 complaints2007: 24 complaints2008: 7 complaints2009: 11 complaints2010: 1 complaints2011: 8 complaints2012: 3 complaints2013: 13 complaints2014: 7 complaints2015: 10 complaints2016: 2 complaints2017: 1 complaints2018: 2 complaints2019: 4 complaints2020: 1 complaints2021: 2 complaints2022: 1 complaints
Avalon brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“I PULLED IN DRIVEWAY WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PROCEEDED TO TRY TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK. WHEN I HIT THE BUTTON, MY FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR DASHED FORWARD, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND THE GARAGE DOOR, FRAME AND WALL. MY DEALER SAID IT COULDN'T HAPPEN AND WOULD NOT LOOK AT THE VEHICLE.*AK”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · June 1, 2003 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2000 Toyota Avalon have?

NHTSA has 25 complaints about the 2000 Toyota Avalon brakes — 11% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.