2013 Toyota Avalon Overview, Reviews, Ratings & Specs

Paul on October 13, 2023

Hands down, best car I have ever owned. V6 runs like a Swiss watch, smooth trans, lots of power and great fuel economy as well. Great job Toyota

SP on December 30, 2022

Probably my favorite car I’ve owned…. Luxury in a Toyota, just perfect. I love the extra room as I’m a taller guy, and the acceleration is not joke either. Got the windows tinted on my dark blue Avalon, looks 5-7 years newer than it is!

Ijonez on April 8, 2021

I love my Toyota Avalon it’s a great reliable vehicle that gets me where I need to go. I have had it 3 years now

Happy2 on July 19, 2020

This car has lots of legroom and a large trunk and is a pleasure to drive in town or on the open road. It has a very comfortable ride in any of the three driving modes.

Avalon on July 5, 2020

Best car I've owned . I love the leather seats, heated seats and keyless entry. I wish there was a sunroof and back up cam in my trim model

Merrill Rempel on June 23, 2020

All around great car for the year. Would have liked a few more options but I realise it's a older car. We are on a fixed income so price was the issue.

Ken on April 28, 2020

Actually just a lengthened Camry, reliability is legendary. Smooth, but controlled ride. Far more comfortable seats than earlier Avalons. Great power and smooth power delivery. Great gas mileage on regular gas. I have been getting 27 - 33 mpg. Quiet. Solid. Never any problems. Very low value depreciation rate. Makes me wonder why anybody would waste money on BMWs or Mercedes (and yes, I have driven both).

Gmanb321 on February 5, 2020

This is a great family sedan! Can fit 3 passengers in the back with no leg room problems. It's a fun car to drive as well!

2nd Avalon owner on January 4, 2020

I really like the car. The limited seems to have a different seat design with the head rest not tilted so far forward that the seat is comfortable when sitting upright. Maybe the padding has failed or is just worn on the bottom of the driver's seat as it is hard and seems to have a ridge in it. Apparently this is a common problem and I need to have it reupholstered by a specialist familiar with perforated foam. The touch button design is both annoying and a safety hazard. If you aren't directly looking at the panel, you don't know what button you are pressing. I am thinking their interior designer must have retired. Although it looks nice, the functions don't work well at all. For example, the radio screen turns off after a while so you can't see the digital information being displayed. The scan feature stops after scanning only about 6 SiriusXM stations. The climate controls don't provide any feedback about the current settings. They only show values when you are changing them. Although you can do some manual shifting, it never displays the actual gear you are in. The thermostat settings (rarely changed as that is the purpose of having a thermostat rather than a heat control) are displayed in huge bright numbers while the outside temperature is small, dim, and so far away you have to bend over to read it. It looks like these issues have been addressed in the current models. My local dealer says my car has current software but wants me to schedule an appointment with a tech to actually connect to the computers and review it in more detail. Don't know whether they have addressed any of these issues in the following years which have the same design and whether one would have to buy a later year to get those design fixes. The mapping software is clearly out of date. I bought it from a Toyota dealer and should have tried to get an update included as it is ridiculously expensive to have the dealership do it. Although there are a lot of little issues which Toyota really should have addressed, the car is really nice, and I enjoy driving it (until the seat starts hurting).

It's MoulinRouge, not Burgundy on December 23, 2019

This is our second used Avalon and after driving it for 10,000 miles we still in love. With the right tires it's quiet on the interstate and has great traction in the rain and snow. Our Limited's almond leather seats and heated and cooled and are perfect for long road trips. You arrive happy and refreshed — touring is fun! The infotainment system felt outdated on our six-year-old Avalon so we changed it out for a modern high performance system with better speakers and the all-important AppleCarPlay and Android Auto. I wish our rear seats folded down (Toyota added the year after ours) and that the suspension didn't nose dive as much but those are minor nitpicks. Used Avalons are great value as the current SUV craze has made them invisible on sales lot. Most often purchased new by seniors, and Avalons lead an easy life with low miles, garage-parking and dealer maintenance. That $40,000 sedan is now a perfect $15,000 used car (even less if you play it right). Avalon's have a well-deserved reputation for reliability but this generation is know for a odd problem of the backs separating from the front seats. A CarFax check confirmed ours had been replaced on warranty. I guess no car's perfect.