2004 Toyota Avalon consumer reviews

I have had the car for 5+ yrs and am very satisfied. The combined mileage isn't that great at 22MPG, but on the hwy it isn't bad - 27mpg. The paint on the front bumper area peals badly, and I have noticed other Avalons with the same problem. Very comfortable ride, and has far more rear leg room than the mercury GM I had before this.

I have owned my avalon for 5 years now, so far, it is still drive like the first day I bourght it. Everthing works like it should The ride is very smooth.

I have had this car for about two months and have no complaints. I am 6'8" and fit almost perfectly inside the car. I own the XLS model with all the extra features, which I enjoy. I haven't tested the heated seats, but it wont be long until it gets cold outside so I can test them out. The Bucket seats are very comfortable and Love the leather. The wooden trim dashboard looks very good and luxurious. The exterior design of the car is conservative and could of been a little better. They fixed the exterior design for the 05 models. I love the acceleration of the car except when it goes up hills it's a little hesitant. The Sunroof is great! The car has plenty of leg room. And I love how you can't even hear the car's engine when it starts. So smooth and quiet love it!

Good Reliable car. Brought the car at 80K put on 20K miles since. Doing basic maintenance at 100K. Average cost. Use dealer parts whenever possible. Noticable difference in quality of aftermarket parts. Handling could be better but comfortable. ABS worked great in avoiding a near fatel collision with another careless driver. JBL Sound system excellent for factory unit. Better performance with premium gas vs. regular.

Bought the car in 2004; after approximately 10k miles shaking in the steering and un-smooth, imprecise operation of the steering. Several unsuccessful attempts with the Toyota dealer to fix the problem. Changed tires and aligned the car several times... the steering problems got better, but it is still noticeable. After 50k miles breaking of the crankshaft pulleys ($ 2000)... and of course uneven tread wear (again). Compared to the approx. 20 other cars I owned so far in my life, this is by far the worst vehicle - no joy at all and pretty expensive to maintain.

i own my 04 avalon since 2005 i boght used right now i have 364k miles on it still runs like a champ.

I had own many cars and SUVs, most of them were used. And I love this 04 Toyota Avalon XLS, the best value of all. I had it at a little over 100K miles, it was clearly high way miles and the car still look brand new inside / under the hood... off course some dimples on the hood and side due to highway particle impact, but that's not what we looking as to guage car's performance and reliability I guess.... Before I decide to buy it, I took it over the highway and pound on gas, jump on brake (hands off) make a high speed/sharp turn at exit, quick lane changes.... and I decide right on, cause I can't find things to complain !!! Even before I drove to my mechanic for his opinion... I think I was lucky for the used car buy, but all the good things I experienced are all about how the car was made. My wife drove this car to work everyday, city+HW.. she had ~ 23MPG... 89 Octane gas. Interior features are just great !!! passive/active safety features are loaded. If there is one thing I must say I dislike... it is that Avg. Eco reset and re-calculate every time we refill fuel, cause I personally want to track gas mileage performance on a longer period / tie it with some relate events eg. oil changes etc... I definitely recommend this for anyone who looking for a full size comfortable sedan. Especially for those who look for same year Toyota Camry, this is by far a better value...

This has been by far the finest car i have owned. And i have had a few (24) that i can recall. My main complaint if i have one would be the fact the car tends to bottom out a bit at times. A of highway speed type of thing. You could always hope for better handling or better acceleration but all around it does everything quite well. It gets vary good gas mileage for it size even better than a four banger Ford that i owned. And 5 times the Car!! As for value for the money my first house $42,000 so no car should cost more than $30,000

The avalon like the bunny rabbit just keeps on going and going with minimum expense. Other than normal schedule service the cost for running this vehicle is zero. Now, with high price of gasoline, I have no complaints...I'm averaging 22 to 24 miles per gallon commuting to work.

I own a '04 XL and it is really one of the better cars I have owned. I love big cars but I love big cars that have much better than average relibility! very comfortable ride on the freeway and pretty good on gas for a car of this size (got from Houston to Dallas on less than half a tank!). it takes 87 octane (regular) gas. other models in the near luxury class require premium fuel. small engine 3.0L V6, big power 210hp, 220 lbs of torque. leather bucket seats are very supportive. 1 finger steering is possible. I bought the car at 71,000 miles (not even broken in yet and those were highway miles!) and currently have 75,500 miles.