Overview & Reviews

For the 2006 Toyota Avalon, the availability of stability control has been expanded to include the XL and Touring trim levels. Keyless startup is now standard, rather than optional, on the Limited.

• Carefully constructed cabin worthy of the Lexus name, powerful and fuel-efficient V6 engine, serene ride quality, huge rear seat, numerous upscale amenities.

• Refined nature leaves little room for personality, rear seats do not fold.

User Reviews:

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  A Winner - 2006 Toyota Avalon
  By rhscarlet - April 16 - 5:56 pm

  Went from a Camry to Avalon. I loved the Camry but wont go back now. Very happy. Avalon is so much bigger, drives like a dream. A real luxury car.

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  Avalon Excels - 2006 Toyota Avalon
  By Sheler - January 16 - 7:53 am

  While Ive only had this car for barely 60 days, it is my 2nd Avalon XLS and Im very pleased. My 96 gave great service with virtually no engine failures of any kind over nearly a five year period. I didnt hesitate to buy another one, only this one new.

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  Avalon LTD: A lot for the money - 2006 Toyota Avalon
  By Walt & Betty - January 12 - 7:33 am

  The purchase process was unusually easy and the price was more than fair. However, the allowance for the trade was low. Everything worked the first time; the car had no cosmetic or mechanical problems, even though it came with about every option available. I thought that something was bound to be wrong with so complicated a car, but everything was perfect. The engine has plenty of power; it is easy to speed in this car because it is so quiet. The nav. system works well, but was difficult to learn. The drivers manual is confusing, poorly written, and full of language errors, making learning complicated systems even more difficult. Overall, however, this is a very good car for the cost.

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  tranmission porblems - 2006 Toyota Avalon
  By doug rowe - December 9 - 9:00 pm

  My 06 avalon has a anoying and what i feel is a dangerous problem with the transmission. It feels like it slips under certain conditions. The zone tech said it was because the computers in the engene and transmission could not communicate and that the factory had not figured out a way to reprogram it. This occures most often when i slow to almost a stop and then accelerate again. Since this is the same transmission used in the 05 i dont think they will find a cure soon. the problem is that when it slips the tendency is to give it more gas, which when it does catch, causes you to learch forward.

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  Front Seats - 2006 Toyota Avalon
  By Jim - September 15 - 9:00 pm

  The front seats are most uncomfortable. It feels like a metal rail is in the middle of the seat that presses upward toward the tail bone. Outside wind noise is somewhat abated from earlier models but should be much better since the car has been re-engineered. The JVCs 12-speaker sound system is fair. My 4-year old GM cars sound system puts this to shame.

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  Hard Seat Avalon - 2006 Toyota Avalon
  By Vince - September 11 - 4:20 pm

  Ive had my AVY since Oct. 05...just over 6k on it. It is used to travel between Pittsburgh and Scranton. I believe the car has plenty of power, great styling, good gas economy (29+ on trip)... very happy with most aspects of the car except the front, heated, cooled, power seats. I feel they are too hard. Also, the passenger seat lacks some of the adjustment features of the drivers seat. Nav system seems more complicated and busy than others I have used.

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  Grandpa - 2006 Toyota Avalon
  By grandpasmall - August 31 - 6:56 pm

  Could have better gas mileage but liveable. Only complaint is about the transmission. The computer could be updated or something done to prevent down shift in the mountains.

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  OK, but... - 2006 Toyota Avalon
  By bayverse - April 7 - 1:26 am

  I purchased the Avalon because I wanted near full-size comfort with reasonable fuel economy. Unfortunately, I am not as satisfied as I thought Id be. The ride is OK, and theres a grinding in the CVT transmission when first accelerating...blogs suggest thats an 05-06 Avalon characteristic. Bad. I have to get used to the CVT transmission too. Its always looking for the sweet spot and that hurts quick acceleration. Once if does find that spot, and after a pronounced lag, it issues relatively powerful performance. Interior is well thought out, but the seats belong in the Corolla. The trunk is tiny.

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  Not what I expected - 2006 Toyota Avalon
  By tallbored - March 3 - 11:03 pm

  I got the new Avalon to replace my 1998 Camry. The car has lots of power (268 hp), and a comfortable ride... but it is not very well built. The interior trim looks nice, but it is kind of rattley and cheap. My transmission doesnt shift into overdrive on the highway, which waste premium gas. It is at the dealer now.

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  A few thoughts - 2006 Toyota Avalon
  By biguy - February 7 - 8:13 pm

  I dont understand why the side view mirrors are so large & they dont fold.The car comes with without body side mouldings for protection. Why do they have very large key fobs rather than build into keys like Honda does. I understand that the engine does not have a spin off oil filter like all the other cars I have ever owned and Toyota really dont want you to do your own service on the car. On exterior styling the side view is fine, but the front grill area could be better looking, and the is just o.k. On the plus side, I wanted the feel and the ride of a German car without all the problems, so I purchased the Touring model Toyota Avalon. So far, so good.............