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Used 2019 Toyota Avalon XSE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 8A) Consumer Reviews

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5 out of 5 stars

Toyota Avalon 2019 XSE

Heather, Plano, TX, 11/30/2018
Toyota Avalon XSE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 8A)
42 of 48 people found this review helpful

I LOVE my new 2019 Toyota Avalon , great price for it , it drives and rides so smoothly. The seats are so comfortable,in fact I’ve never in my life had a vehicle with the seats so comfortable for my back . It has so many cool features and I can’t believe I own one and it’s mine . It’s so sporty looking but also it’s luxury. By far the BEST Toyota out there , and we’ve owned a lot of Toyota’s and vehicles , we trade our cars or trucks in every 2 years it seems. But I’m never getting rid of this beauty . It’s simply AMAZING!!!!! This Avalon is great for a business man that travels or a family or even a married woman or man that has no children like my husband and I. It’s awesome , go check one out for yourself and I can promise you , you won’t leave the dealership without buying one .

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2 out of 5 stars

Mechanically sound, painful to drive

SGTDave, Albany, NY, 10/16/2019
Toyota Avalon XSE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 8A)
12 of 20 people found this review helpful

The seats are OK for about 15 minutes. However, my 1-hour commute feels terrible. The seat is too narrow, so half your legs are pinched by the bolsters, and it dips too severely, pressing against your coccyx and sciatic nerve. The 2-way lumbar is far too low to be useful, and the seat and backrest are just unforgivingly hard. I am a fairly average size man (5'11''/175 lbs), so I shouldn't be spilling over the edges like this. They feel like coach-level airline seats. I have also had to bring it in for a few quality control issues. Chrome bits have fallen off, and weather stripping has failed, creating loud whistling noises in the cabin. I love everything mechanically about the car: the engine, transmission, steering, and breaking are all great. However, at the end of the day, no car -- especially one that costs $37k -- should cause the driver pain. I thought I was going to be a Toyota driver for life, but this will probably be my last.

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1 out of 5 stars

Love the car. Hate the infotainment

Kelly , Houston, TX, 08/31/2019
Toyota Avalon XSE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 8A)
10 of 17 people found this review helpful

We are a Toyota family. I currently drive a 2014 Tundra that I traded up from a Tacoma. My wife drove a 2006 Avalon until I talked her into trading to a 2019 model. While she loves the car, she (and I) despise the media package. She assumed her navagation/audio package would be the same as mine in the Tundra, which is to say easy to operate. Not so! Our first indication was the fact that it is necessary to download apps onto your phone to operate the system properly . She downloaded the Entune App only to find that she downloaded the wrong version. Delete that app and download another version. She then found she had to download ANOTHER app to operate the maps feature! Whenever she is using AppleCar Play it is necessary to physically connect the phone to the car using a cable. Once connected and she wants to use maps, she has to physically disconnect the cable, get out of Apple then reopen maps. None of this is required in my Tundra, its all done through Bluetooth. What makes all this more frustrating is last week I was on a trip and rented a Subaru Outback. I pulled out of the lot and remembered I needed to connect my phone and to get maps. I pulled to the side of the road and literally in less than a minute, I had connected and maps and XM was displayed in front of me. It shouldn't be this difficult to use the technology. Keep the car, trash the infotainment center.

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3 out of 5 stars

My Avalon

Alex, Batavia, IL, 10/30/2021
Toyota Avalon XSE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 8A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I traded in my 2015 Hybrid clean Avalon for this car and I must say it look looks a lot more sleek and sporty but as far as quality it feels cheaper on the inside. I can’t stand this 8 speed transmission. It’s too jerky. My 20 year old car shifts much smoother then this. Then it seems like I can feel every little groove on the highway. Don’t get me wrong I Love my new Avalon but Toyota seems to have less and less quality!

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4 out of 5 stars

Off gassing and window glass problem

LS, Belmar, NJ, 07/16/2019
Toyota Avalon XSE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 8A)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful

2019 Avalon SXE: This car is 3 months out of the showroom and the driver's side window is being replaced due to splintering within the window glass. I am watching the other windows for the same problem. From the first day of ownership, I continue to have a problem with "off-gassing." The inside of the windows are covered with a film which takes some effort to remove. The rear windshield has an angle that makes it difficult to clean. I am told to ventilate and have patience. I fear that this is also a health issue. Lastly, the driver's side windshield wiper arm will not stand up. The wiper arm hits the hood of the car, preventing the full extension of the arm. Now I will need someone to hold the wiper arm as I change the blade. I won't be able to stand the wipers up when snow/ice is falling to prevent freezing to windshield. Was this done for a reason? If not, consider it to be a design flaw.

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