2005 Toyota Avalon: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

8 builds left the factory as a 2005 Avalon, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 1 main configuration sell for $2,999–$12,995 today.

  • 1 main configurations
  • 8,944 vehicles built
  • 52 for sale right now
  • $2,999–$12,995 typical price range

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What people actually pay

50 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026
Trim not recorded
$5,995
$2,909 $5,528 $8,147 $10,766 $13,385
Price trend

Median up $303 over the last 12 months.

2005 Avalon price history →
Will it hold value?

A Avalon typically keeps about 61% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $3,972 today.

Avalon depreciation by year →
Cost to run

19/28 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,110/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2005 Avalon

What 4T1BK36B-5 means

4T1 BK36B · 5
4T1
the World Manufacturer Identifier Toyota registered — assembled in the United States
BK36B
together encode the Avalon line — Sedan, 3.5L 6cyl — as Toyota filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
5
in position 10 — model year 2005
9, 11–17
vehicle-specific fields: check digit, plant code and production sequence
Real VINs from this run 4T1BK36B 15U021822 4T1BK36B 05U046730 4T1BK36B 55U012766
7 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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