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Toyota RAV4

Every Toyota RAV4 model year on file, 2015 to 2025. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years3,649426 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years112015 to 2025
Recall campaigns22Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins2,208Summed across model years
By model year

The 2019 model year drew the most complaints, 879, 24% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

02505007501,00020152016201720182019879202020212022202320242025
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Toyota RAV4 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
775
Engine and cooling
682
Fuel system
452
Airbags
327
Structure
302
Brakes
269
Powertrain
255
Steering
239
Visibility and wipers
166
Driver assistance
162
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Toyota RAV4 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Toyota RAV4 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2025SUV8810.26773042
2024SUV17516.68753067
2023SUV15714.078530122
2022SUV1459.763010182
2021SUV38714.01,29010229
2020SUV6353.62,26860304
2019SUV8793.42,09370303
2018SUV33118.779831183
2017SUV30718.960231206
2016SUV24018.858531257
2015SUV30526.267041313
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Toyota RAV4

  • 26V-256 Apr 22, 2026
    Front seat brackets for the seat rails may be welded improperly
    Seats · 4 vehicles
  • 25V-744 Oct 30, 2025
    Software error may cause the rearview camera to freeze or display a blank screen when the vehicle is in reverse
    Back-over prevention · 1.02M vehicles
  • 25V-595 Sep 11, 2025
    Due to an error in the instrument panel software at vehicle startup, the instrument panel may fail to display vehicle speed, brake system, and…
    Electrical system · 591k vehicles
  • 24V-911 Dec 5, 2024
    Some of the bolts that secure the front brake caliper and the wheel hub bearing may be loose, which can result in a damaged caliper brake hose or…
    Brakes · 70 vehicles
  • 23V-865 Dec 20, 2023
    Short circuit may develop in the Occupant Classification System (OCS) sensor, preventing the front passenger air bag from deploying
    Airbags · 1000k vehicles
  • 23V-734 Nov 1, 2023
    Certain replacement 12-volt batteries may not fit properly in the battery tray, allowing the battery to move and contact the hold-down bracket,…
    Electrical system · 1.85M vehicles
  • 23V-485 Jul 11, 2023
    During installation of the alloy wheels, the tire valve stem may have been improperly installed or damaged
    Tires · 195 vehicles
  • 22V-519 Jul 21, 2022
    Front passenger seat may have been assembled with interference between internal parts that may cause the Occupant Classification System (OCS)…
    Airbags · 3,533 vehicles
  • 20V-734 Nov 25, 2020
    Breakaway pins within the steering column, designed to absorb energy and reduce injury during a crash, could have been damaged during production,…
    Airbags · 161 vehicles
  • 20V-682 Nov 4, 2020
    Low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail
    Fuel system · 1.53M vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.