2018 Toyota RAV4 problems
Owners have filed 448 complaints about the 2018 Toyota RAV4 with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 29.7% of them, far more than any other system, ahead of engine at 7.4%. A further 15.4% were filed without a specific system named.
Complaints448
Crashes53
Fires52
Injuries29
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 29.7% · 133
Unknown or other 15.4% · 69
Engine 7.4% · 33
Service brakes 6.3% · 28
Power train 5.8% · 26
Exterior lighting 5.1% · 23
Vehicle speed control 4.5% · 20
Visibility/wiper 3.8% · 17
Severity
Of those complaints, 53 describe a crash, 52 describe a fire and 29 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 25 model years of the Toyota RAV4 in this data, 2018 sits 9th by complaint volume. 2007 draws the most.
Filing volume has held steady, 146 in the last three years against 150 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 11,489 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Rav4. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V734000 (Electrical System); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Electrical system
The contact owns a 2018 Toyota RAV4. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number:Â 23V734000 (Electrical System) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Electrical system
All warning lights came on and started flashing, steering wheel locked completely and total system failure. Car suddenly died and I had no control of it. Engine started smoking with black smoke. I got out of car and engine immediately caught fire starting at the bottom left driver side of engine and within a few minutes vehicle was completely engulfed with flames. It exploded and car was gone. Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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