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2024 Toyota RAV4 problems

Owners have filed 276 complaints about the 2024 Toyota RAV4 with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 13.8% of them, narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 11.6%. A further 17.8% were filed without a specific system named.

Complaints276

Crashes48

Fires0

Injuries43

Deaths0

What owners report breaking

Unknown or other 17.8% · 49

Engine 13.8% · 38

Electrical system 11.6% · 32

Steering 9.8% · 27

Forward collision avoidance 8.0% · 22

Service brakes 5.8% · 16

Structure 5.8% · 16

Air bags 4.3% · 12

Severity

Of those complaints, 48 describe a crash and 43 report an injury.

Reading the numbers

Across the 25 model years of the Toyota RAV4 in this data, 2024 sits 20th by complaint volume. 2007 draws the most.

Filings are rising, 274 in the last three years against 2 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.

The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 12,024 miles.

In owners' own words

This is my 2nd report to NHTSA and the 3 rd time in one year that this has happened to my 2024 Rav 4. Itâs raining and I just pulled in to a Publix parking lot and not even 5 minutes of me sitting here preparing to go into the store my engine starts sputtering and shuts off. Iâve taken my vehicle to a Toyota dealership both previous times and they said they didnât find anything Engine

The vehicle simply shutoff while driving. I am told Toyota is aware of the defect related to water intrusion in the air intake. It causes water to intrude into the air filter and map sensor which in turn causes the vehicle to simply shut down. Engine

SUV shut off during heavy rain storm and wonât crank back up until after at least 5 to 7 minutes. I have had this happen four times and have had my vehicle towed to the Toyota dealership, etc.. Engine

Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

Safety recalls

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Other Toyota RAV4 years

2019 1,186 complaints · 21.5% fuel/propulsion system 2020 808 complaints · 22.3% engine 2021 530 complaints · 23.6% air bags 2022 232 complaints · 17.2% electrical system 2023 272 complaints · 15.1% electrical system 2025 134 complaints · 11.2% electrical system

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