2025 TOYOTA RAV4 — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 90 complaints · 0 recalls
Most-reported system: VISIBILITY (13 complaints · 14.4%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 10
  • Fires 0
  • Injuries 9
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution VISIBILITY appears in 13 of 90 owner complaints (14.4%) in this vehicle snapshot. VISIBILITY: 13 complaints, 14.4% of reports VISIBILITY 13 · 14.4% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 9 complaints, 10.0% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 9 · 10.0% SERVICE BRAKES: 6 complaints, 6.7% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 6 · 6.7% · 1 crash reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 6 complaints, 6.7% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 6 · 6.7% · 4 crash reports FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: 5 complaints, 5.6% of reports FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 5 · 5.6% · 2 crash reports STRUCTURE: 5 complaints, 5.6% of reports STRUCTURE 5 · 5.6% BACK OVER PREVENTION: 4 complaints, 4.4% of reports BACK OVER PREVENTION 4 · 4.4% · 1 crash reports ENGINE: 3 complaints, 3.3% of reports ENGINE 3 · 3.3% EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 3 complaints, 3.3% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 3 · 3.3% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 45 complaints, 50.0% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 45 · 50.0% · 3 crash reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
VISIBILITY 13 14.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 9 10.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 6 6.7% 1 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 6 6.7% 4 crashes · 0 fires
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 5 5.6% 2 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 5 5.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
BACK OVER PREVENTION 4 4.4% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 3 3.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 3 3.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 45 50.0% 3 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 2025. 2025-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2025-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2025-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2025-Q4: 19 owner reports 19 2026-Q1: 24 owner reports 24 2026-Q2: 20 owner reports 20 2026-Q3: 12 owner reports 12 Owner reports Jan 2025 Jul 2026
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2025-Q1 Owner reports 2
2025-Q2 Owner reports 6
2025-Q3 Owner reports 7
2025-Q4 Owner reports 19
2026-Q1 Owner reports 24
2026-Q2 Owner reports 20
2026-Q3 Owner reports 12
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Safety Recalls (0)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

Zero safety recalls recorded for this model year in official NHTSA records.

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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot Aug 21, 2026
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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot Aug 21, 2026
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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