Safety Score
72
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Toyota Rav4.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The recall repair was completed 7/15/25. It never updated in anyone’s system. I have been fighting between Toyota corp … |
| 2024-06-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Very often, while driving at normal speeds around curving and hilly roads, the traction control light comes on. It even… |
| 2022-10-01 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 1 | On 10/1/2022 in Berwick, PA while pulling into the Dollar Tree parking lot, smoke appeared in the passenger cabin and t… |
| 2022-03-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Electronic door locking mechanism on front passenger side has failed and cannot be controlled by the key fob like the o… |
| 2021-01-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT OR UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT ON SOME TURNS MY CARS SLIP INDICATOR GOES OFF WITHOUT ANY APPARENT ISSUES AND … |
| 2020-09-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN BACKING THE RAV, WE HEAR A THUNK NOISE AND RAV HAS DIFFICULTY REVERSING, ESPECIALLY WHEN REVERSING UPHILL. |
| 2019-10-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | NONE OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE WORKING I HAVE TRIED REPLACING THEM WITH NEW BULBS AND THEY STILL DON'T WORK I EVEN CHECKED… |
| 2019-10-15 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VSC LIGHT AND ALARM FLASH AND SOUND AND THE VEHICLE APPLIES THE BRAKES CAUSING VEHICLE TO VEER INTO O… |
| 2019-07-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION, 1/2 QUART EVERY 2 WEEKS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE FOR AT LEAS… |
| 2019-07-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG RECALL: I HAVE BEEN GETTING RECALL NOTICES FOR YEARS. I HAVE NOTIFIED TOYOTA MANY TIMES THAT I NO LONGER OWN TH… |
| 2019-05-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 50,000 OF THE 255,000 MILES ON MY RAV4. IT HAS BEEN ON IT SEEMS MOS… |
| 2019-01-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY 2005 RAV4 THAT HAS BECOME SO FREQUENT THAT I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. WH… |
| 2018-10-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN POSITION. IT FLOPS DOWN WHEN I'M DRIVING, MAKING IT SUDDENLY HARD TO SEE. TH… |
| 2018-07-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING I WILL PRESS THE BREAK PEDAL AND INSTEAD OF BREAKING THE VEHICLE REACTS LIKE I HIT THE GAS INSTEAD AND SUR… |
| 2018-05-05 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. FALLS DOWN CONSTANTLY. DRIVER CANNOT SEE WHEN IT HAPPENS. I BOUGHT MY RAV4 USED AN… |
| 2018-03-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VE… |
| 2018-01-31 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CLUTCH MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VE… |
| 2018-01-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" MY CAR ONLY HAD IT'S PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG REPLACED. TOYOTA DEALER SAID THE DRIVERS SIDE (STEERING WHE… |
| 2017-09-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, AND ABS LIGHTS... ALL STAY ON, ALL THE TIME. THERE ARE NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES SHOWING ON THE OBD C… |
| 2017-06-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | MY CAR WAS A TOYOTA RAV4 BASIC MODEL 2005 BOUGHT TOYOTA PURCHASE AT DEALER IN (LA,CA)， A CAR ACCIDENT OCCURRED O… |
| 2017-06-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE FAILURE FOR WILD TRAIL TOURING CUV R601 215/70R16, DOT KAEH C27 W 4615 D13L. BLOW OUT TRAVELING 45MPH WITH NO PR… |
| 2017-05-31 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING 25-30 MPH AND GOING AROUND CURVES AT LOW SPEED THE CAR BREAKS HARD AND FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING OUT OF CONT… |
| 2017-05-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V… |
| 2017-03-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V… |
| 2016-12-29 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION… |
| 2016-11-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SANDROW |
| 2016-09-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WE JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A CRAIGSLIST AD, WHERE THE SELLER PRETENDED TO BE ONE OWNER/PRIVATE BUT WAS REALLY A DEALE… |
| 2016-09-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 1) EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION STARTED EARLIER THIS YEAR WHEN OIL INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON WELL BEFORE SCHEDULED MAINTENAN… |
| 2016-05-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V… |
| 2016-04-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CALLED DRIVERS VILLAGE TOYOTA DEALER IN CICERO, NY TO HAVE RECALL TAKEN CARE OF. I WAS TOLD THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS I… |
| 2016-03-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT ACCIDENTALLY … |
| 2016-02-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR INSIDE THE V… |
| 2016-01-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15… |
| 2015-12-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I'VE BEEN HAVING AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE WITH MY 2005 RAV 4. WHEN EXITING A HIGHWAY ON A SWEEPING RIGHT CURVE EXIT RAMP… |
| 2015-12-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2005 TOYOTA RAV 4. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DRIVER FRONT DUAL STAGE AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CON… |
| 2015-11-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON AIR BAG AND MADE ON-LINE APPOINTMENT WITH LARRY MILLER TOYOTA FOR NEXT WEEK WITH THE RECALL… |
| 2015-11-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V… |
| 2015-11-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V2840… |
| 2015-11-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V284000 (AIR … |
| 2015-10-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CONTACTED IRA TOYOTA DANVERS FOR RECALL REPAIR TO DRIVER'S AIRBAG AFTER RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE. TOLD PARTS MUST BE OR… |
| 2015-10-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V… |
| 2015-10-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO CHARGE THE BATTERY WAS NOT WORKING … |
| 2015-10-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, CONKLIN MOTORS 785-825-8271 (THE SAME PLACE WE BOUGHT THE CAR … |
| 2015-10-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF A MANUFACTURER RECALL REPAIR FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE… |
| 2015-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECEIVED AN INTERIM RECALL NOTICE ON 6/18/15. I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA US HEADQUARTERS THAT PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE 90 … |
| 2015-10-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY.… |
| 2015-10-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I'VE TAKEN TO 6 MECHANICS AND NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IT IS BECAUSE THE LIGHT IS NO CONSTANTLY ON. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA AND TH… |
| 2015-09-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MERGE TO THE LEFT LANE, T… |
| 2015-09-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY 2005 RAV4 IS PART OF TOYOTA'S RECALL ACTION 15V-284. LEITH TOYOTA HAS REPLACED MY DEFECTIVE TAKATA INFLATOR WITH YE… |
| 2015-09-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V… |