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2011 Toyota Rav4

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2012-02-01 12V029000 AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW 427 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2026-04-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER No 0 Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2011 Toyota Rav4. The contact discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy a…
2026-02-18 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER No 0 Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2011 Toyota Rav4. The contact discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy a…
2025-11-24 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while driving and depressing the brake pedal to come to a …
2025-09-17 STEERING No 0 Electric power steering problem, steering wheel is very stiff and wont return to center ,car is very difficult to driv…
2025-07-03 SUSPENSION No 0 The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal cl…
2025-06-23 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated while reversing to park the vehicle, the vehicle unintendedly a…
2025-03-28 TIRES No 0 235/55R 18 I took my car for a tire rotation at a tire shop. I was told that the right front tire was not good so I as…
2025-03-15 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 I bought a pre-own car for my daughter in November 2022 from CARMAX in the City of Colma, California. The car is white …
2024-09-18 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I understand there is a recall on Rav4 starting fire from 2013. Our vehicle is a 2011 and started on fire in our drivew…
2024-05-29 ENGINE No 0 After pressing the accelerator pedal, I released the pressure on the pedal because of traffic and the accelerator conti…
2024-05-17 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Everything working
2024-02-29 AIR BAGS No 0 I bought my RAV4 in May 2018, and it currently has just under 100,000 miles. My local mechanic says he "was kneeling on…
2024-01-20 ENGINE No 0 The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated while stopped at a red light with the brake pedal depressed, th…
2023-12-01 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated while driving at slow speeds, there was a loud banging sound co…
2023-10-23 AIR BAGS Yes 2 Side curtain airbag failed to deploy in side-impact crash. Passenger suffered significant concussion and broken ribs.
2023-09-16 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 0 To begin with, the 2011 Toyota Rav4 in question was a loaner provided to me by Fiore VW AUDI (1000 S. Logan Blvd in Hol…
2023-08-23 STEERING No 0 In hot weather the steering wheel sticks and is hard to turn and will not allow car to straighten up after the turn.
2023-08-16 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 For the past three months, in increasing frequency, whenever parking, firm pressure on brake pedal engages sudden burst…
2023-07-18 SERVICE BRAKES, AIR Yes 1 The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle in front o…
2023-06-13 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 1 Sudden acceleration when braking caused crash of 2011 Toyota RAV4 and driver injury. Making a right turn into a parkin…
2023-06-09 SEAT BELTS No 0 Driver's side rear passenger seat belt keeps getting jammed in the intake storage and hard to nearly impossible to enga…
2023-06-06 STEERING No 0 There has not been an incident yet. The problem is that the steering is slightly stiff and what I would call jerky. It …
2023-05-12 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 When applying the brakes to stop at a stoplight, I noticed the brake pedal was very hard and was not stopping the vehic…
2023-05-10 SEAT BELTS No 0 Unknown
2022-12-26 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 I have replaced the front suspension and the back suspension. I have replaced the driveshaft and the muffler and tail …
2022-06-22 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while pulling into a parking space the vehicle suddenly ex…
2022-06-07 SUSPENSION No 0 I have discovered that my 2011 rav4 is part of the NHTSA Recall No. : 16V-596 even thought my vin doesn't list it as be…
2022-02-13 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 I was Driving down the road, and the engine quit. At that time smoke started pouring out of the hood and into the car, …
2022-01-01 STEERING No 0 Steering : Steering is tight to a point where it takes effort to get the steering wheel to turn . I tried adjusting the…
2021-12-15 ENGINE No 0 The car had 115,000 miles on the engine and was just at 3,000 miles post oil change. Making a left turn over oncoming t…
2021-12-15 ENGINE No 0 Making a left hand turn across traffic and the car completely shut down. Restarted car. A mile later making a right tur…
2021-11-12 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 when i driving around 50 miles the car is producing a grinding noise, stalling and reducing the speed, putting in dange…
2020-07-31 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Yes 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION, ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM AND THE 4 WHEE…
2020-07-01 TIRES No 0 The contact owns a 2011 Toyota RAV4 equipped with Kelly Tires (Brand Unknown), Tire Size: 225/65/R17 DOT NUMBER: (Unkno…
2020-04-20 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2013. SINCE THEN, I HAVE REPLACED 3 BATTERIES AS THE SHOP'S ADVICE THAT MY INTERMITTENT N…
2020-02-17 SUSPENSION No 0 REPLACED BOTH REAR CONTROL ARMS AND ADJUSTMENT BOLTS. TECHNICIAN SAID I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN DRIVING. SUPPOSEDLY …
2020-01-14 SUSPENSION No 0 I HAVE FIXED MY REAR SUSPENSION MORE THAN 4X AND IT CONTINUES TO GO BAD, IT WORKS FINE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS BUT STILL …
2019-12-30 ENGINE No 0 JUST PURCHASED 2011 RAV4 WITH 104K MILES AND SOON FOUND OUT IT HAS A BAD CAM GEAR! APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT FO…
2019-12-28 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 FACTORY ORIGINAL SUPER WHITE PAINT IS DELAMINATING FROM THE BODY OF THE FRONT PANEL RIGHT PANEL (PASSENGER SIDE) AS WEL…
2019-12-23 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 0 WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS & PUT IT ON THE BRAKE 2 SLOW DOWN BECAUSE I WAS APPROACHING A STOPLI…
2019-12-04 POWER TRAIN No 0 REAR AXLE SEALS FAILED DUE TO CLOGGED DIFFERENTIAL VENT. CAR HAS 93K MILES ON IT. THE VENT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REACH AND C…
2019-12-01 ENGINE No 0 A lot oil consumption from oil change to 1000 miles 4 quarts of oil consumption no warning light until car stops I’m be…
2019-11-08 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 DURING THE PAST SIX WEEKS MY 2011 RAV4 HAS ACCELERATED AFTER LIFTING MY FOOD OFF OF THE BRAKE. I DID NOT ENGAGE THE ACC…
2019-08-17 ENGINE No 0 SEVERAL CARS HAVE HAD A CAMSHAFT TIMING GEAR ASSEMBLY PROBLEM SINCE DAY 1. SO MANY PEOPLE BACK 10 YEARS AGO HAD THE PRO…
2019-07-04 AIR BAGS Yes 5 MY VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 35+ MILES PER HOUS WHEN I INADVERTENTLY HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WHO HAD SLOWED SIGNIFIC…
2019-06-03 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 DRIVER VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. THE VISOR WILL FALL DONE "WHILE DRIVING" THE VEHICLE BLOCKING THE DRIVE…
2019-05-22 POWER TRAIN No 0 AT 79,000 MILES BOTH REAR OUTPUT SHAFT SEALS WENT OUT DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. AN AIR REGULATOR ON THE TOP OF THE OUTPUT S…
2019-05-01 POWER TRAIN No 0 TRANSMITION HAS A GRINDING NOISE WHILE IN 3RD GEAR. THIS IS HAPPENING IN THE OTHER 3 RAV-4 THAT I HAVE. HAPPENING AT 9…
2019-04-17 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 MY BATTERY HAS GONE DEAD 3 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN 2014. THE DEALER PUT IN A NEW BATTERY AT THE TIME I BO…
2019-04-01 WHEELS No 0 Spare tire rear mount cover. The cover is made out of metal and fabric. After a few years the thread holding the mater…