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… |