2010 Toyota RAV4 problems
Owners have filed 498 complaints about the 2010 Toyota RAV4 with NHTSA. Suspension accounts for 20.5% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of vehicle speed control at 16.7%.
Complaints498
Crashes80
Fires4
Injuries36
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Suspension 20.5% · 102
Vehicle speed control 16.7% · 83
Power train 7.6% · 38
Unknown or other 7.4% · 37
Air bags 5.6% · 28
Engine 4.2% · 21
Visibility/wiper 4.0% · 20
Service brakes, hydraulic 3.8% · 19
Severity
Of those complaints, 80 describe a crash, 4 describe a fire and 36 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 25 model years of the Toyota RAV4 in this data, 2010 sits 8th by complaint volume. 2007 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 12 in the last three years against 29 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 34,662 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2010 Toyota RAV4. The contact stated nhtsa campaign number: 13v383000 (suspension) had exceeded a reasonable amount of time in order to perform the repairs. The dealer stated the part was not available. The manufacturer had also been made aware of the delay and would not provide a time frame when the part would become available. The contact had not experience the failure. Updated 8/12/14 Suspension
The contact owns a 2010 Toyota RAV4. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 13v383000 (suspension) and stated that the parts were not available. The dealer did not give a specific date when the parts would become available. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the contacts vehicle would receive the recall repairs. The contact had not experienced a failure. Suspension
The contact owns a 2010 Toyota RAV4. While driving 40 mph, the rear of the vehicle swerved into an adjacent lane without warning. Two years ago, the vehicle was repaired according to a recall for the same failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The nhtsa campaign number of the previous repair was unknown. The failure mileage was unavailable. Suspension
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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