2014 Toyota RAV4 problems
Owners have filed 279 complaints about the 2014 Toyota RAV4 with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 24.7% of them — the clear leader, ahead of engine at 11.1%. A further 16.1% were filed without a specific system named.
Complaints279
Crashes35
Fires43
Injuries36
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 24.7% · 69
Unknown or other 16.1% · 45
Engine 11.1% · 31
Steering 7.5% · 21
Power train 7.2% · 20
Structure 6.5% · 18
Service brakes 5.4% · 15
Air bags 4.3% · 12
Severity
Of those complaints, 35 describe a crash, 43 describe a fire and 36 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 25 model years of the Toyota RAV4 in this data, 2014 sits 19th by complaint volume. 2007 draws the most.
Filing volume has held steady, 60 in the last three years against 68 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 41,034 miles.
In owners' own words
I've had multiple issues with this car. The lock actuators on all the doors and rear hatch constantly break, the radio completely stopped working and a new after market radio had to be installed since Toyota won't recall the radios, the ac blower motor keeps shorting out, and the usb ports short out and stop working. Electrical system · reported at 126,000 miles
My automatic door lock failed. Lock actuator replaced under warranty on january 24, 2017. It is now february 2018 and the door locks have failed again. I cannot lock my car as I cannot even manually unlock the front door as the lock will not always respond to the turn of the key. My vehicle is garage kept. Electrical system · reported at 48,466 miles
All but one lock has now failed. The truck is not able to be opened. There were no warnings/indications, and now the company is telling me that it is no longer under warranty and it cannot be repaired unless paid for. I do find similar stories online and that the locks fail a second time in some cases. Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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