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2024 Toyota RAV4 problems

Owners have filed 262 complaints about the 2024 Toyota RAV4 with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 14.1% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 12.2%. A further 18.3% were filed without a specific system named.

Complaints262
Crashes46
Fires0
Injuries42
Deaths0

What owners report breaking

Unknown or other 18.3% · 48
Engine 14.1% · 37
Electrical system 12.2% · 32
Steering 9.5% · 25
Forward collision avoidance 6.9% · 18
Service brakes 6.1% · 16
Structure 5.7% · 15
Vehicle speed control 4.6% · 12
Severity

Of those complaints, 46 describe a crash and 42 report an injury.

Reading the numbers

Across the 25 model years of the Toyota RAV4 in this data, 2024 sits 20th by complaint volume. 2007 draws the most.

Filings are rising — 260 in the last three years against 2 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.

The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 11,000 miles.

In owners' own words

This is my 2nd report to NHTSA and the 3 rd time in one year that this has happened to my 2024 Rav 4. It’s raining and I just pulled in to a Publix parking lot and not even 5 minutes of me sitting here preparing to go into the store my engine starts sputtering and shuts off. I’ve taken my vehicle to a Toyota dealership both previous times and they said they didn’t find anything Engine
The vehicle simply shutoff while driving. I am told Toyota is aware of the defect related to water intrusion in the air intake. It causes water to intrude into the air filter and map sensor which in turn causes the vehicle to simply shut down. Engine
SUV shut off during heavy rain storm and won’t crank back up until after at least 5 to 7 minutes. I have had this happen four times and have had my vehicle towed to the Toyota dealership, etc.. Engine

Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

Safety recalls

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Other Toyota RAV4 years

2019 1,177 complaints · 21.6% fuel/propulsion system 2020 800 complaints · 22.4% engine 2021 519 complaints · 24.1% air bags 2022 218 complaints · 16.1% electrical system 2023 255 complaints · 15.7% electrical system 2025 114 complaints · 12.3% electrical system

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