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Toyota RAV4 Prime

Data refreshed May 30, 2026

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Complaints

9,411

Active records

Recalls

56

Active records

TSBs

1,455

Active records

Filing history

Monthly totals over the last 20 years. Click a legend item to show or hide that series.

Reported severity

Based on consumer complaints filed since 2000. Recalls and TSBs do not include severity data.

Deaths

12

Injuries

583

Crashes

818

Fires

288

Top reported issues — Toyota RAV4 Prime

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Operating state

3,086

Condition issue

1,893

Reporting mechanism

1,361

Noise

1,178

Transmission/drivetrain behavior

1,113

Fluid issue

822

Safety restraint issue

784

Performance issue

729

Vibration/harshness

673

Engine behavior

635

Braking behavior

527

Driver assistance issue

486

Thermal issue

458

Safety restraint behavior

402

Steering behavior

369

Electrical issue

344

Infotainment behavior

223

Access/entry issue

217

Starting behavior

160

Ride/handling behavior

132

Powering on/off behavior

131

Recent change

126

Lighting behavior

118

Smell

91

Electrified system issue

76

HVAC behavior

37

Wiper/washer behavior

32

Communication/network issue

17

Charging behavior

1

Recent filings

The 10 most recent filings for each type.

2022 TOYOTA RAV4

Filed May 28, 2026


The contact owns a 2022 Toyota RAV4. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds during rainy weather conditions, water would leak inside the front driver-side door and puddle. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed with a deteriorated sealant. The vehicle was repaired. In addition, the contact stated that while driving at various speeds during rainy weather conditions, water would intrude into the rear driver-side door and would accumulate inside. The local…

2018 TOYOTA RAV4

Filed May 28, 2026


The contact owned a 2018 Toyota RAV4. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a defect with the key fob and the door locks for the passenger doors. When starting the vehicle, the brake locking mechanism could not detect the key, and a message was displayed indicating that the key was not found. The contact stated that he had to open and close the door for the vehicle to engage and recognize the key. Additionally, the vehicle failed to lock automatically, which forced the contact to lock…

2020 TOYOTA RAV4

Filed May 28, 2026


The contact owns a 2020 Toyota RAV4. The contact stated that while driving, the contact observed a swishing noise coming from the rear passenger door. Upon inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed the swishing noise when moving the door. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed that water had collected in the rear passenger door and all door seals needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was…

2020 TOYOTA RAV4

Filed May 28, 2026


Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2020 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a dealer sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 59,475. The contact stated that while his father was driving the vehicle, the vehicle stalled several times. The contact's father was a mechanic and was able to repair the vehicle. It was later discovered that Carfax reported the vehicle mileage as 176,009.

2018 TOYOTA RAV4

Filed May 28, 2026


Severe, chronic rainwater intrusion through the vehicle's front cowl and body seams, resulting in catastrophic flooding of the passenger-side cabin floorboards. This issue occurs even when all sunroof drains are completely clear and functional. Toyota has issued Technical Service Bulletin 0055-24 acknowledging body seam and cowl leaks for this vehicle type. The passenger-side floorboard houses critical electrical wire harnesses and sits adjacent to the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS/Airbag)…

2025 TOYOTA RAV4

Filed May 28, 2026


My daughter reported an incident that occurred on XXX while driving this vehicle. As she drove, it slammed on the brakes (without any input from her) causing her to skid. The vehicle brought itself to a stop and the engine turned off. She reported that there were no vehicles or other object close to the front of her vehicle. The incident did not cause a crash or cause anyone to be injured. It was, however, a very scary situation that almost caused her to be rear-ended by the vehicles that were…

2021 TOYOTA RAV4

Filed May 27, 2026


Water sloshing around inside the passenger door after rain or car wash. If you pull at the seal a little bit, water pours out. This has happened a few times now in the last year of owning the car. The rear seatbelt sensor also goes off randomly, when no one is sitting in the back seat.

2021 TOYOTA RAV4

Filed May 27, 2026


Gear shift makes noise when moving it, as in you can actually hear the gears/electrical equipment moving and making noise when going from park to drive. The keyless entry when the fob is near, just doesn't work well from the drivers side... I can stand there trying to allow it to unlock and it just locks again or wont unlock the passenger door even if allowing it extra time to.

2015 TOYOTA RAV4

Filed May 26, 2026


Car’s sunroof exploded while driving, was going about 55 on the highway and I heard a loud pop followed by the sound of breaking glass which I found to be my whole sunroof exploding from the inside out. This is dangerous because of the possibility of glass landing on people or in the car leading to potential injury. This issue is apparently one that happens fairly commonly. The component has not been checked yet. There were no warning signs, just a swift explosion and damage.

2019 TOYOTA RAV4

Filed May 26, 2026


1 injured

Was in a front driver side T-bone @ 35 miles and hour accident and no Airbags deployed

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Updated May 30, 2026. Refreshed nightly.