2007 Toyota RAV4 body & structure problems
25 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2007 Toyota RAV4, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 25 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 46% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 fires.
What owners wrote
This just happend to me on the morning of 07/26/2012. I was on a business trip and leaving the airport. As I was about to pay my parking fee the driver side door started smoking and I saw a small fire starting to flare up on the driver's seat door by the window switch. I turned off the car and within 3 minutes the whole door was up in flames.
Water appears in the front of the passenger compartment when driving through a rainstorm, seems worse on the right side. Water appears to persist and drip for days after the rainstorm from below the dashboard. Concern is that the structural integrity may be compromised, especially after repeated occurrences.
Other problems reported for the 2007 Toyota RAV4
- Steering 273 complaints
- Engine 237 complaints
- Suspension 129 complaints
- Air bags 101 complaints
- Cruise control 101 complaints
- Electrical system 76 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 51 complaints
- Brakes 49 complaints