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2010 Toyota RAV4 electrical system problems

15 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2010 Toyota RAV4, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
15 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
109,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2010 Toyota RAV4 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 109,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 109,000 miles
Based on 12 complaints that include mileage. 33% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 12 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 109,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota rav4. The contact was notified that the vehicle was on fire. The vehicle was destroyed within two minutes. The contact did not know where the fire originated. There were no injuries. The fire department was unable to diagnose the vehicle due to damages. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 98,500.

Reported at 98,500 miles, May 2015 Fire

2010 rav 4 accelerator stuck going into reverse with the right foot securely on the brake pedal. Placed car in park and the car hit red line 7000RPM. Looking at the accelerator pedal, there is nothing touching the pedal. The only way to stop the acceleration problem is to shut engine off. Stuck ECM computer.

Reported at 8,500 miles, December 2010

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