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2010 Toyota RAV4 steering problems

18 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2010 Toyota RAV4, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
18 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
50,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2010 Toyota RAV4 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 50,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 50,000 miles
Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 77% 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 13 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles, and 77% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota rav4. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH, the driver lost control while making a turn and crashed into another vehicle. A police report was not filed and no injuries were reported. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 19,500.

Reported at 19,500 miles, May 2014 Crash

Stearing locked up. Eps fault light on the dash. Toyota case #171520470. June 1 2017 I was backing out of a parking spot at the store.

Reported at 53,000 miles, June 2017

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