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2011 Toyota RAV4 wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 50 complaints for the 2011 Toyota RAV4, 12% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
50 12% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
49,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2011 Toyota RAV4 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 49,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 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: 49,000 miles
Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 54% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles2
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 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 49,000 miles, and 54% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the wipers, windshield & visibility complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota rav- 4. The contact stated that the windshield wiper malfunctioned. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the windshield wiper transmission was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 38,900.

Reported at 38,900 miles, January 2014

Drivers side visor won't stay up which causes a visibility issue. There's a recall on the camry s but not on the rav4 and same part. I saw another person reported same issue. The dealer is quoting $170 plus to fix. I've been dealing with this visor for a year not t even realizing it is something that was a recall for another model. I feel toyotas defective part should be fixed or offer a lower rate to fix issue.

Reported at 70,000 miles, May 2018

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