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2012 Toyota RAV4 body & structure problems

15 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2012 Toyota RAV4, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
15 4% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
4 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Driver side rear quarter panel started on fire. This occurred after an approximately 4 mile drive. I believe the fire started on the drive. I parked the vehicle in a parking lot with only one other vehicle. When I was walking into the store I smelled burning plastic but did not relate it to my car burning. I was in the store about 5 minutes. When I walked out I saw the fire. There was no outside influence to the fire and nothing inside the vehicle vehicle. The only thing in that area of the vehicle is wiring.

Reported at 131,000 miles, February 2017 Fire

I was driving westbound on I-70 around mp 129. This is just before glenwood canyon. There was a flashing icy road sign at which time, I signaled my intention to move to the right lane which I did. I slowed down and put my car in 3rd. This was just before a curve to the right where the road and visibility narrow. The right lane was completely iced over as I realized when I got around the curve. In front of me, I saw a pileup, both lanes of traffic were blocked.

Reported at 27,000 miles, December 2012 Crash

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