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2013 Toyota RAV4 drivetrain & axles problems

28 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2013 Toyota RAV4, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
28 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
42,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2013 Toyota RAV4 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 42,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 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: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 42,000 miles
Based on 17 complaints that include mileage. 65% 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 miles6
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 17 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 42,000 miles, and 65% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

This complaint involves sudden acceleration. It occurred twice, once when shifting from drive to reverse and again when you get shifting from reverse to drive. The car was at a standstill both times. The first time was april 2017. I was driving along a neighborhood street at 20 MPH. When I stopped and put the car in reverse, it shot off like a rocket. I applied the brakes; the car started spinning around. I pulled the emergency brake and the car stopped. The second event occurred on january 4, 2018.

Reported at 35,000 miles, January 2018 CrashInjury

Since brand new at times when stopped then accelerate to turn left or right it will hesitate when I am half way turned causing the vehicle to lose power then it will catch causing a burst in acceleration. At times I have lost power when I need it most. It is very dangerous. I have called my dealers attention to it and was told they cannot duplicate in a test drive so nothing is wrong. It does not do it often 6 or 7 times a week but it seems to be getting worse. This is a huge safety issue.

Reported at 20 miles, August 2013

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