2018 Toyota RAV4 drivetrain & axles problems
26 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2018 Toyota RAV4, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 26 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 9,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 9,000 miles, and 86% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
The Toyota RAV4 2018 car acceleration went out of control and crashed into a retaining wall. The airbags exploded and the steering wheel airbag burst. The car was totaled and is with State Farm. I was blessed to still be alive the car speed out of control on its own. I tried to push on the brakes but the car kept going. The accident could have been worse. No one else was injured only another car was hit. I did reach out to Toyota and they said it could take 4-6 weeks for someone to look at the car.
The contact owns a 2018 Toyota RAV4. The contact stated that upon exiting a parking lot, with the brake pedal depressed to the floorboard the vehicle independently accelerated without warning. The contact was forced to engage the parking brake to stop the vehicle. Once the vehicle was stopped, the contact was able to resume normal driving. After the initial failure, the contact experienced the failure on two separate occasions.
Other problems reported for the 2018 Toyota RAV4
- Electrical system 133 complaints
- Engine 35 complaints
- Brakes 30 complaints
- Lighting 23 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 21 complaints
- Cruise control 20 complaints
- Air bags 16 complaints