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2018 Toyota RAV4 electrical system problems

133 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2018 Toyota RAV4, which is 30% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
133 30% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
17,000 miles 41 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
5 and 23
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2018 Toyota RAV4 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 17,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 21 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 17,000 miles
Based on 41 complaints that include mileage. 78% 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 miles21
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 41 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 17,000 miles, and 78% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 23 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was on the freeway driving home and a vehicle cut me on the freeway which resulted in me breaking a little heavier than usual but wasn't abnormal and resulted in the vehicle shutting down due to the battery jumping around in the engine compartment and then instantaneously catching on fire with no way of steering or guiding myself to safety the highway did arrive on scene as well as ambulance and they only asked for registration and vehicle ownership which I hadn't presented but since a tow truck was on its way…

August 2024 CrashFireInjury

Car started stalling whole in motion yesterday. I haven't thought too much about it. Today in my 3rd drive of the day after I stop at a restaurant, I start the car to the surprise it just stalled and give me charging system malfunction I try to start it again with no luck. I'm far from home I call the local dealership and is closed. I will have to wait tomorrow morning to tow the car to them. I wasn't expecting this to happen in a toyota vehicle only 3 year older.

Reported at 47,000 miles, April 2021

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