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2020 Toyota RAV4 drivetrain & axles problems

38 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2020 Toyota RAV4, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
38 5% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 1 injury.

What owners wrote

I have the rav4 le base model. In the first 3 gears, transmission jerks a lot during acceleration, always feeling it is having a hard shift. When I pressed the brake padel partially or rolling stop, the car lurches, this is particularly dangerous when I make turns, I feel the car is not stable. Very disappointed at toyota.

Reported at 500 miles, January 2020

The contact owns a 2020 Toyota Rav4. The vehicle was previously taken to a dealer for maintenance, and it was discovered that there was an oil leak underneath the vehicle. The contact stated that the transmission was shifting roughly while driving. The vehicle was driven to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed with transmission failure. There were metal fragments found in the transmission fluid. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 133,000.

Reported at 133,000 miles, March 2026

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