2020 Toyota RAV4 problems
Owners have filed 809 complaints with NHTSA about the 2020 Toyota RAV4. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 24% of complaints. After that come electrical system (15%) and fuel system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 809 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 30 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 30 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 3,000 miles 242 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 198 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 15 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 242 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 3,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 28,000 miles (24 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 30 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 30 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2020 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 30 model years of the Toyota RAV4 with enough data (770 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The contact owned a 2020 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while driving 45 mph with the cruise control activated and while coming to a red light, the driver depressed the brake pedal and the braking system malfunctioned causing the vehicle to not stop. The vehicle drove through a red light causing a collision with a second vehicle.
Toyota advertises the 2020 rav4 hybrids are equipped with 14.5 gallon fuel tanks, the hybrid allegedly should get 41 miles per gallon for city driving, 38 mpg for highway driving and a combined 40 mpg. This should approximately provide a range of 580 miles on a tank of gas. However, my rav4 hybrid cannot reach that range because when refueling, the gas pump nozzle automatically shuts off before the tank is close to being full.
Car has approx 900 miles and has been to the dealer 3 times and jump started 3 times. Toyota svc dept is unable to reproduce or identify the problem, I was told I'm not driving the car enough and that they can't fix a problem when they don't know what it is, I never know when the car will start or not, very frustrating.