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2020 Toyota RAV4 steering problems

29 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2020 Toyota RAV4, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
29 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
4,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2020 Toyota RAV4 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 4,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 8 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 4,000 miles
Based on 12 complaints that include mileage. 75% 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 miles8
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 12 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 4,000 miles, and 75% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

the car simply a LEMON big time was bought on 08/2020 thru the Santa Monica city Toyota Dealers...they are awful too. let my dad, 80, buy all extra insurances when its brand new car and has 3 years bumper to bumper warranty. he and me his daughter that is dedicated driver sometimes keep complain that its get bazuka after 35--39 and move up miles per hours, power steering wheel Out of control basically.

October 2021 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2020 toyota rav4. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving, the vehicle independently veered to the left and to the right. The vehicle was taken to markquart toyota (1844 commercial blvd, chippewa falls, wi 54729), on several occasions however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact was informed that lane departure assist was activated. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent.

Reported at 800 miles, January 2020

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