2021 Toyota RAV4 problems
Owners have filed 532 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 Toyota RAV4. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 23% of complaints. After that come electrical system (9%) and engine (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 532 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 73 and 16
- Injuries and deaths
- 69 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 16,000 miles 90 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 | 48 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 15 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 14 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 90 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 16,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 30,000 miles (21 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 73 complaints mention a crash; 16 complaints mention a fire; 69 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 81% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2021 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 30 model years of the Toyota RAV4 with enough data (532 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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 2021 Toyota RAV4. The contact stated while driving 65 mph and attempting to merge into the next lane, he was depressing on the brake pedal but it began to accelerate independently, and lost control of the vehicle. The contact stated he crashed into a concrete shoulder off the road, bounced off the concert shoulder, and crashed into another vehicle. The air bags did deploy. The contact stated the brake malfunction warning light was illuminated.
The knee airbag deployed during a collision and caused devastating shin injuries. The muscle and skin was ripped off the driver's legs revealing bone.
In a 4 car pile up. Hit in rear x2 by a large van while sitting in traffic on nj parkway foot on break and pushed into car in front of me x2. Airbags did not deploy.
My 2021 toyota rav4 have design problems with suspension system. Where if the freedom over 55MPH the car will be unstable, bumpy and shaky. I am really scared to drive my car on the hwy. I heard mist 2021 rav4 have the same problem. Toyota needs to have a recall to fix or change suspension system with a firm one asap. Thank you.
The contact owns a 2021 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle after a rainstorm, there was an abnormal water swishing sound inside the vehicle. Upon inspection of the vehicle, the contact discovered water leakage coming from the bottom of both the rear driver’s and passenger’s side doors. The contact stated that the windows and doors were closed during the rainstorm. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be diagnosed or repaired.