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2022 Toyota RAV4 problems

Owners have filed 232 complaints with NHTSA about the 2022 Toyota RAV4. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 17% of complaints. After that come engine (12%) and steering (9%).

At a glance

Complaints
232 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Electrical system 17% of complaints
Crashes and fires
26 and 0
Injuries and deaths
19 and 2
Typical mileage
36,000 miles 23 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

Complaints by mileage, 2022 Toyota RAV4 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 36,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 9 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 36,000 miles
Based on 23 complaints that include mileage. 87% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles9
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Among the 23 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 36,000 miles.

Safety-related details: 26 complaints mention a crash; 19 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported.

Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2022 ranks 15th most-complained-about out of 30 model years of the Toyota RAV4 with enough data (232 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 is an attorney concerned about a crash involving a 2022 Toyota Rav4. The attorney stated that the vehicle had a comma.ai device installed on the vehicle. The attorney stated that while 2 couples were occupying the vehicle and driving at night on an expressway, there was a police vehicle on the side of the road responding to a separate vehicle crash. The driver of the vehicle may have been asleep, along with the front passenger, while relying on the comma.ai device to operate the vehicle.

February 2026 CrashInjuryDeath

My wife and I were traveling down SR74 mp 12 and rear ended a cow at 68 miles per hour. The airbags did not deploy from impact and yet the car is totaled the hood started through the safety glass of the windshield.

March 2024 CrashInjury

The contact owns a 2022 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle ESC became inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the ESC system was updated but the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was contacted, and a case was filed. The failure mileage was 4,800.

Reported at 4,800 miles, October 2022

The contact owns a 2022 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost automotive power, and the "Low Steering" message was displayed on the instrument panel. The check engine warning light was illuminated, the vehicle shuddered, and then stalled as the contact pulled into a parking lot. The failure had occurred on several different occasions. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle; however, the vehicle failed to return to normal operation.

Reported at 50,000 miles, July 2026

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