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2018 Toyota RAV4: recalls and problems

3 recalls and 346 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. The most-reported problem area is electrical system.

3recalls
346complaints
33crashes reported
32fires reported
19injuries reported

Recalls

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Most common problems

  • Electrical System129 · 37%
  • Unknown Or Other74 · 21%
  • Engine32 · 9%
  • Service Brakes30 · 9%
  • Power Train28 · 8%
  • Exterior Lighting22 · 6%
  • Vehicle Speed Control21 · 6%
  • Visibility/Wiper19 · 5%
  • Structure15 · 4%
  • Air Bags15 · 4%

What owners report

Tires

Cooper tires 225/65r17. purchased 4 tires in june. from installation the tires were bouncy. the garage said it was the struts, so i replaced the struts, but the problem persists. 2 weeks later i took the car back. they said there was nothing wrong with t he tire. they rebalanced them. but that did not fix the problem. i took the car to a different garage and they told me the tires where bad and advised me to take the

Steering,Electrical System,Forward Collision Avoidance

Before o had taken my rav4 into toyota for the recall a aaa tech. had replaced the battery after jump starting it. there was nothing wrong with the sensors or anything else but after the battery was replaced all the electric sensors that are for lane change warnings and cruise control etc. stopped working. i took vehicle into toyota of santa maria and was told that i needed to pay for the sensors that had failed. the

Back Over Prevention

The contact owns a 2018 toyota rav4. the contact stated that while in reverse(r), the rear-view camera was black and failed to operate as intended. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the camera was inoperable and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and a complaint was filed. the failure mileage was approximately 40

Unknown Or Other

The hands free feature over the cars microphone/stereo is unusable; leaving vehicle owners frustrated, and more likely to operate cellphones outside of standard hands free practices. i have been on numerous phone calls where people have told me that they were unable to hardly hear a thing i was saying. to remedy this problem i have 1. tried speaking up (even yelling) 2. turning off hvac systems 3. positioning m

Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. They are owner reports and have not been verified.

Crash-test ratings

VersionOverallFrontalSideRollover
2018 Toyota Rav4 SUV FWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
2018 Toyota Rav4 SUV AWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★

Source: NHTSA recalls, complaints and NCAP APIs, covering RAV4, RAV4 HYBRID. Last refreshed 2026-09-29.