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2022 Toyota Rav4 — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 149 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

149
Complaints
filed with NHTSA
14
Involved a Crash
owner-reported
0
Involved Fire
owner-reported
12 / 2
Injuries / Deaths
across all reports
Years to Avoid

Toyota Rav4 — Complaints by Model Year

Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.

305 complaints

239 complaints

307 complaints

333 complaints

880 complaints

635 complaints

387 complaints

149 complaints

159 complaints

176 complaints

90 complaints

0 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Electrical System 40 reports
Unknown Or Other 37 reports
Engine 27 reports
Steering 20 reports
Structure 19 reports
Power Train 11 reports
Forward Collision Avoidance 11 reports
Fuel/propulsion System 10 reports
In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Air Bags ODI 11562109 12/27/2023

I was in a collision which was a tbone situation on the drivers side and the drivers side or front airbags did not deploy.

Electrical System ODI 11707105 12/26/2025

The infotainment screen and its buttons do not work. All I see when parked or driving is an unresponsive black screen. There was no warning prior to the screen not functioning.

Vehicle Speed Control ODI 11561028 12/20/2023

Problemas con el sistema de precolosion falla del sensor el carro es inseguro e tenido 2 incidentes donde el sistema no responde ni se activa antes del impacto problemas con el motor, estabilidad del carro, conteo de velocidad, frenos, llantas, cruze de carriles, puntos ciegos

Seat Belts ODI 11705106 12/15/2025

The contact owns a 2022 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed, and the front driver's and rear passenger's seat belt buckles and the other rear seat belt buckle, where a child was seated, failed to latch securely, causing his grandchild's rear passenger's side car seat to become loose. No warn…

Unknown Or Other ODI 11495306 11/29/2022

On 11-9 the vehicle had an unintended acceleration that resulted in a collision. The vehicle was brand new. On 11-8 the vehicle had another unintended acceleration with a different driver where no collision was involved. Toyota is ignoring the problem.

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Recalls & Crash Tests

Complaints are one half of the picture — see the official recalls and NHTSA crash-test stars for the 2022 Toyota Rav4, or check your exact car by VIN with the free VIN lookup.

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Problems Checker

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2022 Toyota Rav4 reliable?
Owners have filed 149 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2022 Toyota Rav4, most often about electrical system. Compare the complaint counts across model years above — a year with far more complaints than the model's average is the strongest 'avoid' signal in public data.
Which Toyota Rav4 years should I avoid?
The rule of thumb used by analysts: a model year whose complaint count is well above the model's own average (we flag 2× or more) usually had a real manufacturing or design problem — not just noisy reporting. Use the year-by-year strip on this page.
Where do these complaints come from?
Directly from NHTSA, the US government road-safety agency. Any owner can file a Vehicle Owner Questionnaire; NHTSA publishes them as public domain data. We cache each lookup for up to 7 days.
Do complaints mean a recall is coming?
Sometimes. NHTSA opens defect investigations when complaint patterns emerge, and investigations can end in recalls. Check the recalls page for this vehicle to see what has already been recalled.