Complaint volume
864 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2019 Toyota RAV4 Complaints
864 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2019 Toyota RAV4, grouped by component category.
864 Total complaints
25 Crash reports
2 Fire reports
16 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are fuel/propulsion system, engine, unknown or other. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 25 crash reports, 2 fire reports, 16 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 307 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 12,567 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to fuel/propulsion system, engine, unknown or other?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2019 Toyota RAV4?
Used-car checklist
Use these complaints before the test drive.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2019 Toyota RAV4
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How severe are the 2019 Toyota RAV4 complaints?
25 Crash
2 Fire
16 Injury
0 Fatality
22 Towed
11 Medical attention
What are the most common 2019 Toyota RAV4 complaint categories?
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 213
ENGINE 134
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 92
POWER TRAIN 46
STRUCTURE 45
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 26
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 15
SERVICE BRAKES 13
VISIBILITY/WIPER 12
AIR BAGS 10
864 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2020 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I AM UNABLE TO LOCK THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR. INTERNAL CONTROLS, REMOTE CONTROLS, AND THE MANUAL KEY FAIL. IT WILL OPEN AND CLOSE (LATCH), BUT CAN BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, WHETHER PARKED OR RUNNING. I HAVE NOT TRIED TO OPEN IT FROM THE OUTSIDE WHEN IN MOTION. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LOCK, THE MECHANICAL INDICATOR BY THE DOOR HANDLE MOVES FROM UNLOCKED TO LOCKED TO UNLOCKED TO LOCKED RAPIDLY AND WITH A HARSH RATTLE NOISE. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | BATTERY KEEPS DRAINING AFTER NOT DRIVING THE CAR FOR AS LITTLE AS 14 HOURS, ALTHOUGH MOST OFTEN 4-5 DAYS. PER PHONE COMMUNICATIONS WITH TOYOTA (THEY HAVE REPEATEDLY REFUSED TO COMMUNICATE VIA EMAIL), THIS IS NORMAL WITH NEW CARS AND IS BECAUSE THE CAR ISN'T DRIVEN ENOUGH. THEY HAVE SPECIFICALLY STATED THAT NOT DRIVING THE CAR FOR 4-5 DAYS IS NOT ENOUGH AND EVEN THAT THE TIME IT HAPPENED AFTER NOT DRIVING IT FOR 14 HOURS IT WAS DUE TO NOT DRIVING IT ENOUGH. THIS WAS NOT COMMUNICATED AT THE TIME OF BUYING THE CAR AND THE OWNER'S MANUAL ONLY SPECIFIES THAT THE CAR NEEDS TO BE DRIVEN AT LEAST EVERY FEW MONTHS TO KEEP THE BATTERY FROM DRAINING. | Crash: No Fire: No | 5,100 |
| Nov 2020 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | ONLY ABLE TO PUT 9 OR 10 GALLONS INTO THE GAS TANK WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INDICATING EMPTY. THE TANK IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A 14.5-GALLON CAPACITY. FACTORY REFUSES TO OFFER ANY CONSIDERATION FOR THIS ANNOYING ISSUE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 9 |
| Nov 2020 | STRUCTURE | SIDE MIRRORS VIBRATE MAKING THEM VERY BLURRY DURING DRIVING. THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS YET NO FIX. MOTOR - VEHICLE JOLTS FORWARD AFTER MAKING A STOP AND THEN ACCELERATING. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, YET THEY REFUSE TO FIX EITHER ISSUE EVEN WITH THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS FOR BOTH ISSUES. | Crash: No Fire: No | 32,000 |
| Nov 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | MTE, GALLONS TO FILL UP, DON'T EQUAL THE MILES TO GO AFTER A FILL UP. HAVE HAD CAR A YEAR, HAVE ONLY FILLED UP ONCE MORE THAN 10 OR SO GALS, DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY MILES TO EMPTY SHOW ON GAUGES. DON'T GET ANYWHER NEAR THE MILES DRIVEN THAT WAS TOLD TO ME. I FILL UP, USUALLY TAKES ABOUT 9-10 GLS. WILL HAVE LESS THAN 500 MILES TO DRIVE ON THAT TANK OF GAS.DRIVING LOCAL AND ON HIGHWAY. | Crash: No Fire: No | 1,200 |
| Nov 2020 | AIR BAGS | WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM ONLINE WHICH I HAVE WITH MY VEHICLE. THE REMODELED 2019 TOYOTA RAV4 HAS A COMMON WATER LEAK WHERE THE HEADLINER MEETS THE SAFETY AIRBAGS. THIS IS A RESULT OF THE PLASTIC PINS HOLDING THE ROOF RAIL RACKS ON BEING CRUSHED BY THE FACTORY DURING INSTALLATION. *LN' CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO SERVICE BULLETIN WHEN VEHICLE WAS SOLD, EVEN THOUGH FAILURE WAS KNOWN BY THE MANUFACTURER.*JB | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2020 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I AM UNABLE TO GET THE 14.5 GALLONS WHEN FILLING UP. MOST OF THE TIME, I GET ABOUT 10 GALLONS. THIS DROPS THE RANGE FROM THE ADVERTISE 600 TO ABOUT 520 MILES. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2020 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | THE FUEL TANK WILL ONLY TAKE ABOUT 12 GALLONS OF GAS INSTEAD OF IT'S 14.5 GALLON CAPACITY. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE AND I WAS TOLD TOYOTA WAS WORKING ON A FIX AND WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN IT WAS SOLVED. CAN THIS PROBLEM CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE.? | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2020 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHEN I FILL UP MY GAS TANK IT'S NEVER FULL ACCORDING TO THE FUEL GAUGE. CLUSTER SHOWS 350 MILES TIL EMPTY | Crash: No Fire: No | 500 |
| Oct 2020 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 20V012 RECALL DATE: JANUARY 13, 2020 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 20TB02 STILL NO CONTACT FROM DEALER ON WHEN REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMP WILL BE AVAILABLE. 11 MONTHS SEEMS EXCESSIVE. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2020 | ENGINE | ENGINE STALL AND RUN ROUGH WHEN DRIVING ON A CITY | Crash: No Fire: No | 10 |
| Oct 2020 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | AFTER WAITING FOR 10 MONTHS, TOYOTA HAS STILL NOT DELIVERED A FIX FOR THEIR KNOWN FUEL TANK CAPACITY PROBLEM IN THEIR 2019 RAV4 HYBRID MODEL. TOYOTA CONTINUES TO STATE THAT THE 14.5GAL TANK HAS A CAPACITY OF MORE THAN 500 MILES, WHILE OWNERS STRUGGLE TO PUT MORE THAN 9-10 GALLONS INTO THE VEHICLE. THE REDUCED RANGE AND INCONSISTENT FUEL LEVEL READINGS HAVE LEFT ME UNSURE AS TO HOW MUCH FUEL THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY HAS, RESULTING IN FREQUENT FUEL STOPS AND AN OBSERVED RANGE OF CLOSER TO 300MILES. | Crash: No Fire: No | 4,000 |
| Oct 2020 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | VEHICLE REFUELING PERFORMANCE. THE GAUGE DOES ACCURATELY REFLECT THE CONTENTS OF THE GAS TANK. 14 GAL TANK EMPTY WILL NOT TAKE MORE THAN 8 GAL OF GAS. RESULTING IN A SAFETY ISSUE AS YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU ARE OUT OF GAS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 750 |
| Oct 2020 | POWER TRAIN | SOUND HEARD WHEN GOING FROM ALL WHEEL DRIVE TO FRONT WHEEL DRIVE AT LOW SPEEDS. ALSO WHEN STOPPING WHEN WHEN THE REAR WHEEL DRIVE REENGAGES. | Crash: No Fire: No | 12,350 |
| Oct 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 65 MILES ON A FREEWAY I DRIVE DAILY. WHILE HAVING THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND DRASTICALLY REDUCED THE SPEED TO ALMOST 0 WHEN THE VEHICLE GOT CLOSED TO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE LANE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE TURNING WAS NOT ON MY LANE IN FRONT OF ME IT WAS ALREADY IN A SEPARATE LANE MAKING THE TURN. THE VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS 5 TIMES IN THE YEAR I HAVE OWNED IT. | Crash: No Fire: No | 7,000 |
| Sep 2020 | POWER TRAIN | DURING A SLOW ROLL, THE VEHICLE JERKS PRETTY BAD. COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE RAV4S THAT TOYOTA HASN'T ADDRESSED. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Sep 2020 | POWER TRAIN | AS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS DOWN TO FIRST GEAR, WITHOUT COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AS ONE ACCELERATES THE VEHICLE MAKES AN ABRUPT FORWARD MOVEMENT. STRONG ENOUGH TO MOVE A PASSENGER BACKWARDS. I HAVE ONLY NOTICE THIS AT LOW SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC. DOES NOT HAPPEN AFTER COMPLETE STOP. I WILL RAKE CAR TO DEALER TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION THIS IS NOT NORMAL ON AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. | Crash: No Fire: No | 10,000 |
| Sep 2020 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE REFUELED FULLY WITHOUT TOPOFF, REDUCING THE DRIVING RANGE OF THE VEHICLE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 440 |
| Aug 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I WAS PULLING INTO MY GARAGE WHEN MY RAV4 TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET AND HIT THE CONCRETE BACK WALL.*DT THE CONSUMER HAS STATED THAT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ONCE MORE WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS AT THE TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN THE CELL PHONE PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND DIAGONALLY WENT AHEAD AND COLLIDED WITH 2 OTHER VEHICLES. *AS | Crash: Yes Fire: No | 5,100 |
| Aug 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | RADIO SUDDENLY LOSES SOUND, AND THEN COMES BACK VERY LOUD SCARING PASSENGERS AND THE DRIVER. SOMETIMES SOUND NEVER COMES BACK. SCREEN IS FAULTY AND HAS SLOW RESPONSE TO TRANSITION FROM CAMERA TO RADIO AND BACK. UPDATES ARE REQUIRED BUT DEALERSHIPS WANT THEM PAID FOR IF NOT IN WARRANTY | Crash: No Fire: No | 25,000 |
| Aug 2020 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | THE FUEL TANK TANK DOES NOT FILLING UP COMPLETELY AND GIVES MISLEADING INFORMATION THAT IT IS FULLY FILLED UP WHEN IN FACT IT IS ABOUT 3-4 GALLONS SHORT. THE GAS STATION PUMP AUTOMATICALLY STOP EVEN THE GAS TANK WAS NOT FULLY FILLED UP | Crash: No Fire: No | 10 |
| Aug 2020 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE AUGUST 2109 I NOTICED THE FUEL TANK WOULD ONLY HOLD ABOUT 8 GALLONS OF GAS FROM EMPTY. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE CAR IN AWHILE LATER AND WAS TOLD TOYOTA WAS WORKING ON A FIX AND WOULD CALL ME WHEN IT WAS SOLVED. I WAITED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY SAID THEY COULD PUT IN A NEW FUEL TANK BUT IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T CORRECT THE ISSUE AND WHEN THEY'RE FIX CAME OUT THEY WOULD CONTACT ME. THEY WERE CORRECT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I'VE WAITED PATIENTLY AND THE CAR IS NOW 1 YR OLD. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD NO FIX YET. I ASKED THE REPRESENTATIVE IF SHE COULD GIVE ME THAT IN WRITING AND SHE REFUSED. I LET HER KNOW THAT TOYOTA SOLD ME A PRODUCT THAT WAS NOT AS ADVERTISED ON FUEL RANGE AND TANK CAPACITY. A QUESTION TO NHSTA WOULD BE IF WHEN THIS VEHICLE WAS SAFETY CERTIFIED WAS IT DONE WITH A FUNCTIONING FUEL TANK OR THEIR DEFECTIVE TANK? CAN THIS PROBLEM CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE.? | Crash: No Fire: No | 500 |
| Aug 2020 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | MY 2019 RAV4 LE HAS A 14.5 GALLON FUEL TANK AND ONLY TAKES ABOUT 8 TO 9 GALLONS OF GAS WHEN I FILL UP FROM EMPTY. WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I WAS GETTING 450 MILES PER FULL TANK AND NOW THE MOST I GET IS 330. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL EVEN THOUGH MY CAR WAS GETTING 22 MILES TO THE GALLON AND NOT 26 MPG WHICH WOULD BE ON THE LOW END. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE SUNROOF ON MY 2019 TOYOTA RAV 4 EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. NO OTHER CARS OR PEOPLE WERE ANYWHERE NEARBY. NOTHING HIT THE SUNROOF. IT EXPLODED SUDDENLY AND SOUNDED LIKE WE WERE SHOT AT. | Crash: No Fire: No | 11,000 |
| Aug 2020 | SEATS | PASSENGER SEAT HEAT WARMER ISN'T WORKING CORRECTLY ON LOW OR HIGH THE SEAT STAYS COLD AND I TIRED KEEPING IT ON FROM 15-45 MINUTES AND IT STAYS COLD. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |