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Toyota Rav4 · 2016

3 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·23V734000·2023-11-01

    Toyota Recalls 2013-2018 RAV4 Models for Battery Fire Risk

    Toyota is recalling 2013-2018 RAV4 vehicles because certain replacement 12-volt batteries may not fit properly, potentially causing a short circuit and fire.

    Product
    TOYOTA — TOYOTA RAV4
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·16V198000·2016-04-07

    Toyota Recalls 2016 RAV4, Lexus RX350, and ES350 for Brake Defect

    Toyota is recalling 2016 RAV4, Lexus RX350, and ES350 vehicles because a damaged O-ring in the ABS actuator may cause improper brake fluid pressure control, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    LEXUS — LEXUS, TOYOTA RX350, RAV4, ES350
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·16V236000·2016-04-22

    Toyota and Scion vehicles recalled for incorrect load capacity labels

    NHTSA is recalling 2016 Toyota and Scion vehicles because the load carrying capacity label may be incorrect, potentially leading to vehicle overload.

    Product
    TOYOTA — TOYOTA, SCION 4RUNNER, LAND CRUISER, YARIS, IM
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 20165/5

    2 trims tested for 2016; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations — 1 open

  • DP23005 Defect Petition · open · service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components
  • PE21005 Preliminary Evaluation · electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery
  • EA12006 Engineering Analysis · electrical system
  • PE12013 Preliminary Evaluation · suspension:rear
  • PE12002 Preliminary Evaluation · electrical system
  • PE10008 Preliminary Evaluation · steering

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2007 · steering 271 complaints, median 46,781 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2006 · steering 230 complaints, median 42,900 mi
  • 2007 · engine 204 complaints, median 90,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2008 · engine 137 complaints, median 80,000 mi
    Includes 4 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2006 · engine 122 complaints, median 81,542 mi
    Includes 2 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.

Technical service bulletins

1,306 manufacturer service bulletins across 21 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2025: 3.6/5 · 83 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2024: 3.5/5 · 171 complaints · most complained-of: steering
  • 2023: 3.5/5 · 152 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2022: 3.7/5 · 144 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2021: 3.5/5 · 382 complaints · most complained-of: airbags

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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