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2006 Toyota RAV4 engine problems

The 2006 Toyota RAV4 has 151 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 17% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

151

Engine complaints

17%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

RAV4 engine complaints by model year237 complaints1994: 1 complaints1996: 6 complaints1997: 13 complaints1998: 6 complaints1999: 4 complaints2000: 2 complaints2001: 37 complaints2002: 63 complaints2003: 47 complaints2004: 30 complaints2005: 15 complaints2006: 151 complaints2007: 237 complaints2008: 162 complaints2009: 35 complaints2010: 31 complaints2011: 36 complaints2012: 24 complaints2013: 31 complaints2014: 31 complaints2015: 37 complaints2016: 24 complaints2017: 33 complaints2018: 34 complaints2019: 211 complaints2020: 194 complaints2021: 36 complaints2022: 25 complaints2023: 23 complaints2024: 37 complaints2025: 9 complaints
RAV4 engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“THE CAR WAS LIFTED UP TO REPLACE TIRES AND SOMEHOW THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS PUSHED UP AND GOT STUCK WITH THE EXIT INSIDE THE BUMPER LEADING TO A FIRE AND MELTING THE BUMPER. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE CAR DEALER AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT THE TIRES PLACE DIDN'T NOTICED THAT THE EXHAUSTED SYSTEM WAS STUCK…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · June 12, 2009 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2006 Toyota RAV4 have?

NHTSA has 151 complaints about the 2006 Toyota RAV4 engine — 17% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.