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2010 Toyota RAV4 brakes problems

The 2010 Toyota RAV4 has 34 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

34

Brakes complaints

7%

Share of year

13

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

RAV4 brakes complaints by model year50 complaints1996: 14 complaints1997: 5 complaints1998: 19 complaints1999: 5 complaints2000: 1 complaints2001: 26 complaints2002: 5 complaints2003: 3 complaints2004: 8 complaints2005: 11 complaints2006: 33 complaints2007: 49 complaints2008: 35 complaints2009: 32 complaints2010: 34 complaints2011: 50 complaints2012: 39 complaints2013: 23 complaints2014: 16 complaints2015: 31 complaints2016: 45 complaints2017: 36 complaints2018: 30 complaints2019: 36 complaints2020: 18 complaints2021: 20 complaints2022: 7 complaints2023: 15 complaints2024: 17 complaints2025: 6 complaints
RAV4 brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“AUTO ACCIDENT DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. THE BANJO BOLT WAS LOOSE ON THE RIGHT BRAKE CALIPER ON 2010 TOYOTA RAV 4 WITH 800 MILES. THE CAR COULD NOT STOP WHEN TRYING TO STOP ON FRONT OF STOP SIGN AS A RESULT THE CAR CROSSED THE STREET AND HIT THE CURB AND THE LIGHT POLE ACROSS THE STREET. *TR”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · April 6, 2010 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2010 Toyota RAV4 have?

NHTSA has 34 complaints about the 2010 Toyota RAV4 brakes — 7% 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.