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2011 Toyota RAV4 brakes problems

The 2011 Toyota RAV4 has 50 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 12% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

50

Brakes complaints

12%

Share of year

15

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

“WHEN BACKING UP,MY 2011 TOYOTA RAV4 ACCELERATED HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING THE MAN BEHIND HIS VEHICLE TO BE THROWN AND ALMOST RAN HIM OVER. HE WAS TAKEN AWAY IN AN AMBULANCE. MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND LICENSE SUSPENDED.THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD HAVE STOPPED MY VEHICLE. WEBSITES I HAVE LOOKED AT…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · May 11, 2018 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2011 Toyota RAV4 have?

NHTSA has 50 complaints about the 2011 Toyota RAV4 brakes — 12% 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.