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2012 Toyota RAV4 brakes problems

The 2012 Toyota RAV4 has 39 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

39

Brakes complaints

11%

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

“MADE A RIGHT TURN AFTER STOPPED AT RED LITE. COMING UP TO LINE OF TRAFFIC STOPPED AT ANOTHER LITE I STEPPED ON BRAKE AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING DOWN THREE TIMES WHILE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. POLICE REPORT FILED. MY FRONT BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. TOOK CAR TO DEALER…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · February 26, 2013 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2012 Toyota RAV4 have?

NHTSA has 39 complaints about the 2012 Toyota RAV4 brakes — 11% 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.