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2020 Toyota RAV4 body & structure problems

The 2020 Toyota RAV4 has 59 body & structure complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

59

Body & Structure complaints

7%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Body & Structure complaints by year

RAV4 body & structure complaints by model year90 complaints1996: 1 complaints1997: 6 complaints1998: 3 complaints1999: 6 complaints2000: 2 complaints2001: 8 complaints2002: 5 complaints2003: 7 complaints2004: 4 complaints2005: 5 complaints2006: 22 complaints2007: 25 complaints2008: 19 complaints2009: 17 complaints2010: 13 complaints2011: 16 complaints2012: 15 complaints2013: 28 complaints2014: 17 complaints2015: 30 complaints2016: 14 complaints2017: 18 complaints2018: 14 complaints2019: 90 complaints2020: 59 complaints2021: 21 complaints2022: 17 complaints2023: 8 complaints2024: 14 complaints2025: 6 complaints
RAV4 body & structure complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“The contact owns a 2020 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that the mirror housings of the vehicle were melting. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 8,500.”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Body & Structure · September 7, 2021 · fire

Common questions

How many body & structure complaints does the 2020 Toyota RAV4 have?

NHTSA has 59 complaints about the 2020 Toyota RAV4 body & structure — 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.