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2024 Toyota RAV4 engine problems

The 2024 Toyota RAV4 has 37 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 15% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

37

Engine complaints

15%

Share of year

5

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

“Two week old 2024 RAV4 hybrid with less than 300 miles. In my driveway I put car in drive and it suddenly and aggressively accelerated. It would not stop or slow despite my attempts to brake, trying to avoid collision all I could do was steer to avoid impact. Finally grazed a tree trunk, car then…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · November 7, 2024 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2024 Toyota RAV4 have?

NHTSA has 37 complaints about the 2024 Toyota RAV4 engine — 15% 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.