La NHTSA ha recibido 347 quejas de propietarios sobre el Toyota RAV4 2018, es decir 39,5 por año en circulación: un número de quejas habitual (índice de quejas 0,98; 1,00 es el promedio de todos los vehículos seguidos). Entre los 76 vehículos del año-modelo 2018 que seguimos, ocupa el puesto 48 de 76 por quejas al año (1 = menos quejas). Frente a otros modelos Toyota, su tasa es un 15 % mayor; frente a otros SUV compactos, es un 35 % menor.
Las cifras se normalizan por tiempo en circulación, no por ventas: un modelo popular genera más reportes que uno raro, y las quejas no se verifican una por una. Cómo contamos
Quejas presentadas entre el 2017-12-13 y el 2026-10-06. Mediana entre el incidente y la presentación: 9 días.
347Quejas
39.5Quejas por año en circulación
0.98Índice de quejas vs. todos los vehículos
3Retiros
18.4%Porcentaje con choque o incendio
22Últimos 12 meses
Análisis
El año-modelo siguiente (2019) registró 115,7 al año, más que este. En sus dos primeros años en circulación, el modelo 2018 acumuló 91 quejas, un 6 % mayor que el vehículo promedio del mismo año-modelo.
El área de problemas más común es Sistema eléctrico (31,7 % de las quejas), seguido de Desconocido u otro (15,9 %) y Motor (10,1 %). Las quejas de Sistema eléctrico son aquí 2,0 veces más frecuentes que en el conjunto de vehículos seguidos. 64 quejas (18,4 %) describen un choque o incendio; los dueños mencionan 19 lesiones y 0 muertes.
La mitad de los incidentes ocurrió dentro de los 48 meses siguientes al inicio del año-modelo; el periodo más intenso fue después de cinco años (42 % de los incidentes). En los últimos 12 meses se presentaron 22 quejas nuevas, frente a 65 en los 12 meses anteriores: una disminución del 66 %.
La NHTSA registra 3 retiros de seguridad para este año-modelo. 2 investigaciones de la NHTSA cubren este año-modelo; la más reciente es «Pedestrian alert sounds» (petición de investigación, abierta el 2023-01-27, cerrada el 2023-08-07).
Índice de quejas
vs. todos los vehículos0.98
vs. otros modelos Toyota1.15
vs. otros modelos 20180.83
vs. otros SUV compactos0.65
Quejas en los primeros 2 años · vs. promedio del mismo año-modelo (91)1.06
We were part of a 4 car collision on the freeway. A Ford Expedition that was slammed into then slammed into our RAV. The airbags never deployed and an error code came up saying fail for airbags.
Airbags y cinturones · 2026-06-21 · ODI 11745520 · Choque
On October 27, 2025, I was housesitting and watching a friends' son and dropped him off at school. I returned to their house, shut off the car, went into the house, started cleaning home in preparation of returning to my home.
Sistema eléctrico · 2026-04-07 · ODI 11729761 · Incendio
The contact owns a 2018 Toyota RAV4. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and turning right or left, the vehicle lost power and failed to accelerate as needed while depressing the accelerator pedal.
Sistema de combustible · 2026-10-06 · ODI 11769276
Cooper tires 225/65R17. Purchased 4 tires in June. From installation the tires were bouncy. The garage said it was the struts, so I replaced the struts, but the problem persists. 2 weeks later I took the car back.
Ruedas, neumáticos y suspensión · 2026-09-13 · ODI 11763934
Before o had taken my RAV4 into Toyota for the recall a AAA tech. had replaced the battery after jump starting it. There was nothing wrong with the sensors or anything else but after the battery was replaced all the electric sensors that are for lane change…
Sistema eléctrico · 2026-08-03 · ODI 11754574
Extractos de quejas presentadas ante la NHTSA (en inglés), recortados. El número ODI es el identificador del registro en la NHTSA.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY Número 23V734000 · 2023-11-01
Resumen: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2013-2018 RAV4 vehicles. Certain replacement 12-volt batteries may not fit properly in the battery tray, allowing the battery to move and contact the hold-down bracket, possibly causing a short circuit.
Riesgo: A battery short circuit increases the risk of a fire.
Solución: Dealers will replace the battery clamp sub-assembly, battery tray, and positive terminal cover, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed December 27, 2024, to 2013-2014 RAV4 owners. Additional owner notification letters will be mailed in phases, phase 2 will begin on May 14, 2025, and phase 3 in late July 2025. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 23TB13 and 23TA13.
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Número 19V503000 · 2019-06-28
Resumen: Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Toyota Camry, Corolla, Rav4, Sienna, and Yaris iA vehicles equipped with factory-installed floor mats. The load carrying capacity modification label may be incorrect. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
Riesgo: An incorrect label may lead to unintentionally overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Solución: SET will notify owners and provide a corrected label for placement over the inaccurate label, free of charge. The recall began August 23, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. SET's number for this recall is SET19A.
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Número 17V831000 · 2017-12-20
Resumen: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Toyota 4Runner and Tundra, 2018 Toyota Highlander, RAV4 and Lexus GX460 and 2017 Toyota Sienna and Tacoma vehicles. These vehicles may have incorrect load carrying capacity modification labels. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
Riesgo: An incorrect load information label can result in the operator overloading the vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.
Solución: Toyota will notify owners and provide them with corrected labels, free of charge. The recall began on January 23, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are H0Z for Toyota vehicles, and HLF for Lexus vehicles.
DP22005 · petición de investigación · ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM · Abierta el 2023-01-27 · Cerrada 2023-08-07 · Número 22V063000 · Años-modelo: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and ele…
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE) to understand the contributing factors and frequency of vehicle fires originating from the battery region of the engine compartment in Model Year (MY) 2013-2018 Toyota RAV4 vehicles on 25 February 2021. At the time of opening, ODI attributed eleven allegations and additional EWR events to this PE. PE21005 focused on rep…
