415 of the 3,075 complaints about the Toyota RAV4 (13.5%) concern Interior & equipment, making it the model's third-largest problem area. That share is 1.5× the Interior & equipment share across all tracked vehicles.
415Complaints · Interior & equipment
13.5%Share of complaints
1.51×vs. all vehicles
83Last 12 months
5.1%Share involving a crash or fire
4Related recalls
Analysis
By model year, Interior & equipment complaints peak with the 2019 model (96, 11% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2025 model (20). 83 Interior & equipment complaints were filed in the last 12 months versus 70 in the 12 months before — a steady pace.
Owners most often describe: “sunroof”, “glass”, “coolant bypass”, “bypass valve” and “shattered”. 21 of these reports (5.1%) describe a crash or fire, with 12 injuries and 0 deaths mentioned.
4 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 26V179000 (2026-03-24, model years 2024 and 2025).
Novemver 18, 2025 "I was driving my 2024 RAV4 .. suddenly - I only heard the glass shatter, not an impact on my sunroof glass.
Interior & equipment · 2025-11-25 · ODI 11701533
We discovered severe mold contamination and water intrusion in our 2023 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid. My wife, our [XXX] child, and I have been experiencing dizziness and nausea for months whenever we were inside the vehicle, but we did not know the cause until the…
Interior & equipment · 2025-11-14 · ODI 11699395
Vehicle was parked in my garage and it was 80° outside. I was standing at the door and heard an explosion. I found out that the rear glass on my RAV4 SUV exploded. Just glad the wife or kids were not standing around the vehicle.
Interior & equipment · 2026-08-28 · ODI 11760387
The internal GPS compass is faulty, causing turn-by-turn instructions to be confusing, constantly changing, and suggesting illegal turns. These problems are constant, which makes driving dangerous unless GPS is not used.
Interior & equipment · 2026-08-22 · ODI 11758696
Driving down the freeway and the moonroof exploded for no reason, sending glass shards on the passenger.
Interior & equipment · 2026-08-18 · ODI 11757808
I was driving on a 4 lane highway heading north bound in the right hand lane with my sister in the passenger seat both wearing seat belts traveling at approximately 55-60 miles per hour. Traffic was light.
Interior & equipment · 2026-08-14 · ODI 11756950
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Related recalls
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Campaign 26V179000 · 2026-03-24 · Model years: 2024, 2025
Summary: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Toyota Tundra, Tacoma Hybrid, Tacoma, RAV4 Hybrid, Land Cruiser Hybrid, Lexus GX550, 2024-2026 Tundra Hybrid, 2025 Sequoia Hybrid, Crown Signia, Grand Highlander, Lexus TX500 Hybrid, Lexus NX350 Hybrid, 2025-2026 Grand Highlander Hybrid, and Lexus TX350 vehicles. The load carrying capacity modification label may display inaccurate added weight values. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
Remedy: Dealers will replace the load carrying capacity modification label, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed May 26, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 26LB04, 26LA04, 26TB07, and 26TA07.
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Campaign 19V503000 · 2019-06-28 · Model years: 2018, 2019
Summary: 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."
Remedy: 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 Campaign 19V244000 · 2019-03-27 · Model years: 2019
Summary: Gulf States Toyota (GST) is recalling certain 2019 C-HR, 4Runner, Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, Land Cruiser, Prius, RAV4, Sequoia, Tacoma, Sienna, Tundra and Yaris vehicles. The text on the load capacity label may become illegible. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
Remedy: GST will notify owners, and dealers will provide corrected load carrying capacity modification labels, free of charge. The recall began May 24, 2019. Owners may contact GST customer service at 1-800-444-1074. GST's number for this recall is 19R1.
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Campaign 17V831000 · 2017-12-20 · Model years: 2018
Summary: 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."
Remedy: 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.
How common are Interior & equipment problems on the Toyota RAV4?
415 of the 3,075 complaints about the Toyota RAV4 (13.5%) concern Interior & equipment, making it the model's third-largest problem area. That share is 1.5× the Interior & equipment share across all tracked vehicles.
Which Toyota RAV4 model years have the most Interior & equipment complaints?
By model year, Interior & equipment complaints peak with the 2019 model (96, 11% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2025 model (20).
Is there a recall for Toyota RAV4 Interior & equipment problems?
4 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 26V179000 (2026-03-24, model years 2024 and 2025).