Brakes complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Toyota RAV4 has 33 NHTSA brakes complaints and 1 brakes-related recall.
33
Complaints
1
Recalls
6
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 8, 2026
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SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Toyota RAV4 vehicles manufactured October 30, 2015, to February...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | The braking system malfunctioned during Winter and snowy road conditions. Several instances happened... |
| Apr 22, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | The contact owned a 2016 Toyota RAV4. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the brake peda... |
| Feb 8, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while driving at an undetermined speed,... |
| Oct 4, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES | I was traveling at a speed of 40 mph on a wet road. As I approached an intersection with stop sign ... |
| Dec 5, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | SOMETIMES MY BRAKES WORK NORMALLY. OTHER TIMES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL BE HARD TO PUSH, AND THE BRAKE ... |
| Sep 16, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 65 MP... |
| Aug 23, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONTAC... |
| Nov 9, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA RAV-4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHIC... |
| Oct 15, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND TAPPING ON THE BR... |
| Aug 26, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STO... |
| Jul 31, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | ABS SYSTEM LIGHT IS ON AND THERE IS NO COVERAGE PLUS I DID NOT GET THE RECALL OF 2016. I AM ON LONG-... |
| Jun 18, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | MY BRAKES SEEM TO SCRAPE ABOUT THE FIRST 5 TIMES I USE THEM THEN THE SOUND GOES AWAY |
| May 18, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | MY CAR HAS ONLY 22,700 MILES. FRONTS END BRAKES AND ROTOR ARE TOTALLY WORN OUT. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN N... |
| Mar 30, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND LUNGED FORWARD. BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD THE V... |
| Jan 9, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | BRAKES ARE SQUEAKY AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED (20 MPH AND LESS) AT APPROXIMATELY 20K MILES. |
| Sep 26, 2018 | SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN THE RAIN, AND A WARNING CAME ON THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WAS MALFUNCTI... |
| May 17, 2018 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, TWO DEER SUDDENLY EMERG... |
| Sep 1, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | I BOUGHT THE CAR ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF BACK FROM TOYOTA DEAER IN ROCKVILLE, MD. WHEN I APPLIED BRAKE... |
| Jul 30, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO REPORT 10995701. AFTER TOYOTA REFUSED TO DO ANY REPAIRS TO THE CAR, I REPLA... |
| Jun 26, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN IN A ROUTINELY DRIVEN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AT LOW SPEED WITH THE CA... |