Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2023 Toyota RAV4 has 3 recalls, 125 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
3
Recalls
125
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 8, 2026
23V485000
TIRES:VALVE
Gulf States Toyota, Inc. (GST) is recalling certain 2023 Toyota RAV4 vehicles equipped with 17" black alloy accessory wheels. During installation of ...
25V595000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Toyota Venza, 2023-2025 RAV4 Prime, RAV4, Highlander, GR Corolla, Cro...
25V744000
BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022-2026 Toyota, Lexus, and Subaru Solterra vehicles equipped with a Panoramic...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2023 Toyota RAV4 SUV AWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER | Sat in driver seat, closed driver seat door, and the rear window shattered. There was no impact or o... |
| Mar 5, 2026 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | Had safety inspection done when having oil changed on 3/5/26. was informed by dealer that it needed ... |
| Mar 3, 2026 | STEERING,ENGINE | On a rainy day after driving on the interstate, I pulled into a drive thru. Once there and idling fo... |
| Mar 2, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Few days back got a message "voltage abnormality steering power low" a few times. Today, got a mess... |
| Feb 26, 2026 | SUSPENSION | The contact owns a 2023 Toyota RAV4. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, ... |
| Feb 15, 2026 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | When I put the vehicle in reverse the backup camera is displaying a black screen. I looked up recal... |
| Feb 13, 2026 | LANE DEPARTURE,BACK OVER PREVENTION,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | System states Pre System Collision Malfunction- Parking Brake Malfunction- secondary collision Malfu... |
| Feb 2, 2026 | STRUCTURE | When pulling into a driveway, sudden acceleration while slowing down caused crash into side of the g... |
| Jan 29, 2026 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2023 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated the front passenger’s side Occupant Classifi... |
| Jan 6, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | rear hatch fails repeatedly to open. it locks up. it failed to shut too and damaged a rear taillight... |
| Dec 23, 2025 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | The 2023 Toyota RAV4 8-speed transmission is catastrophically defective and poses an immediate safet... |
| Dec 10, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | My wife was going at about 10 - 15 mph coming up about 2 car lengths to a small curve in a residenti... |
| Dec 9, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | While entering my garage (video available)The 2023 Hybrid Rav 4 accelerated on its own when I was br... |
| Nov 11, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | We discovered severe mold contamination and water intrusion in our 2023 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid. My wife,... |
| Oct 20, 2025 | AIR BAGS | I was in a very bad accident on [XXX]. I was side swiped from the front passenger side of the car. I... |
| Oct 15, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | When driving, I occasionally hear a sloshing sound. After inspecting the vehicle, I realized it was ... |
| Oct 9, 2025 | TIRES | The passenger rear tire experienced a catastrophic tread separation failure on the highway at speed ... |
| Sep 28, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2023 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while depressing the brake pedal, the c... |
| Sep 9, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I was driving yesterday when we suddenly heard a pop on the roof. We pulled over and noticed that th... |
| Aug 29, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | While starting my rav4 prime, the instrument panel (gas gauge, speedometer, battery life, etc) went ... |