2022 Toyota RAV4 problems and recalls

Owner complaints on the 2022 Toyota RAV4 include 2 fatality reports, 14 crashes and 0 fires across 149 filings.

149
Complaints
1
Recalls
14
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
12
Injuries
117.7
Severity index

Severity index 117.7 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 117.7p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 5 of 97 by severity index among 2022 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 95% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2022 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 40 complaints (26.8%)40 27%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 37 complaints (24.8%)37 25%EngineEngine: 27 complaints (18.1%)27 18%SteeringSteering: 20 complaints (13.4%)20 13%StructureStructure: 19 complaints (12.8%)19 13%Power TrainPower Train: 11 complaints (7.4%)11 7%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 11 complaints (7.4%)11 7%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 10 complaints (6.7%)10 7%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM4026.8%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER3724.8%
ENGINE2718.1%
STEERING2013.4%
STRUCTURE1912.8%
POWER TRAIN117.4%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE117.4%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM106.7%

Complaints filed per year

021422022: 212023: 232024: 282025: 352026: 42 (partial year)222324252642
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
202221
202323
202428
202535
2026 (year to date)42
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 4.1x those in 2022 to 2022 (86 against 21).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
22V51900021/07/2022AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGERToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022 Rav4, Rav4 Hybrid, and Rav4 Prime vehicles. The front passenger seat may have been assembled with interference between internal parts that may cause the Occupant Classification System (OCS) sensor to inc

Other Toyota RAV4 model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 14 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-10-21. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.