Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2010 Toyota RAV4 has 14 recalls, 398 complaints.
14
Recalls
398
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 8, 2026
16V596000
SUSPENSION:REAR
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2006-2011 Toyota RAV4 vehicles manufactured October 31, 2005, to Sep...
14V743000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 Prius and Corolla, 2009-2011 Venza, 2006-2010 Avalon, 2007-2010 FJ ...
15V689000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Toyota Motor Company (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Tundra, Sequoia, Corolla, Corolla Matrix and Scion xB, 2008-2011 Highlander an...
16V096000
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 RAV4 vehicles manufactured July 28, 2005, to December 19, ...
15V577000
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 RAV4 vehicles manufactured October 27, 2008, to December 1...
16V396000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2005-2011 4Runner, Highlander, Sequoia, and Sienna, 2005-2010 Avalon and Tundra, 2006-20...
13V014000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain models interspersed through model years 2009 through 2013 as follows: model year 2009-20...
12V373000
SUSPENSION:REAR
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2011 RAV4 and 2010 Lexus HS250h passenger vehicles manufactured from October 2005 through Septembe...
13V383000
SUSPENSION:REAR
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2011 RAV4 and 2010 Lexus HS250h passenger vehicles manufactured from October 2005 through Septembe...
11V113000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2011 LEXUS LX570, 2003 THROUGH 2009 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, AND 2006 THROUGH 2010 RAV4 VEHICLES. THE ACCE...
13V123000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Southeast Toyota is recalling certain model year 2008 and 2010-2013 Toyota Tundra, 2010-2012 Rav4, 2012 Toyota Sequoia, 2010-2011 Toyota Corolla, 2010...
10V036000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
SOUTHEAST TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2011 PASSENGER VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAF...
10V017000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 AVALON, MODEL YEAR 2007-2010 CAMRY, MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 COROLLA, COROLLA MATRIX, RAV4, MODEL YEAR 20...
10V035000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
GULF STATES TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STAN...
Overall
Not Rated
Front Crash
Not Rated
Side Crash
Not Rated
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2010 Toyota RAV4 4-DR. w/SAB
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | I was about to accelerate on a main avenue, made a clunking sound and came to a halt. Couldn't pull ... |
| Aug 12, 2025 | STRUCTURE | The paint on hood is rusty and corroded, this can affect the body of the vehicle since it exposes th... |
| Apr 5, 2025 | ENGINE | Burns oil. No leaks and compression is spot on. Burns oil so bad that around every 2,000 miles, if y... |
| Nov 1, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | The contact owns a 2010 Toyota RAV4. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed a... |
| Aug 26, 2024 | SUSPENSION | NHTSa CAMPAIGN ID 16v596000 AUG 12, 2016 Recalls supercedes 13V-383 vehicles inspected but did no... |
| May 6, 2024 | SUSPENSION,ENGINE | Engine oil is burning with out discharging from the engine. Can find no leak anywhere in the engine... |
| Jun 7, 2023 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2010 Toyota RAV4. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the m... |
| Apr 8, 2023 | SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I just purchased a used 2010 toyota rav 4 base fwd and when making left or right turn I hear loud cl... |
| Apr 2, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Transmission vavle body issue and not safe to drive |
| Mar 30, 2023 | SEAT BELTS | Driver belt seat loose |
| Nov 29, 2022 | AIR BAGS | Impact on Right front end at 60 mph and air bags did not deploy |
| Nov 17, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I have a 2010 Toyota rav4 limited and sometimes the car starts and sometimes it doesn’t but all the ... |
| Aug 10, 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | On August 10 2022 I was pulling slowly into a parking spot with foot lightly on brake to control for... |
| Nov 19, 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | While driving my vehicle, it began to smoke under the hood. I exited the highway in order to pull ov... |
| Oct 9, 2021 | TIRES | My tires are a 225/65R17. repeatedly, in heavy rain or very wet snow, the tires on mounted on the d... |
| Sep 25, 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I was operating the vehicle on 09/25/2021 and at approximately 9:45am, the car accelerated quickly c... |
| Aug 1, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2010 Toyota RAV4. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, the steering wheel ina... |
| Aug 1, 2021 | STEERING | [XXX] Hi, My name is [XXX]i. I own a 2010 Toyota RAV4. Which I had bought from roseville Toyota de... |
| Jul 16, 2021 | SUSPENSION,ENGINE | This car was bought for a new driver and we have had 2 separate occasions when she has gotten somewh... |
| Jun 1, 2021 | STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Steering becomes very hard to control with no slack and in the wheel and occasionally it feels like ... |