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2010 Toyota RAV4 Safety Report

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

Recalls

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...

Safety Ratings

Overall

Not Rated

Front Crash

Not Rated

Side Crash

Not Rated

Rollover

★★★★★

Rating for: 2010 Toyota RAV4 4-DR. w/SAB

Top Complaint Categories

SUSPENSION
87
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
58
POWER TRAIN
26
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
23
AIR BAGS
17
STEERING
15
VISIBILITY/WIPER
12
SEAT BELTS
10

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Date ↓ComponentSummary
Mar 17, 2026POWER TRAINI was about to accelerate on a main avenue, made a clunking sound and came to a halt. Couldn't pull ...
Aug 12, 2025STRUCTUREThe paint on hood is rusty and corroded, this can affect the body of the vehicle since it exposes th...
Apr 5, 2025ENGINEBurns oil. No leaks and compression is spot on. Burns oil so bad that around every 2,000 miles, if y...
Nov 1, 2024SERVICE BRAKESThe contact owns a 2010 Toyota RAV4. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed a...
Aug 26, 2024SUSPENSIONNHTSa CAMPAIGN ID 16v596000 AUG 12, 2016 Recalls supercedes 13V-383 vehicles inspected but did no...
May 6, 2024SUSPENSION,ENGINEEngine oil is burning with out discharging from the engine. Can find no leak anywhere in the engine...
Jun 7, 2023VISIBILITYThe contact owns a 2010 Toyota RAV4. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the m...
Apr 8, 2023SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHERI just purchased a used 2010 toyota rav 4 base fwd and when making left or right turn I hear loud cl...
Apr 2, 2023POWER TRAIN,ENGINETransmission vavle body issue and not safe to drive
Mar 30, 2023SEAT BELTSDriver belt seat loose
Nov 29, 2022AIR BAGSImpact on Right front end at 60 mph and air bags did not deploy
Nov 17, 2022ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMI have a 2010 Toyota rav4 limited and sometimes the car starts and sometimes it doesn’t but all the ...
Aug 10, 2022VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHEROn August 10 2022 I was pulling slowly into a parking spot with foot lightly on brake to control for...
Nov 19, 2021UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINEWhile driving my vehicle, it began to smoke under the hood. I exited the highway in order to pull ov...
Oct 9, 2021TIRESMy tires are a 225/65R17. repeatedly, in heavy rain or very wet snow, the tires on mounted on the d...
Sep 25, 2021UNKNOWN OR OTHERI was operating the vehicle on 09/25/2021 and at approximately 9:45am, the car accelerated quickly c...
Aug 1, 2021ELECTRICAL SYSTEMThe contact owns a 2010 Toyota RAV4. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, the steering wheel ina...
Aug 1, 2021STEERING[XXX] Hi, My name is [XXX]i. I own a 2010 Toyota RAV4. Which I had bought from roseville Toyota de...
Jul 16, 2021SUSPENSION,ENGINEThis car was bought for a new driver and we have had 2 separate occasions when she has gotten somewh...
Jun 1, 2021STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLSteering becomes very hard to control with no slack and in the wheel and occasionally it feels like ...