IllustrationTHE VEHICLE CANNOT BE REFUELED FULLY WITHOUT TOPOFF, REDUCING THE DRIVING RANGE OF THE VEHICLE.
2019 Toyota RAV4
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most RAV4 years
Owner complaints for the 2019 Toyota RAV4 are substantially higher than the model-year median of 258.5.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
2570–25K
2525–50K
1550–75K
575–100K
7100–150K
0150K+
309 reports with mileage · 568 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Fuel/propulsion System. Review the 255 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine. Review the 205 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 102 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
25 crash reports2 fire reports16 injury reports
Fuel/propulsion System complaints
255 reportsTHE FUEL TANK TANK DOES NOT FILLING UP COMPLETELY AND GIVES MISLEADING INFORMATION THAT IT IS FULLY FILLED UP WHEN IN FACT IT IS ABOUT 3-4 GALLONS SHORT. THE GAS STATION PUMP AUTOMATICALLY STOP EVEN THE GAS TANK WAS NOT FULLY FILLED UP
SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE AUGUST 2109 I NOTICED THE FUEL TANK WOULD ONLY HOLD ABOUT 8 GALLONS OF GAS FROM EMPTY. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE CAR IN AWHILE LATER AND WAS TOLD TOYOTA WAS WORKING ON A FIX AND WOULD CALL ME WHEN IT WAS SOLVED. I WAITED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND CALLED TOYOTA CUSTO…
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SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE AUGUST 2109 I NOTICED THE FUEL TANK WOULD ONLY HOLD ABOUT 8 GALLONS OF GAS FROM EMPTY. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE CAR IN AWHILE LATER AND WAS TOLD TOYOTA WAS WORKING ON A FIX AND WOULD CALL ME WHEN IT WAS SOLVED. I WAITED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY SAID THEY COULD PUT IN A NEW FUEL TANK BUT IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T CORRECT THE ISSUE AND WHEN THEY'RE FIX CAME OUT THEY WOULD CONTACT ME. THEY WERE CORRECT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I'VE WAITED PATIENTLY AND THE CAR IS NOW 1 YR OLD. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD NO FIX YET. I ASKED THE REPRESENTATIVE IF SHE COULD GIVE ME THAT IN WRITING AND SHE REFUSED. I LET HER KNOW THAT TOYOTA SOLD ME A PRODUCT THAT WAS NOT AS ADVERTISED ON FUEL RANGE AND TANK CAPACITY. A QUESTION TO NHSTA WOULD BE IF WHEN THIS VEHICLE WAS SAFETY CERTIFIED WAS IT DONE WITH A FUNCTIONING FUEL TANK OR THEIR DEFECTIVE TANK? CAN THIS PROBLEM CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE.?
MY 2019 RAV4 LE HAS A 14.5 GALLON FUEL TANK AND ONLY TAKES ABOUT 8 TO 9 GALLONS OF GAS WHEN I FILL UP FROM EMPTY. WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I WAS GETTING 450 MILES PER FULL TANK AND NOW THE MOST I GET IS 330. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL EVEN THOUGH MY CAR WAS GETTING 22 MILES TO THE GAL…
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MY 2019 RAV4 LE HAS A 14.5 GALLON FUEL TANK AND ONLY TAKES ABOUT 8 TO 9 GALLONS OF GAS WHEN I FILL UP FROM EMPTY. WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I WAS GETTING 450 MILES PER FULL TANK AND NOW THE MOST I GET IS 330. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL EVEN THOUGH MY CAR WAS GETTING 22 MILES TO THE GALLON AND NOT 26 MPG WHICH WOULD BE ON THE LOW END.
THE CAR HAS STALLED TWICE OUT OF THE BLUE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP, AND THEY SAID THE VAPOR LOCK HAD GAS IN IT. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE $1000. THE EXCUSE WAS WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE YOU RUN THE RISK OF GAS GETTING INTO THE VAPOR LOCK EVERY TIME YOU FILL UP... THAT IS BULL. IT STALLED IN MOTION TWICE ON A CITY STREET.
MOANING, BUZZING NOISE OF FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WHEN ACCELERATION TO 35MPH, ALSO UPON DECELERATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN CAR IS HOT.
WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED. WHEN WE TRY TO FILL THE GAS TANK UP IT WILL ONLY FILL UP ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY. THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE GAS TANK. WE TOOK IT TO TOYOTA WHO ONLY RESET THE COMPUTER. HOWEVER, WE ARE STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. EVEN THOUGH TOYOTA IS AWARE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE, THEY SAID THEY DO NOT PRESENT…
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WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED. WHEN WE TRY TO FILL THE GAS TANK UP IT WILL ONLY FILL UP ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY. THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE GAS TANK. WE TOOK IT TO TOYOTA WHO ONLY RESET THE COMPUTER. HOWEVER, WE ARE STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. EVEN THOUGH TOYOTA IS AWARE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE, THEY SAID THEY DO NOT PRESENTLY HAVE A FIX AND DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY'LL HAVE ONE. THE FUEL READING IS NOT ACCURATE AND WE ARE ALSO NOT GETTING THE FULL FUNCTIONALITY OF THE VEHICLE WE PURCHASED. WE WERE ALSO NOT MADE AWARE AHEAD OF TIME THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE ON THE VEHICLE.
WHEN WE FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, WE USED TO BE ABLE TO FILL IT UP ALL THE WAY AND COMPLETELY NOW YOU CAN'T FILL IT UP ALL THE WAY. WHEN WE FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR, WE WERE ABLE TO GET ABOUT 450 MILES WITH A FULL TANK OF FUEL. NOW, WHEN WE GO TO FILL UP, WE ONLY GET ABOUT 350 MILES FOR A FULL TANK WHEN FILLING UP THE TANK DOESN…
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WHEN WE FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, WE USED TO BE ABLE TO FILL IT UP ALL THE WAY AND COMPLETELY NOW YOU CAN'T FILL IT UP ALL THE WAY. WHEN WE FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR, WE WERE ABLE TO GET ABOUT 450 MILES WITH A FULL TANK OF FUEL. NOW, WHEN WE GO TO FILL UP, WE ONLY GET ABOUT 350 MILES FOR A FULL TANK WHEN FILLING UP THE TANK DOESN'T ALLOW US TO FILL THE TANK UP COMPLETELY THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL! *TR
UNABLE TO FILL GAS TANK FULLY IN ADDITION TO DISPLAYED RANGE BEING INACCURATE. TANK ONLY FILLS ABOUT 3/4 WITH AVERAGE DISTANCE TO EMPTY READING ABOUT 350 MILES, WHICH IS ACTUALLY MORE THAN THE DISTANCE WE ARE ABLE TO TRAVEL BEFORE NEEDING TO REFUEL. *TR
FUEL TANK DOES NOT FILL TO CORRECT CAPACITY. WHENEVER I FILL MY TANK, EVEN WHEN THE LOW FUEL LIGHT IS ON, I AM ONLY ABLE TO FILL APPROXIMATELY 9 GALLONS. THE ADVERTISED CAPACITY OF THE TANK IS 14.5 GALLONS. THIS IS VERIFIED BY THE RANGE AND FUEL INDICATOR ON MY DASHBOARD. THE FUEL TANK STOPS FILLING AT ABOUT 3/4-7/8 OF A TANK AN…
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FUEL TANK DOES NOT FILL TO CORRECT CAPACITY. WHENEVER I FILL MY TANK, EVEN WHEN THE LOW FUEL LIGHT IS ON, I AM ONLY ABLE TO FILL APPROXIMATELY 9 GALLONS. THE ADVERTISED CAPACITY OF THE TANK IS 14.5 GALLONS. THIS IS VERIFIED BY THE RANGE AND FUEL INDICATOR ON MY DASHBOARD. THE FUEL TANK STOPS FILLING AT ABOUT 3/4-7/8 OF A TANK AND THEN RANGE INDICATED BETWEEN 380-400 MILES. TOYOTA ADVERTISES A RANGE ON 580 MILES. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT MY CURRENT MPG, I SHOULD BE WITHIN ABOUT 40 MILES OF THIS NUMBER. *TR
Official recalls
720V682000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump
Nov 4, 2020
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 4Runner, 2019-2020 Avalon, 2019 Corolla Hatchback, 2017-2019 Highlander, 2018-2020 Camry, 2020 Corolla, 2018-2019 Land Cruiser, 2017-2020 Tacoma, 2019-2020 RAV4, 2019-2020 Sequoia, 2017-2020 Sienna, 2019-2020 Tundra, 2018-2020 Lexus ES350, 2017 Lexus GS200t, 2017-2019 Lexus GS350, 2019 Lexus GS300, 2018-2020 Lexus LC500h, 2019-2020 Lexus LS500, 2018-2019 Lexus GX460, 2017 Lexus IS200t, 2019 Lexus IS300, 2019 Lexus IS350, 2018-2020 Lexus LC500, 2018 Lexus LS500, 2019 Lexus LS500h, 2018-2019 Lexus LX570, 2017 Lexus RC200t, 2019 Lexus RC300, RC350, 2017 and 2019-2020 Lexus RX350, 2018-2020 RX350L, 2019 Lexus UX200, 2018-2019 Lexus NX300 vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly with an improved one, free of charge. Owners of specific models were notified that remedy parts were available starting January 21, 2021. Owners of other models will be notified as remedy parts become available. Remedy parts should be available for all affected vehicles by late March 2021. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 20V-012. Toyota's number for this recall is 20TA02. Lexus' number for this recall is 20LA01.
20V373000 · Steering:electric Power Assist System
Jun 24, 2020
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019-2020 RAV4 and 2020 RAV4 Hybrid vehicles equipped with electric power steering (EPS). Water may enter through the steering gear box cover and cause a loss of electric power steering assist.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A loss of power steering assist could increase steering effort at low vehicle speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the power steering gear box, free of charge. The recall began August 17, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is 20TB11 / 20TA11.
20V286000 · Suspension:front:control Arm:lower Arm
May 20, 2020
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019-2020 RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid vehicles. The front lower suspension arms may have cracks, which may result in the suspension arm separating from the front wheel assembly.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If a suspension control arm breaks, it can result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace both front lower suspension arms, free of charge. This recall began August 10, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's interim numbers for this recall are 20TB08 / 20TA08.
20V064000 · Engine And Engine Cooling
Feb 6, 2020
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020 Toyota Avalon Hybrid, Camry, Camry Hybrid and Lexus ES300h and 2019-2020 RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid vehicles equipped with 2.5L 4-Cylinder engines. Porosity in the engine castings may result in cracks than can allow coolant to leak internally and/or externally.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A coolant leak can cause the engine to overheat and cause a vehicle stall in conventional gasoline vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, for all involved vehicles, the engine may get damaged mechanically, possibly resulting in an engine oil leak, increasing the risk of a fire.
Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the engine including the engine block, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began April 3, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's number for this recall is 20TA04. Lexus' number for this recall is 20LA02.
19V576000 · Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera
Aug 6, 2019
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019 RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid vehicles. Due to a damaged electrical connector, the back-up camera may not activate when the vehicle is in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply to Federal Motor Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rearview Mirrors."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the backup camera system does not activate and the driver does not check his/her surroundings while reversing, there is an increased risk of a crash.
Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the back-up camera system and replace the audio display unit, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began September 27, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is K0N.
19V503000 · Equipment:other:labels
Jun 28, 2019
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Toyota Camry, Corolla, Rav4, Sienna, and Yaris iA vehicles equipped with factory-installed floor mats. The load carrying capacity modification label may be incorrect. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An incorrect label may lead to unintentionally overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: SET will notify owners and provide a corrected label for placement over the inaccurate label, free of charge. The recall began August 23, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. SET's number for this recall is SET19A.
19V244000 · Equipment:other:labels
Mar 27, 2019
Gulf States Toyota (GST) is recalling certain 2019 C-HR, 4Runner, Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, Land Cruiser, Prius, RAV4, Sequoia, Tacoma, Sienna, Tundra and Yaris vehicles. The text on the load capacity label may become illegible. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the driver cannot read the label, they may unknowingly overload the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: GST will notify owners, and dealers will provide corrected load carrying capacity modification labels, free of charge. The recall began May 24, 2019. Owners may contact GST customer service at 1-800-444-1074. GST's number for this recall is 19R1.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.