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2022 Toyota RAV4: raw data

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vehicle2022 / toyota / rav4
known issues8 clusters (reviewed 2026-06-14)
complaints144 on file (2022-03-18 → 2026-09-03)
recalls1
investigations0
fars40 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Engine stall with "Steering Power Low" messageSTEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE20 complaints2024-01 → 2026-05rav4-2022-engine-stall-rain
  • 11567889 Safety issue: "Engine Stopped/Started: Due to Steering Power Low" Yesterday, it was heavy rain. My new 2022 RAV4 shut down and would not start due to the warning sign "Steering Power Low." I restarted a few times, but the whole car was jerking and the rpm's were fluttering up…
  • 11665547 Engine shuts off with exposure to rain.
  • 11719600 I was driving home in the rain for about 75 minutes and when I arrived in my driveway I saw steam coming from the front grille area. It wasn't due to a high engine coolant temperature so I decided to carefully open the hood and check for the source. I saw water inside the…
  • 11650254 Car starts and then turns itself off immediately. It shows the message “Engine Stopped Steering Power Low”. It is raining where I live and I’ve read online that this is an issue that is happening to these vehicles when it rains.
Water intrusion and accumulation in doorsSTRUCTURE11 complaints2024-08 → 2026-05rav4-2022-door-water-intrusion
  • 11664036 When it rains, the water goes inside the door. So I have lots of water in my door. Toyota didn’t properly seal the outside of the door.
  • 11620340 The contact owns a 2022 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while either driving at various speeds or coming to a stop, a moving water sound would emit from both the rear driver and passenger side doors. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer on multiple occasions to…
  • 11662534 Vehicle Information: Year/Make/Model: 2022 Toyota RAV4 LE VIN: [XXX] Owner: [XXX] Summary of Problem: Water is building up inside the doors of my 2022 Toyota RAV4 LE. I purchased this vehicle brand new, and I’ve had several problems back-to-back. When I took the car to the…
  • 11606352 Rear passenger door does not drain and holds water. This is a potential mold issue which is a health problem. This will also cause the doors to rust.
Sunroof/moonroof glass shatteringUNKNOWN OR OTHER8 complaints2022-11 → 2026-04rav4-2022-sunroof-shatter
  • 11729230 The sunroof shattered while I was driving. There were no other vehicles around me or on the street. I heard a loud bang and glass rained down on me. The glass is pitched upward like it exploded from the inside. There is no other damage to my car. I had no warning other than…
  • 11597369 On [XXX], I opened the unblemished retractable glass roof of my 2022 RAV4 XSE. The rear windows were rolled down approximately 4 inches. No other cars/people were in front, next to, or behind me. As I accelerated to approximately 35 mph, I heard an explosive blast and peered…
  • 11700925 The Panoramic Sunroof Shattered on its Own out of nowhere. It just made loud noise. we thought it was tire, but car did not make move, looking above we saw the panoramic section of sunroof shattered. I went to dealer, they said there is a point of contact (means something has…
  • 11501631 The moonroof glass shattered unexpectedly with no impact or previous damage while driving on the Highway. The vehicle is only 3 months old has not been involved in any accidents or incidents. If the interior moonroof shade was not closed the glass would have dropped all over…
Unintended acceleration at low speedVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL8 complaints2022-10 → 2026-01rav4-2022-unintended-acceleration
  • 11714277 Driving up a slope of about 20-30 degrees gradient of a straight lane going into a private parking lot. Braked and decided to make a 3-point turn to get back out. There was no traffic in the lane. Put gear on reverse while on the slope with the vehicle pointing in the up…
  • 11699459 At the car wash while slowly pulling (1mph) into a parking space to vacuum the vehicle the car unexpectedly accelerated. The brakes failed and the car continued to accelerate until forced into park and turning off the vehicle. During the acceleration there was a grinding…
  • 11491162 Car automatically accelerated when slowing down to make a turn into parking lot. Car is only a few months old and has 7,000 miles on it.
  • 11495306 On 11-9 the vehicle had an unintended acceleration that resulted in a collision. The vehicle was brand new. On 11-8 the vehicle had another unintended acceleration with a different driver where no collision was involved. Toyota is ignoring the problem.
Infotainment screen blackout and audio failureELECTRICAL SYSTEM7 complaints2023-02 → 2026-03rav4-2022-infotainment-blackout
  • 11722950 My infotainment screen went black while I was driving at night and it will not come back on. There was no warning. I took it to the dealer and they said that the system had failed. I saw on line that there was a recall for this very issue but my car is a '22 and not included…
  • 11707105 The infotainment screen and its buttons do not work. All I see when parked or driving is an unresponsive black screen. There was no warning prior to the screen not functioning.
  • 11592006 The Multimedia dashboard is completely blank. Not able to use sound, gps, music, etc. Cant set time or any adjustments to vehicle. This seems to be a manufacturing issue. Dealer said there is nothing they can do about it. Was told will need to pay $1600 to replace it.…
  • 11588206 The radio screen in this vehicle keeps going black. When it is connected to CarPlay, the GPS will randomly shut off. At times, the radio steering wheel controls and the volume knob on the radio will not adjust the volume creating a safety hazard as I not able to lower or turn…
Airbag non-deployment in crashesAIR BAGS7 complaints2022-08 → 2025-10rav4-2022-airbag-non-deployment
  • 11507203 The contact owned a 2022 Toyota RAV4. The contact stated that when he was making a left turn at a light, he was involved in a front-end collision. No warning lights were illuminated. The air bags failed to deploy, and the contact stated that he required medical attention for a…
  • 11577399 My wife and I were traveling down SR74 mp 12 and rear ended a cow at 68 miles per hour. The airbags did not deploy from impact and yet the car is totaled the hood started through the safety glass of the windshield.
  • 11562109 I was in a collision which was a tbone situation on the drivers side and the drivers side or front airbags did not deploy.
  • 11479050 SUV came on highway on exit ramp car ahead of me sharply moved right to center lane. Seeing the headlights I did too but he sideswiped me on driers side tearing the back tire and everything else out. He flipped me around so now I was facing on coming traffic in center lane. My…
Windshield cracking without impactVISIBILITY/WIPER5 complaints2022-09 → 2023-01rav4-2022-windshield-crack
  • 11499826 I just want it in writing that my windshield just randomly cracked. It was parked and nothing hit it and it just cracked.
  • 11492960 The contact owns a 2022 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, she noticed that the front windshield started to form a crack from the front passenger’s side over to the driver’s side of the windshield. The contact stated that the crack had…
  • 11482493 I purchased a brand new Toyota RAV4 Hybrid XLE on June 30, 2022 and on my first drive, 6.4 miles from the dealership to my home, the the windshield developed a crack on the driver's side. It is available for inspection. Both Toyota and Safelite say they are having supply…
ABS engagement and braking behavior over rough roadsSERVICE BRAKES5 complaints2022-08 → 2025-01rav4-2022-abs-brake-engagement
  • 11481351 The breaks are failing to stop the car if there is any rough spots in the road it feels like I'm pushing against air, the car jerks, the break pedal will shudder. The car has no warning lights or sounds when this occurs. The car has recently been inspected by the dealership…
  • 11635315 I have taken vehicle to Toyota service center numerous times and showed them what the vehicle is doing and they are telling me it’s normal. Its not normal when every bump, manhole, railroad tracks you hit in the road with your foot on the brake when your trying to slow down…
  • 11482815 When breaking on dry roads no matter my speed, or how hard I press the breaks, the ABS system kicks in momentarily making my vehicle feel like it’s accelerating vs. stopping. This is very intermittent. Tends to happen more on rough city roads, however it really doesn’t matter.…

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
1442022-03-182026-09-03140ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:38; UNKNOWN OR OTHER:36; ENGINE:27; STEERING:20; STRUCTURE:18

Recalls all years →

campaign_numberreport_received_datecomponentsummaryconsequenceremedy
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 incorrectly detect the occupant. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."Incorrect detection of an occupant may result in improper air bag deployment during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.Dealers will inspect and repair the front passenger seat, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 2, 2022. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 22TA08.

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-202440legacy-code0

FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.

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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2022 Toyota RAV4 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2022/toyota/rav4
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  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2022 Toyota RAV4},
  year = {2026},
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  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
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