1998 Toyota Rav4: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 92 complaints
92
Total Complaints
109,000mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Top Issue
22
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

99,600 25th Percentile
109,000 Median Mileage
121,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
7
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
5
AIR BAGS
5
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
4
SEAT BELTS
3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
3

Severity Assessment

22
Crashes
0
Fires
15
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND THE AIRBAG S DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK"
"POWER ASSISTED FRONT DISC AND REAR BRAKE DRUMS FAILED."
"CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES AND WAS IMPACTED BY A HEAD-ON COLLISION OF A 75 CHEVROLET NOVA. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, SHREDDING THE STEERING WHEEL COVER, INJURING THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED DURING THIS CRASH. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28