NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Toyota RAV4 Recalls
The 2012 Toyota RAV4 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 19, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Toyota RAV4. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 260
- Crashes reported
- 36
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 Toyota RAV4, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2012 Toyota RAV4
Seat belts: rear/other
- Campaign
- 16V096000
- Reported
- February 19, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,123,752
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2011 RAV4, 1 other model
Visibility/wiper
- Campaign
- 15V577000
- Reported
- September 18, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 423,456
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2011 RAV4, 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 14V054000
- Reported
- February 12, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 261,114
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 13V123000
- Reported
- April 9, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,525
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011 RAV4, 16 other models
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 13V014000
- Reported
- January 16, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,235
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2011 RAV4, 15 other models
2012 Toyota RAV4 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 260 owner complaints about the 2012 Toyota RAV4, the newest on June 17, 2026. Of these, 36 describe a crash (14%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 22 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Toyota RAV4, the component group named most often is the visibility/wiper (20%), followed by the vehicle speed control (19%) and the service brakes (13%).
1 of the 2012 Toyota RAV4's 5 recalls also concerns the visibility/wiper.
Where 2012 Toyota RAV4 owners gave the mileage (163 complaints), the median was 25,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Visibility/Wiper53
- Vehicle Speed Control49
- Service Brakes34
- Electrical System30
- Seat Belts30
- Unknown Or Other26
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 29 | |
| 2014 | 32 | |
| 2015 | 21 | |
| 2016 | 62 | |
| 2017 | 20 | |
| 2018 | 17 | |
| 2019 | 19 | |
| 2020 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 7 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2012 Toyota RAV4 peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 62. 38% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Toyota RAV4 drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Toyota RAV4 year in the same window: 11th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 260 complaints about the 2012 Toyota RAV4 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota RAV4 by model year
Other 2012 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: June 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted