NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Toyota RAV4 Recalls
The 2018 Toyota RAV4 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 1, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Toyota RAV4. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 333
- Crashes reported
- 31
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
33 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Toyota RAV4, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2018 Toyota RAV4
Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery
- Campaign
- 23V734000
- Reported
- November 1, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,853,568
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2017 RAV4
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 19V503000
- Reported
- June 28, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,325
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2017, 2019 RAV4, 4 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 17V831000
- Reported
- December 20, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 649
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 6 other models
2018 Toyota RAV4 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 333 owner complaints about the 2018 Toyota RAV4, the newest on October 15, 2026. Of these, 31 describe a crash (9%) and 33 a fire; owners reported 18 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Toyota RAV4, the component group named most often is the electrical system (39%), followed by the engine (10%) and the service brakes (8%).
1 of the 2018 Toyota RAV4's 3 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2018 Toyota RAV4 owners gave the mileage (145 complaints), the median was 12,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System130
- Unknown Or Other69
- Engine33
- Service Brakes28
- Power Train26
- Exterior Lighting23
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 30 | |
| 2019 | 47 | |
| 2020 | 31 | |
| 2021 | 42 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 34 | |
| 2024 | 45 | |
| 2025 | 56 | |
| 2026 | 19 |
Complaints about the 2018 Toyota RAV4 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 56. 46% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Toyota RAV4 drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Toyota RAV4 year in the same window: 9th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 333 complaints about the 2018 Toyota RAV4 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota RAV4 by model year
Other 2018 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted