2018 Toyota RAV4 service brakes problems
28 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2018 Toyota RAV4 — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I tried breaking and was on a hill with a small incline stopping behind a car as a pedestrian was crossing. When I pushed on the breaks lightly the car didn't break. So I pushed harder as the car in front of me was a few feet. When I pressed harder on the breaks the car actually accelerated and hit…”
filed May 19, 2024
“This is 2 times now my brakes give me trouble since i bought the vehicle, the 1st time the brakes died n i had to keep pumping for it to work, the 2nd time it stuck to the floor n i had to use my hand brakes on the freeway.”
filed Sep 4, 2023
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes problems in other RAV4 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 RAV4 | 6 | 8% |
| 2024 RAV4 | 16 | 10% |
| 2023 RAV4 | 17 | 12% |
| 2022 RAV4 | 7 | 5% |
| 2021 RAV4 | 20 | 5% |
| 2020 RAV4 | 17 | 3% |
| 2019 RAV4 | 35 | 4% |
| 2017 RAV4 | 36 | 12% |
| 2016 RAV4 | 43 | 18% |
| 2015 RAV4 | 30 | 10% |
| 2014 RAV4 | 15 | 8% |
| 2013 RAV4 | 21 | 8% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2018 Toyota RAV4
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.