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2026 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

Owners have filed 18 safety complaints about the 2026 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid with the US government. Of those, 2 describe a crash, 3 people were injured and no death is recorded. One recall campaign is open against it, covering equipment.

The most complained-about system is forward collision avoidance, named in 4 complaints, 22% of the total.

Compiled from NHTSA's complaint, recall and investigation files · Covers March 2026 to August 2026 · How this is counted

What is on file

18 complaints on file

18

Complaints

2

Describe a crash

0

Mention fire

3

People injured

0

Deaths

A complaint is an unverified account by the person who filed it, not a finding of fault. One complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts them.

A recall is the manufacturer conceding a defect, and the repair is free. Whether one covers your particular car is a question only its VIN can answer, because a campaign covers a production range rather than a model year.

Which system owners named

Complaints naming each system
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 8 · 44%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 4 · 22%
STRUCTURE 4 · 22%
AIR BAGS 2 · 11%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 · 11%
LANE DEPARTURE 2 · 11%
BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 · 6%
SEAT BELTS 1 · 6%
SERVICE BRAKES 1 · 6%
SUSPENSION 1 · 6%
VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 · 6%
0 4 8

Red marks a system with a recall campaign against it. One complaint can name several systems, so these add up to more than 18.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program

NHTSA has not crash tested the 2026 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid. Its New Car Assessment Program tests a selection of each year's vehicles and does not reach motorcycles, heavy trucks, motorhomes or most low-volume models, so an absence here says nothing about how the vehicle would perform. It is not a low score.

What owners have reported about this vehicle is below, and it is a different question: a crash test measures what happens to the people inside in a controlled impact, while a complaint records what broke during ordinary use.

Recall campaigns

1 on file

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

26V571000 · September 2, 2026

The defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2024 Toyota Tacoma Hybrid, 2025 Tundra Hybrid, Tundra, 2026 RAV4 Hybrid, 4Runner i-Force Max Hybrid, and 4Runner vehicles. The load carrying capacity modification label may display inaccurate added weight values. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
The risk
A vehicle with an incorrect maximum capacity weight value may be overloaded, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the load carrying capacity modification label, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed October 18, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 26TA18.

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · up to 135 vehicles across all model years covered

In owners’ own words

Quoted from the complaint file

Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.

AIR BAGS

2 injured · crash · towed

My wife and I were involved in a bad accident in [XXX] on XXX and the main point of impact was the front of the of the vehicle. A driver ran a red light and impacted with our suv. The front was taken off of the vehicle yet no airbags were deployed. The main fuse block is up front in the engine bay and it was damaged during the crash we were bruised up and hurting pretty badly after the crash, A system malfunction lamp illuminated immediately after the crash. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA complaint 11757392. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

SUSPENSION

1 injured · crash · towed

While driving my 2026 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid (VIN [XXX], approximately 354 miles on the odometer), I was involved in a frontal collision. Event Data Recorder (EDR) data retrieved from the vehicle's Airbag Control Module via Bosch CDR tool confirms the following: The Pre-Collision System (PCS) On/Off switch was ON and the system reported "Enable" status (no fault/DTC) throughout the 5-second pre-crash window. The Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system status was recorded as "On, Non-Engaged" for the entire pre-crash window. The PCS-PBA Request Flag (which would indicate the system requested automatic brake assist) remained OFF for the entire pre-crash window — the system never requested

NHTSA complaint 11759205, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The sunglasses compartment spontaneously comes open repeatedly when the car is operating, dropping its contents on the driver and passengers

NHTSA complaint 11760066. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
The dash warning "System malfunction/SRS Airbag/advance parking system malfunction" and all the lights lit up as we were on a road trip. it happened 3 times- each after we had been driving 5 hours or more, and each time after we had stopped the car and then got in to drive again. Safety of ourselves and others put at risk as we had NO safety features working as we drove with this warning. Visited 2 dealers on trip- Ramey Princeton Toyota, WV and Toms' River Gateway Toyota, NJ, They told us the part was: ADAS Module part 881C0-42061. Car is currently at dealer where we purchased it: Hendrick Toyota, Wilmington NC. Told the part is on back order and NO ETA for it to arrive.

NHTSA complaint 11759020. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The sunglasses hatch is impaired which causes items to fall from the overhead, impairing the driver. This is a commonly reported issue amongst Internet forums and at the particular dealer I took it for repair. It is not easily repairable and if someone does not know about this issue, like me, it could cause it to fall on them and wreck when driving.

NHTSA complaint 11759135. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Sunglasses fell out of holder now it will not stay closed.

NHTSA complaint 11758787. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

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Other years of the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2025 5 2 —
2021 22 1 —
2020 13 5 —
2019 22 3 —
2018 15 0 —
2017 14 0 —

Other 2026 Toyota models

Camry Hybrid 117 Grand Highlander 26 Tundra 23 BZ 16 Corolla 15 4Runner 7 C-HR 7 Prius 5

Complaints on file, same model year.

Every Toyota on this site — 279 vehicles, 372 recall campaigns and 4 open investigation s.

If this is your car and a dealer keeps failing to fix it, your state's lemon law may require the manufacturer to replace it or buy it back. How many repair attempts it takes, and how long you have to file, is set by the state you bought in and by nothing on this page.

Where these numbers come from

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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