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1997 TOYOTA RAV4

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Reported problems

54 complaints · median 110000 miles
ComponentReports
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE7
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION5
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE3
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS3
AIR BAGS2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2
ENGINE2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS2
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)1
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY1
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH1
POWER TRAIN1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR1
SEATS1
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER1
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS1
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR1
STRUCTURE:BODY1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING1
TIRES1
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS1

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.

1997 Toyota Rav4 Reported Problems: 54 complaints | CarFathom