10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
18 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
23 / 0
Average Mileage:
5,550 miles

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« Read the previous 20 complaints

problem #8

Jul 062023

RAV4

  • miles
Airbags deployed without collision. Car went slightly off road, after attempted correction to get back onto the road the curtain airbags deployed.

- Huntington , WV, USA

problem #7

May 202023

RAV4

  • miles
On May 20th, 2023 @ approximately 9:50 P.M. we struck a deer head on. Impact was severe enough that the passenger airbag should have deployed, but failed to deploy. I looked at the wiring guide for this vehicle after the incident, and I believe that in photo #4, it shows the path of the airbag wire and the airbag wire was cut at the time of impact.

- West Point, VA, USA

problem #6

Mar 172023

RAV4

  • miles
While accelerating ~6ft from a complete stop, a minor collision occurred affecting the front right headlight. The air-bags did not activate and the engine compartment was immediately on fire. Within ~1minute, the fire had spread to and completely engulfed the passenger compartment. The contents were immediately destroyed. The speed with which the fire spread through the vehicle was a significant risk to my life and the motorists around me. There were no warning lights on the dashboard prior to the incident, and the car had never before experienced an accident. Witnesses and firefighters estimated that any fire barrier between the engine and passenger compartments had failed, and that a fire of that severity from such a minor accident indicated some fault with the vehicle. The vehicle was an immediate total loss as inspected by our insurer.

- Bradford, VT, USA

problem #5

Jan 312023

RAV4

  • miles
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- Portland, ME, USA

problem #4

Jan 122023

RAV4

  • miles
No safety devices worked during accident that cause by another vehicle driver who ran red light. Neither air bags deployed, nor safety belt worked properly during an accident. Due to these mal functions of safety devices, my wife on the passenger seat hit the dashboard badly. She was wearing the seat belt properly which was released later by the ER personal at the accident location to transfer to an ambulance.

- Dearborn Height, MI, USA

problem #3

May 212022

RAV4

  • miles
I was involved with an accident in May 21, 2022. The front body parts were almost destroyed (please refers to the attached photo), but the air bag still did not deployed, which is NOT a safe matter.

- Staten Island, NY, USA

problem #2

Sep 212021

RAV4

  • miles
The knee airbag deployed during a collision and caused devastating shin injuries. The muscle and skin was ripped off the driver's legs revealing bone.

- Saint Petersburg, FL, USA

problem #1

Apr 102021

RAV4

  • 300 miles
In a 4 car pile up. Hit in rear X2 by a large van while sitting in traffic on NJ parkway foot on break and pushed into car in front of me X2. Airbags did not deploy.

- Staten Island, NY, USA