Model year record
2003 Toyota RAV4
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 394 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Power train: automatic transmission | 106 | 95,000 mi |
| Power train | 100 | 100,000 mi |
| Electrical system | 39 | 99,000 mi |
| Vehicle speed control | 27 | 99,300 mi |
| Engine | 21 | 89,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 15 | 86,000 mi |
| Unknown or other | 15 | 116,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 8 | 97,000 mi |
| Electronic stability control (ESC) | 7 | 108,000 mi |
| Air bags: frontal | 6 | 21,094 mi |
| Air bags | 4 | — |
| Seat belts | 4 | 110,000 mi |
| Structure: body | 3 | 69,000 mi |
| Visibility | 3 | 30,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: belts and associated pulleys | 2 | 22,000 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 2 | 76,970 mi |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 2 | 84,072 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission: control module (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 2 | 67,548 mi |
| Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly | 2 | 40,000 mi |
| Structure | 2 | 97,000 mi |
| Suspension | 2 | — |
| Tires: sidewall | 2 | 16,000 mi |
| Air bags: side/window | 1 | 75,080 mi |
| Electrical system: 12V/24V/48V battery: cables | 1 | 43,173 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring: front underhood | 1 | 50,000 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly | 1 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: floor shift | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: front | 1 | 18,200 mi |
| Seat belts: front: buckle assembly | 1 | 184,000 mi |
| Seat belts: front: retractor | 1 | 18,000 mi |
| Service brakes, electric | 1 | 35,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: rotor | 1 | 64,000 mi |
| Steering | 1 | 80,048 mi |
| Structure: frame and members | 1 | 97,000 mi |
| Structure: frame and members: underbody shields | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: control arm | 1 | — |
| Tires | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: cruise control | 1 | — |
The 2002 model has about half as many complaints as this one. The 2004 model has 2 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
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