https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-rav4-plug-in-hybrid New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Toyota Rav4 Plug-IN Hybrid. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:32:02 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-rav4-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-rav4-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2172219 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT After purchasing a new vehicle, I have become aware of a persistent and widely reported problem with the Toyota/Lexus battery maintenance/charging logic for the 12V batteries in their HEV and PHEV vehicles. This results in chronic under-charging of the 12v battery due to low charging voltage even during normal use and produces a failed 12v battery within 6-24 months. The problems are so widel https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-rav4-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-rav4-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2154795 Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT The headlights on my RAV4 do not shine far enough in front of the vehicle and have a straight line cut off at top of beam. While driving in rural areas of the California foothills this issue is dangerous. As you go up and down and wind around rural roads you cannot see far enough ahead to see what might be lurking in the dark. We've had this car Since August 2nd 2025, 3500 miles to date and don't https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-rav4-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-rav4-plug-in-hybrid#recall-25V744000-toyota-toyota-rav4-plug-in-hybrid-2025 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022-2026 Toyota, Lexus, and Subaru Solterra vehicles equipped with a Panoramic View Monitor (PVM) system. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models. A software error may cause the rearview camera to freeze or display a blank screen when the vehicle is in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-rav4-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-rav4-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2144310 Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT The multifunction display does not automatically dim at night as indicated in the manual and in the settings. The display stays at the level manually set. This means that it can be so bright at night that the driver is blinded to the road ahead which could lead to an accident. It is very difficult and unsafe to try to dim it manually while driving. https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-rav4-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-rav4-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2141644 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT With the car stopped & the transmission in the Drive or Reverse position with foot off the brake pedal: 1. Pushing the Power button once to turn the car off results in the transmission automatically shifting from Drive or Reverse to Neutral without automatically setting the Parking Brake. 2. If the car's front-end is on a slope pointed up-slo https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-rav4-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-rav4-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2141645 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT With the car stopped & the transmission in the Drive or Reverse position with foot off the brake pedal: 1. Pushing the Power button once to turn the car off results in the transmission automatically shifting from Drive or Reverse to Neutral without automatically setting the Parking Brake. 2. If the car's front-end is on a slope pointed up-slo https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-rav4-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-rav4-plug-in-hybrid#recall-25V595000-toyota-toyota-rav4-plug-in-hybrid-2025 Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Toyota Venza, 2023-2025 RAV4 Prime, RAV4, Highlander, GR Corolla, Crown, 2024-2025 Lexus TX, LS, Toyota Tacoma, Grand Highlander, and 2025 Lexus RX, Toyota Crown Signia, Camry, RAV 4 Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV), and 4 Runner vehicles. Due to an error in the instrument panel software at vehicle startup, the instrument panel https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-rav4-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-rav4-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2106040 Wed, 02 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2025 Toyota RAV4 equipped with Dunlop Tires, Tire Line: Grand Trek PT20, Tire Size: 225/60/R18, DOT Number: (N/A). The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the contact stated that there was an abnormal clicking sound coming from the rear driver’s side tire. Upon inspecting the vehicle the following morning, the contact becam https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-rav4-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-rav4-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2069434 Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT I was driving on the highway and heard a very loud crash/explosion noise. Glass fell all over the inside of the car, the panoramic sunroof exploded. I believe this is the spontaneous explosion issue that has been reported in other rav4s, as there was no known road hazard seen or found, no overpass where anything fell, and there is no clear impact point on the broken glass, no other body damage any