Toyota RAV4
2004 only
2004 Toyota RAV4 have 143 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 2 recalls. The most common issue in this year is Airbags, seatbelts and restraints, typically surfacing around 108,000 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2004 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Toyota RAV4 report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2004 only
Median onset: 108,000 miles. 8.7% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 99,000 miles.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 90,500 miles.
Typical repair: $1,620–$3,010 nationally.
Median onset: 72,000 miles.
Median onset: 80,764 miles. 11.1% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Median onset: 50,000 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 45,309 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 143,000 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · Typical repair: $280–$1,440 nationally.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works. Cost ranges are national estimates from book labor hours and parts pricing, not this vehicle's actual repair history — they don't account for your location or shop type.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2004 model year. See the full Toyota RAV4 report for every year and full specs/safety data.