2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 6%of 17 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the steering of the 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, 6% of the 17 complaints for this model year.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“During the first startup of the day (or after cooled down) the steering wheel moves rapidly from side-to-side and the engine surges rocking the car back and forth. The car is in park, and my foot has to be on the brake to start the car, but I'm concerned about this happening in traffic with the car in gear. So far it's an intermittent problem. I can't reproduce it for the dealership. The steering wheel can wobble at startup without the engine surging. This has been happening since I leased the car.”
NHTSA complaint #10903096, filed 2016-09Steering: other model years
Other parts of the 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid
5 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsTires
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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