2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 24%of 17 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 5,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the body and structure of the 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, 24% of the 17 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 5,500 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“I was parking my vehicle in a parking space (on an incline) when I applied the breaks, the car lurched forward jumped a raised sidewalk and came to a stop after hitting the concrete wall of a building. It caused damage to the building and the front of the vehicle. I had the vehicle checked at the purchasing dealer and they found nothing wrong.”
NHTSA complaint #10916849, filed 2016-10, 2,000 miles“My wife was driving this vehicle when she was backing out when my car surged backward into a tree that prevented her from going down a revene on a mountain. There is damage to the rear bumper, rear door, undercarrage, and structural.”
NHTSA complaint #10916854, filed 2016-10, 9,000 miles“Automatic trunk lift gate piston has not worked since purchasing this car brand new with 32 miles on it in march 2016. The piston was originally replaced 200 miles into driving the car. Piston has repeatedly fallen off of joint and has caused extensive body damage multiple times. This happened again over the weekend and caused very extensive damage to the trunk and roof of the car and the trunk is unable to be shut. Car is out of service currently and the trunk had to be bungeed to another part of the car in order to drive it to a nearby dealer which was a 30 mile drive on the highway. …”
NHTSA complaint #10928978, filed 2016-12, 16,000 miles“The contact owns a 2016 Toyota RAV4 HYBRID. While the vehicle was stationary and while driving various speeds, the chrome trim on the dashboard significantly reduced the driver's visibility on several occasions. The contact stated that the view of the front side mirrors were obstructed by a shiny glare that created a blinding effect. The contact stated that the lack of visibility became more prominent and persistent in the front driver's side mirror when the sun was present. …”
NHTSA complaint #11151708, filed 2018-11, 36 milesRelated service bulletins
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Body and structure: other model years
Other parts of the 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid
5 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSteering
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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