2002 Toyota RAV4 Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 0%of 527 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 1,189miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2002 Toyota RAV4, 0% of the 527 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 1,189 miles.
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.
“On july 7, 2003 I was on my way to work when the battery discharge light came on and I had no steering capability. I was travelling about sixty miles per hour on the interstate. I almost hit the median divider before I could steer the vehicle to the side of the road. I called the dearlership and explained what had happened. They told me to have the vehicle towed in, they didn't even offer to have it towed. Incidentally this is a new vehicle with less than 1100 miles on it and I had only driven the vehicle about one week before the above happened. …”
NHTSA complaint #10028517, filed 2003-07, 1,189 milesExterior lighting: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 4% |
| 2024 | 2 | 1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 1% |
| 2021 | 6 | 2% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0% |
| 2018 | 23 | 7% |
| 2017 | 32 | 10% |
| 2016 | 28 | 12% |
| 2015 | 6 | 2% |
| 2014 | 8 | 4% |
| 2013 | 5 | 2% |
| 2012 | 2 | 1% |
| 2011 | 2 | 1% |
| 2010 | 1 | 0% |
| 2008 | 3 | 1% |
| 2007 | 4 | 0% |
| 2006 | 5 | 1% |
| 2002 | 2 | 0% |
| 2001 | 1 | 0% |
| 1998 | 1 | 1% |
| 1997 | 1 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2002 Toyota RAV4
376 complaintsElectrical system
92 complaintsEngine cooling
41 complaintsVehicle speed control
36 complaintsOther or unknown
23 complaintsAir bags
22 complaintsEngine
22 complaintsElectronic stability control
16 complaintsSteering
8 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsEquipment
5 complaintsFuel system
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2002 Toyota RAV4
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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