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Fuel systemPart report

2005 Toyota RAV4 Fuel system Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
1%of 141 total for the year
Median mileage
52,728miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the fuel system of the 2005 Toyota RAV4, 1% of the 141 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 52,728 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.

“Fuel hose broken without any reason I have known of. I drove my car in casual manner (short distance from work to home) with 7900 miles on it and didn't recall hitting anything hard underneath my car. Parked my car last friday. On sunday, my 05 RAV4 couldn't start and smelled gasoline. Looked down the vehicle and found out fuel hose was broken and leaking gasoline. Called firefighters to stop the fuel hose leakage. Towed my car to dealership, they said it needed to be replaced the whole fuel line. Consequences could be fatal if fire object close by. …”

NHTSA complaint #10137039, filed 2005-09, 7,991 miles

“1) excessive oil consumption started earlier this year when oil indicator light came on well before scheduled maintenance was due. Initially, the mechanic was not concerned and just topped off the oil, and I had the oil changed at the next scheduled date (mechanic did note that the oil was again low, but not low enough to engage the oil light). About a 1000 miles after that change, the light came on again, and the mechanic did the same thing. …”

NHTSA complaint #10910406, filed 2016-09, 97,464 miles

Fuel system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202567%
202432%
2023117%
2022107%
2021246%
20209014%
201926930%
2018134%
2017134%
201652%
2015134%
201474%
201394%
201283%
2011135%
2010205%
2009103%
2008163%
2007222%
2006254%
200521%
200421%
200352%
200251%
200152%
200027%
199946%
199834%
199736%
199624%

Other parts of the 2005 Toyota RAV4

Air bags
59 complaints
Vehicle speed control
13 complaints
Brakes
11 complaints
Other or unknown
11 complaints
Engine
9 complaints
Steering
9 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
9 complaints
Tires
8 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
8 complaints
Electrical system
6 complaints
Engine cooling
6 complaints
Electronic stability control
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2005 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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology