2007 Toyota RAV4 Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 47about this part
- Share
- 5%of 1,004 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 65,576miles
- Trend
- RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 47 complaints about the brakes of the 2007 Toyota RAV4, 5% of the 1,004 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 65,576 miles. 7 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While driving on an expressway I attempted to slow my vehicle. The brakes began to engage but then I felt the car accelerate and the car stuttered . It may have been the brake assist kicking in. It accelerated. After a few seconds, the brakes finally engaged. About 2 miles down the road, the same thing happened except that the brakes did not engage until a few seconds later and I rear-ended someone. Thankfully there were no injuries.”
NHTSA complaint #10935921, filed 2016-12, 151,000 miles“Brake booster broke down and repair will cost about $1,120 dollars. My car is 2007. I need to do the monthly payments for the car, and I can not pay, at the same time, I cannot afford to be without car, I will lost my job. I need help. Right now the car is been repair at wonders Toyota dealer alhambra ca.”
NHTSA complaint #10383183, filed 2011-02, 85,164 miles“I was turning my 2007 Toyota RAV4 south onto interstate 182 to head east, the car sudden out of my control and went off the road and hit a concrete barrier at 5:49 pm at 5/8/17. Two passengers were hurt.”
NHTSA complaint #10984880, filed 2017-05, 70,000 miles“I was stopped at a stop sign here in town. All of a sudden, without warning, the vehicle started to experience a high degree of acceleration. My foot was firmly planted on the brake pedal only. I could not stop the vehicle till I put it in neutral. The engine then started to rev itself up uncontrollably, until I turned it off with the ignition key. I was a good 15 feet into oncoming traffic when I had stopped. I then started it up again and drove home without incident. …”
NHTSA complaint #10566731, filed 2014-03, 75,500 miles“We have a 2007 rav 4 Toyota. We could have been killed when we had a booster blow out while we were driving 100 miles from home. This booster is needed to operate the brakes. We did make it back to the service center using the emergency brake but it was dangerous driving without brakes. When the computer put a warning that the brakes were out, all we got was a swerve line...nothing that warned that the booster had gone.”
NHTSA complaint #10305984, filed 2010-02, 240,000 milesRelated service bulletins
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- 10186195Dec 14, 2020TT: Some Toyota vehicles installed with Toyota Complete Maintenance Care (TCMC) brake pads may exhibit a groan or squeak noise in various driving conditions.
Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 9% |
| 2024 | 16 | 9% |
| 2023 | 18 | 11% |
| 2022 | 8 | 5% |
| 2021 | 21 | 5% |
| 2020 | 20 | 3% |
| 2019 | 36 | 4% |
| 2018 | 30 | 9% |
| 2017 | 38 | 12% |
| 2016 | 46 | 19% |
| 2015 | 31 | 10% |
| 2014 | 16 | 8% |
| 2013 | 23 | 9% |
| 2012 | 39 | 15% |
| 2011 | 48 | 17% |
| 2010 | 34 | 9% |
| 2009 | 31 | 9% |
| 2008 | 34 | 6% |
| 2007 | 47 | 5% |
| 2006 | 32 | 5% |
| 2005 | 11 | 8% |
| 2004 | 8 | 5% |
| 2003 | 3 | 1% |
| 2002 | 5 | 1% |
| 2001 | 24 | 8% |
| 2000 | 1 | 3% |
| 1999 | 5 | 8% |
| 1998 | 16 | 21% |
| 1997 | 5 | 9% |
| 1996 | 11 | 23% |
Other parts of the 2007 Toyota RAV4
271 complaintsEngine
195 complaintsSuspension
125 complaintsVehicle speed control
101 complaintsAir bags
99 complaintsElectrical system
76 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
53 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
50 complaintsOther or unknown
43 complaintsEngine cooling
41 complaintsBody and structure
24 complaintsFuel system
22 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2007 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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