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EnginePart report

2007 Toyota RAV4 Engine Problems

Complaints
195about this part
Share
19%of 1,004 total for the year
Median mileage
97,250miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 195 complaints about the engine of the 2007 Toyota RAV4, 19% of the 1,004 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 97,250 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved and 4 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Oil consumption of more than 2 quarts in a week. Purchased vehicle used from Toyota dealership october 2016. This vehicle is used for school and going to atlanta for appointments over 50 miles from my home.filed a claim with Toyota but was told that I was over the 10 year mark by 2 months havent reached the 150,000 mark yet just at 135,000 miles.”

NHTSA complaint #10959500, filed 2017-03, 135,000 miles

“This vehicle falls under the excessive oil consumption issue; the dealerships won't repair it under warranty, I need to add oil to it weekly, it has no value and can not be sold due to this and I'm worried that the engine will seize. This vehicle has been a large financial loss and Toyota knew that this was happening and didn't send out a recall.”

NHTSA complaint #11003197, filed 2017-07, 155,000 miles

“Takata recall-I just purchased this used vehicle a couple of months ago. It started using oil right away. The Toyota dealership says it's a problem they're well aware of, and, if I had brought it in before august, before I had purchased it or ever even seen it, it would have been covered, but now they want $5000.00 to rebuild the engine!”

NHTSA complaint #11053538, filed 2017-12, 143,000 miles

“Excessive oil consumption - uses 1 quart of oil every 1,500 miles or less. We have to constantly check the oil level and my wife is now afraid to drive the vehicle fearing that the engine will seize up if we have failed to check the oil level. Note: I've had to dummy a date because this is a continuous problem and not just one date.”

NHTSA complaint #11045930, filed 2017-11, 100,000 miles

“I own a 2007 rav 4, 110,000 miles and I backed out of my drive way began to drive and the transmission failed. I want to know if I can file a class action lawsuit against Toyota.. I just read in the past Toyota knew about earlier models that the ECM ruined the tran mission in rav 4s..”

NHTSA complaint #11171288, filed 2019-01, 110,000 miles

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Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20251415%
20243822%
20232515%
20222718%
20214111%
202018028%
201920723%
20183310%
20173110%
20162510%
20153712%
20143116%
20132911%
2012228%
20113312%
2010215%
2009278%
200813724%
200719519%
200610915%
200596%
2004117%
2003217%
2002224%
200193%
200027%
199811%
199724%
199612%

Other parts of the 2007 Toyota RAV4

Steering
271 complaintsSuspension
125 complaintsVehicle speed control
101 complaintsAir bags
99 complaintsElectrical system
76 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
53 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
50 complaintsBrakes
47 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 27, 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