2014 Toyota RAV4 Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems
- Complaints
- 8about this part
- Share
- 4%of 197 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 43,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the visibility of the 2014 Toyota RAV4, 4% of the 197 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 43,000 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.
“Why are the wipers and windshield so bad, I can see better in the rain with the wipers off. There is no dirt on my windshield or dead bugs, I cleaned the windshield in my garage and then drove in the rain to prove a point. When the wipers are on it is very hard to see because of the blurring on the windshield it is clearer just looking through the rain.”
NHTSA complaint #10705833, filed 2015-04, 10,000 miles“While driving to work this morning in my rav 4, I heard an incredibly loud boom that startled me. It sounded as though someone had fired a gun just outside my car. I then felt some glass showering down on me. I quickly looked around to see if someone had thrown a rock through a window or shot at my car, but all windows were intact. I then looked up and saw that my sunroof was shattered and most of the glass was gone. Looking in front of my car, there weren't any trucks from which rocks might've fallen. …”
NHTSA complaint #11114603, filed 2018-07, 50,000 miles“I was driving on I-82 between selah and yakima at approximately 65 miles per hour. The wind was blowing fairly aggressively outside that day and the temperature was roughly 70 - 75 degrees. While driving my sunroof suddenly exploded. No rock hit the car and I was not driving under an underpass where anyone could have thrown something at my car. The sound was like a gunshot. I sincerely thought I had been shot at. Glass flew every where. My sunroof visor was open so the shards rained down into my car and all over me. …”
NHTSA complaint #10861920, filed 2016-04“2014 Toyota RAV4 perfectly good headlight bulb stops working on low beam selection, severely limiting visibility for night-time driving. Looks like everyone on the internet is having the same problem.”
NHTSA complaint #11562386, filed 2023-12“Remedy for this problem has not been forthcoming in a timely manner. What's the point of alerting owners that they have a problem that needs immediate attention only to have no corresponding solution available from the manufacturer? There should be a deadline for this sort of thing.”
NHTSA complaint #10854070, filed 2016-04Related service bulletins
- 10244115Aug 21, 2023TSB: The air conditioning dye injection tool kit has been developed to aid in identifying the location of air conditioning refrigerant leaks. Follow the procedures outlined in…
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 13% |
| 2024 | 8 | 5% |
| 2023 | 14 | 9% |
| 2022 | 6 | 4% |
| 2021 | 31 | 8% |
| 2020 | 17 | 3% |
| 2019 | 22 | 2% |
| 2018 | 21 | 6% |
| 2017 | 12 | 4% |
| 2016 | 16 | 7% |
| 2015 | 8 | 3% |
| 2014 | 8 | 4% |
| 2013 | 13 | 5% |
| 2012 | 59 | 23% |
| 2011 | 50 | 17% |
| 2010 | 24 | 6% |
| 2009 | 7 | 2% |
| 2008 | 18 | 3% |
| 2007 | 50 | 5% |
| 2006 | 30 | 4% |
| 2005 | 9 | 6% |
| 2004 | 11 | 7% |
| 2003 | 3 | 1% |
| 2002 | 2 | 0% |
| 2001 | 8 | 3% |
| 2000 | 3 | 10% |
| 1999 | 2 | 3% |
| 1998 | 1 | 1% |
| 1996 | 1 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2014 Toyota RAV4
69 complaintsOther or unknown
45 complaintsEngine
31 complaintsSteering
21 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
20 complaintsBody and structure
18 complaintsBrakes
16 complaintsAir bags
12 complaintsExterior lighting
8 complaintsFuel system
7 complaintsVehicle speed control
7 complaintsEquipment
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2014 Toyota RAV4
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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