2011 Toyota RAV4 visibility/wiper problems
48 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the visibility/wiper on the 2011 Toyota RAV4 — 17% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I have fixed my rear suspension more than 4x and it continues to go bad, it works fine for a couple of weeks but still not running well then it shocks and goes back to bouncing whenever it hits a bump or anything not smooth on the roads. It happens when driving and you feel it a lot more when it's…”
filed Jan 16, 2020
“All windows besides the windshield have water spot buildup. We had them professionally removed in june of 2014. 5 years later the spots are building up again. That would be at 36,000 miles and now again at 90,000 miles.”
filed Aug 19, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- In the affected vehicles, water may drip onto the joint that connects the wiper linkage…Campaign 15V577000 · Sep 18, 2015
Visibility/wiper problems in other RAV4 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 RAV4 | 6 | 8% |
| 2024 RAV4 | 5 | 3% |
| 2023 RAV4 | 8 | 6% |
| 2022 RAV4 | 5 | 4% |
| 2021 RAV4 | 19 | 5% |
| 2020 RAV4 | 9 | 1% |
| 2019 RAV4 | 14 | 2% |
| 2018 RAV4 | 17 | 5% |
| 2017 RAV4 | 10 | 3% |
| 2016 RAV4 | 12 | 5% |
| 2015 RAV4 | 5 | 2% |
| 2014 RAV4 | 6 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2011 Toyota RAV4
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.