2020 Toyota RAV4

This page is a draft. It has not been approved yet, so read it with care.

Watch out for

Reputation: what owners and the press report. Tap one to see what to check.

Hybrid fuel tank will not fill 2019–2020 One source so far

What to check: Fill the tank and check the gauge reads full, and ask whether the tank was replaced.

Toyota put it down to variation in the tank's shape, and offered a replacement tank as a stopgap that might not stop it coming back.

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Corroded high-voltage cable 2019–2022 One source so far

The Car Guide, a Canadian site, reports that Toyota extended cover for early corrosion of a high-voltage cable on select 2019–2022 RAV4 Hybrids, to 8 years or 160,000 km, and that it seems not to cover the Prime. No US program was found in the sources read.

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20V064000 2019–2020
Porous engine castings can crack and leak coolant, and the engine can overheat.^3,4,5,6
20V286000 2019–2020
The front lower suspension arms can crack and separate from the wheel assembly. Both are replaced.^3,4,5,6
20V373000 2019–2020
Water can get into the steering gearbox cover and power steering assist can be lost. The gearbox is replaced.^3,4,6
20V682000 2019–2020
The low-pressure fuel pump in the tank can fail and stall the engine.^3,4
20V734000 2020
Steering column breakaway pins damaged in production can affect how the driver airbag works. The steering column is replaced.^4,6
23V865000 2020–2021
A short circuit in the passenger occupant sensor can stop the passenger airbag deploying.^4,7,6,8

Checked against NHTSA records on 21 October 2026.