92 problems have been reported for the 1998 Toyota RAV4. The following chart shows the 21 most common problems for 1998 Toyota RAV4. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's service brakes, hydraulic with 17 problems. The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's vehicle speed control (13 problems).
The following chart shows the number of problems reported during each of the service years since the debut of the 1998 Toyota RAV4 in 1998.
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When making the decision between buying a new or used Toyota RAV4, the following table can be used to compare the 1998 Toyota RAV4 with the Toyota RAV4 from other model years. Note that the number of problems reported for the 1998 RAV4 is 92 while the average number of problems reported for the 26 model years of the Toyota RAV4 is 325.