MotorYearvehicle reliability by model year · NHTSA data

Toyota RAV4

20102024 · 4,928 NHTSA complaints · 70 recall campaigns

Toyota RAV4
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Best years
Worst years

Ranked by complaints per 100k vehicles sold, per year on the road — so a 2012 isn't "worse" than a 2023 just because it's had eleven more years to collect complaints. Complaints are unverified consumer reports.

Complaint heatmap

Complaints per 100k sold, by component and model year. Darker = more complaints. Hover any cell; click a year for detail.

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all components
electrical system
unknown or other
engine
fuel/propulsion system
service brakes
air bags
power train
structure
vehicle speed control
steering
visibility/wiper
suspension
other

Complaint counts

Component201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
all components400287266257197303237304330875629382140150171
electrical system1519317569845810712910111946354032
unknown or other37142640456033626916911972354049
engine21332329313725313220318039262337
fuel/propulsion system129987124121225589219103
service brakes34483923163146363035192081816
air bags282022131215182016455512510812
power train38252229202511162680372110108
structure13161628183114191489582118815
vehicle speed control83695017721121220301467612
steering181510112145101211322720192626
visibility/wiper20485466512101714919585
suspension1011662152631696262
other106746655272851696212369100314944

Complaint rate by model year

Total complaints per 100k vehicles sold. Click a year to drill in.

235
118
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2010 · 235 per 100k sold · 400 complaints
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2010235
2011217
2012156
2013118
201474
201596
201667
201775
201877
2019195
2020146
202194
202235
202334
202436

Model years

YearComplaintsPer 100k soldRecallsCrash reportsFire reports
201040023514573
201128721711448
20122661565394
201325711822229
20141977442025
20153039643741
20162376733311
20173047533224
20183307733132
20198751957252
20206291466175
2021382941467
2022140351140
2023150343181
2024171363270