MotorYearvehicle reliability by model year · NHTSA data

Toyota RAV4

20102024 · 4,870 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
air bags
service brakes
structure
power train
vehicle speed control
steering
visibility/wiper
suspension
other

Complaint counts

Component201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
all components400287266255194302234301328868624375134141161
electrical system1519317469845610512810011945344029
unknown or other37142639456033616916811870343946
engine21332329313724313220317936252237
fuel/propulsion system12998712412122548921993
air bags282022131115181916455512510811
service brakes34483923163145363035182071716
structure13161628173014181489582118814
power train38252229202511162680361910106
vehicle speed control83695017721121220301356612
steering181510111945101210292720182625
visibility/wiper20485466512101714919575
suspension1011662152631696262
other10574665527285169601216795284341

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
2013117
201473
201596
201666
201774
201877
2019194
2020145
202192
202234
202332
202434

Model years

YearComplaintsPer 100k soldRecallsCrash reportsFire reports
201040023514573
201128721711448
20122661565394
201325511722228
20141947341925
20153029643741
20162346633311
20173017433224
20183287733132
20198681947252
20206241456165
2021375921467
2022134341130
2023141323181
2024161343250