FaultScore

Toyota RAV4 Hybrid vs Hyundai Excel

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Hyundai Excel
Complaints on file 173 424
Model years covered 2016–2026 1986–2001
Worst model year 2016
Best model year 2020
Crashes reported 22 28
Fires reported 0 46
Injuries reported 12 32
Deaths reported 0 1
Most complained-about part Airbags Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 19.7% 25.2%

Toyota RAV4 Hybrid by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Airbags 26 15.0%
Fuel & Propulsion 21 12.1%
Other & Unspecified 19 11.0%
Brakes 17 9.8%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 17 9.8%
Electrical System 15 8.7%
Body & Structure 14 8.1%
Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 14 8.1%

Hyundai Excel by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 85 20.0%
Seat Belts 31 7.3%
Brakes 20 4.7%
Fuel & Propulsion 19 4.5%
Body & Structure 15 3.5%