Toyota RAV4 vs Chevrolet Silverado 1500

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	Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Complaints on file	12,161	23,432
Model years covered	1994–2025	1994–2026
Worst model year	2021	2019
Best model year	1997	2012
Crashes reported	1,192	1,086
Fires reported	437	354
Injuries reported	602	547
Deaths reported	14	52
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	18.5%	8.7%

Toyota RAV4 by year

4 1 54 61 92 75 34 418 682 392 183 168 880 1,240 708 397 498 403 357 332 279 400 295 413 443 1,181 800 519 219 255 264 114

94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 1,636 13.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,400 11.5%

Electrical System 1,369 11.3%

Other & Unspecified 1,077 8.9%

Steering 945 7.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 902 7.4%

Airbags 852 7.0%

Brakes 674 5.5%

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 by year

10 6 10 693 452 711 731 627 620 960 951 643 462 1,056 1,094 553 451 698 278 392 2,200 1,426 1,050 957 752 1,545 1,038 1,068 845 522 396 135 100

94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Brakes 4,765 20.3%

Engine & Cooling 2,949 12.6%

Electrical System 2,656 11.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 2,437 10.4%

Airbags 2,406 10.3%

Other & Unspecified 1,550 6.6%

Steering 1,524 6.5%

Body & Structure 929 4.0%