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	12,220	23,671
Model years covered	1994–2025	1994–2026
Worst model year	2021	2019
Best model year	1997	2012
Crashes reported	1,195	1,091
Fires reported	441	355
Injuries reported	602	547
Deaths reported	14	52
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	18.4%	8.6%

Toyota RAV4 by year

4 1 54 61 92 75 34 418 682 392 183 168 880 1,241 708 397 498 403 357 333 279 400 299 419 444 1,183 806 526 226 263 269 125

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 1,644 13.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,404 11.5%

Electrical System 1,379 11.3%

Other & Unspecified 1,083 8.9%

Steering 949 7.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 904 7.4%

Airbags 853 7.0%

Brakes 677 5.5%

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 by year

10 6 10 693 452 711 732 627 620 960 951 643 464 1,056 1,094 553 453 698 279 392 2,201 1,431 1,054 957 756 1,568 1,075 1,102 875 538 429 151 130

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 4,779 20.2%

Engine & Cooling 3,057 12.9%

Electrical System 2,683 11.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 2,479 10.5%

Airbags 2,407 10.2%

Other & Unspecified 1,560 6.6%

Steering 1,530 6.5%

Body & Structure 934 3.9%