Toyota RAV4 vs Jeep Wrangler

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	Jeep Wrangler
Complaints on file	12,161	22,900
Model years covered	1994–2025	1986–2026
Worst model year	2021	2021
Best model year	1997	2025
Crashes reported	1,192	779
Fires reported	437	736
Injuries reported	602	477
Deaths reported	14	26
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	18.5%	8.8%

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%

Jeep Wrangler by year

1 51 55 86 105 100 100 134 184 259 2 548 401 262 311 235 139 130 281 756 852 792 1,254 496 907 682 1,287 1,045 852 683 648 422 2,636 1,083 789 1,519 650 588 1,442 117 16

86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 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

Steering 3,528 15.4%

Electrical System 2,962 12.9%

Engine & Cooling 2,738 12.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 2,562 11.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 2,244 9.8%

Suspension 1,593 7.0%

Airbags 1,481 6.5%

Other & Unspecified 1,301 5.7%