Worst years for a Toyota RAV4
Owners have filed 12,220 complaints about the Toyota RAV4 with NHTSA across model years 1994 to 2025. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Every Toyota RAV4 year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | C | 125 | 15 | 0 | 4,250 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2024 | D | 269 | 48 | 0 | 12,024 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2023 | D | 263 | 36 | 3 | 57,289 | Electrical System |
| 2022 | C | 226 | 26 | 0 | 36,000 | Electrical System |
| 2021 | F | 526 | 70 | 16 | 15,900 | Airbags |
| 2020 | F | 806 | 30 | 7 | 3,011 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2019 | D | 1,183 | 40 | 5 | 3,895 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2018 | D | 444 | 53 | 49 | 11,244 | Electrical System |
| 2017 | D | 419 | 55 | 41 | 22,910 | Electrical System |
| 2016 | D | 299 | 43 | 22 | 19,500 | Electrical System |
| 2015 | D | 400 | 61 | 62 | 34,000 | Electrical System |
| 2014 | D | 279 | 35 | 43 | 45,000 | Electrical System |
| 2013 | D | 333 | 29 | 35 | 17,450 | Electrical System |
| 2012 | D | 357 | 56 | 8 | 27,000 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 2011 | D | 403 | 68 | 10 | 45,936 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2010 | D | 498 | 80 | 4 | 34,662 | Suspension |
| 2009 | D | 397 | 69 | 5 | 30,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2008 | D | 708 | 56 | 20 | 66,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2007 | D | 1,241 | 72 | 56 | 65,000 | Steering |
| 2006 | D | 880 | 37 | 10 | 55,508 | Steering |
| 2005 | C | 168 | 31 | 4 | 80,858 | Airbags |
| 2004 | C | 183 | 23 | 5 | 80,125 | Airbags |
| 2003 | C | 392 | 24 | 4 | 95,500 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2002 | D | 682 | 49 | 20 | 93,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2001 | C | 418 | 28 | 2 | 104,568 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2000 | B | 34 | 6 | 0 | 96,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1999 | B | 75 | 18 | 4 | 114,000 | Airbags |
| 1998 | B | 92 | 22 | 0 | 109,000 | Brakes |
| 1997 | B | 61 | 10 | 2 | 110,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1996 | C | 54 | 4 | 4 | 70,000 | Brakes |
| 1995 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 1994 | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | Airbags |
What breaks on a Toyota RAV4
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Toyota RAV4
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Toyota RAV4, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Toyota RAV4 problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Toyota RAV4
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.