Worst years for a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid

Owners have filed 182 complaints about the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid with NHTSA across model years 2016 to 2026. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

2026 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid

31 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly driver assist & collision avoidance.

Cleanest on record

2020 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid

15 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Toyota RAV4 Hybrid 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.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2026 F 31 4 0 — Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2025 — 6 1 0 3,400 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2024 — 1 0 0 — Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2023 — 9 0 0 5,000 Electrical System
2022 — 8 0 0 2,000 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2021 D 26 2 0 14,000 Airbags
2020 B 15 0 0 53,000 Airbags
2019 D 22 3 0 1,809 Fuel & Propulsion
2018 D 20 4 0 15,000 Other & Unspecified
2017 D 21 3 0 3,950 Electrical System
2016 D 23 8 0 4,000 Other & Unspecified

What breaks on a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Airbags 26 14.3%

Worst in 2021

Other & Unspecified 22 12.1%

Worst in 2026

Fuel & Propulsion 21 11.5%

Worst in 2019

Brakes 17 9.3%

Worst in 2016

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 17 9.3%

Worst in 2016

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 17 9.3%

Worst in 2026

Electrical System 16 8.8%

Worst in 2017

Body & Structure 15 8.2%

Worst in 2016

Engine & Cooling 8 4.4%

Worst in 2016

Acceleration & Cruise Control 6 3.3%

Worst in 2017

Steering 4 2.2%

Worst in 2016

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 1.6%

Worst in 2018

Suspension 3 1.6%

Worst in 2016

Seat Belts 2 1.1%

Worst in 2017

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Mar 2016 peak 11 Aug 2026

Compare the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.