Toyota RAV4

4,587 complaints across 12 scored model years and 39 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Toyota RAV4 Full report

Grade 2010–2021

2019 vs model median 2.7×

Model median3× median

Fuel System 260

Engine 72

Electrical 60

Avoid

2019 · 2020

Best

2013 · 2014

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Toyota RAV4
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2010	1.05×	232	C
2011	0.72×	148	C
2012	0.95×	198	C
2013	0.74×	170	B
2014	0.54×	96	B
2015	0.91×	158	C
2016	0.67×	147	B
2017	1.10×	230	C
2018	1.35×	254	C
2019	2.75×	770	F
2020	2.03×	613	F
2021	2.49×	559	F
2022 P	1.03×	247	B
2023 P	1.63×	352	D
2024 P	1.43×	296	C
2025 P	0.51×	117	B

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	30
City / Highway	27 / 35
Engine	2.5L, 4 cyl
Drive	All-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$2,050

Recalls

39 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
10V017000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL	2010	2,230,661
23V734000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY	2013–2018	1,853,568
15V689000	VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS	2010, 2011	1,814,284
20V682000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	2019, 2020	1,525,742
11V113000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL	2010	1,363,244
16V096000	SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER	2010–2012	1,123,752
25V744000	BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION	2023–2025	1,024,407
23V865000	AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION	2020, 2021	999,901

+ 31 further campaigns

Others in Compact SUVs

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Acura RDX	20192020	C
Audi Q5	20182021	C
Audi SQ5	none flagged	C
BMW X3	20132019	C
Buick Envision	2017	C
Cadillac SRX	2013	C
Cadillac XT5	2017	C
Chevrolet Blazer	none flagged	C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2019 RAV4

Complaints in window: 770
Severity-weighted: 1,024
Model median (weighted): 373
vs model median: 2.75×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 7
Open investigations: 0

Score 16.4 F