2016 Toyota Rav4 Hv: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 24 complaints
24
Total Complaints
4,500mi
Median Mileage
Unknown Or Other
Top Issue
8
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

1,762 25th Percentile
4,500 Median Mileage
9,750 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Unknown Or Other
5
Service Brakes
5
Visibility/Wiper
3
Body
3
Engine
2
Steering
1
Vehicle Speed Control
1
Suspension
1
Hinge And Attachments
1
Instrument Cluster/Panel
1

Severity Assessment

8
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"IN FULL SUN CONDITIONS, INFORMATION SCREEN IS WASHED-OUT. TRIED CONTRAST ADJUSTMENT WITH NO SUCCESS. FRONT - SIDE WINDOWS ARE TINTED AS ALLOWED BY ARIZONA VEHICLE CODE."
"THE LANE DEPARTURE SYSTEM SHOWS AS "OFF" IN THE STATUS SCREEN HOWEVER IT IS TURNED "ON" IN THE MENU. IT HAS BEEN ON SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND RESPONSIVE, SO I KNOW HOW IT WORKS. \ HOWEVER, SINCE YESTERDAY, WHEN IT SNOWED, I RECEIVED AN ERROR ABOUT PARKING ASSIST NOT WORKING - IT WAS ASSUMED THIS HA..."
"IN THE TOYOTA RAV 4 HYBRID, THE "POWER" (IGNITION" BUTTON IS ABOUT 2.25" FROM THE AC BUTTON. (SEE ATTACHED PHOTO). WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MPH YOU CAN PUSH THE BUTTON AND THE ENGINE WILL TURN OFF, STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP, AND THE CAR KEEPS ROLLING. THIS HAPPENED TO ME. I WAS STOPPED AT A LI..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Unknown Or Other 5 complaints
25th: 1,000 mi Median: 1,800 mi 75th: 2,500 mi
Service Brakes 5 complaints
25th: 2,000 mi Median: 4,000 mi 75th: 9,000 mi
Visibility/Wiper 3 complaints
Median: 600 mi
Body 3 complaints
Median: 2,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

AL: 6 FL: 3 CO: 2 NV: 2 CA: 2 NH: 2 NY: 1 PA: 1 AZ: 1 WA: 1

Who Files Complaints?

8.3%
Original Owners
91.7%
Second+ Owners

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28