"How reliable is the 2020 Toyota Rav4?"

"Based on 778 NHTSA complaints, the 2020 Toyota Rav4 has a median complaint mileage of 2800 miles. The most common issue is Engine."

"What are common problems with the 2020 Toyota Rav4?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2020 Toyota Rav4 is Engine, accounting for a significant portion of the 778 total complaints filed."

2020 Toyota Rav4: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 778 complaints

778

Total Complaints

2,800mi

Median Mileage

Engine

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

500 25th Percentile

2,800 Median Mileage

9,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Engine

177

Unknown Or Other

118

Electrical System

115

Fuel/Propulsion System

Air Bags

Body

Power Train

Steering

Service Brakes

Engine And Engine Cooling

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"SIDE VIEW MIRRORS ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SHAKING WHEN ON HIGHWAY SPEED"

"GAS LIGHT COMES ON AFTER THE CAR HAS CONSUMED ~10 GALLONS. THE VEHICLE IS ADVERTISED HAVING 14.5 GALLON TANK WITH 580 MILE TRIP."

"VEHICLE INDICATES FUEL EMPTY (GAS GAUGE AND WARNINGS) AFTER APPROX 350 MILES. FUEL TANK SUPPOSED TO BE 14.5 GAL., BUT TANK ONLY ACCEPTS 9-10 GALLONS FUEL BEFORE SHUTOFF. 1 FULL TANK FROM DEALER PLUS 1 FILL-UP WITH SAME RESULT. VEHICLE ALSO ONLY AVERAGING 36 MPG AFTER 2 TANKS MOSTLY HIGHWAY & NOW INT..."

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.

Engine 177 complaints

25th: 637 mi Median: 6,000 mi 75th: 22,482 mi

Unknown Or Other 118 complaints

25th: 1,369 mi Median: 5,275 mi 75th: 6,800 mi

Electrical System 115 complaints

25th: 932 mi Median: 2,450 mi 75th: 6,200 mi

Fuel/Propulsion System 89 complaints

25th: 350 mi Median: 500 mi 75th: 1,193 mi

Air Bags 53 complaints

25th: 8,000 mi Median: 34,000 mi 75th: 47,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 116 TX: 74 FL: 71 NY: 59 NJ: 33 VA: 32 NC: 30 GA: 30 MD: 25 AZ: 24

Who Files Complaints?

0.9%

Original Owners

99.1%

Second+ Owners

Toyota Rav4 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1996	54	70,000	Disc	4
1997	61	110,000	Gasoline	10
1998	92	109,000	Frontal	22
1999	75	114,000	Vehicle Speed Control	18
2000	34	96,000	Vehicle Speed Control	6
2001	418	104,568	Automatic Transmission	28
2002	682	93,000	Automatic Transmission	49
2003	392	95,362	Automatic Transmission	24
2004	179	80,125	Air Bags	23
2005	168	80,858	Air Bags	31
2006	880	55,508	Steering	37
2007	1239	65,000	Steering	72
2008	707	66,000	Engine	56
2009	391	30,000	Vehicle Speed Control	69
2010	493	34,325	Suspension	80
2011	400	45,000	Vehicle Speed Control	68
2012	355	27,000	Visibility/Wiper	56
2013	328	17,450	Electrical System	29
2014	267	41,034	Electrical System	33
2015	394	34,000	Electrical System	61
2016	289	19,000	Electrical System	43
2017	405	22,910	Electrical System	53
2018	426	10,610	Electrical System	52
2019	1143	3,790	Fuel/Propulsion System	38
2021	475	14,500	Air Bags	68
2022	183	10,000	Unknown Or Other	23
2023	215	20,050	Unknown Or Other	36
2024	221	9,000	Unknown Or Other	40
2025	65	4,250	Unknown Or Other	11

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