2021 Toyota Rav4: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 475 complaints
475
Total Complaints
14,500mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
68
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

1,500 25th Percentile
14,500 Median Mileage
39,779 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
119
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
67
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
42
ENGINE
33
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
21
SERVICE BRAKES
20
VISIBILITY/WIPER
18
STEERING
17
POWER TRAIN
15
STRUCTURE:BODY
14

Severity Assessment

68
Crashes
16
Fires
68
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WITH 4 MILES LEFT ON HV RANGE/DTE, I FILLED MY FIRST FULL TANK AT COSTCO. PUMP READ 10.82 GALLONS. NOW HV RANGE IS SHOWING 544 MILES. I GOT ABOUT 39.9 MPG ON FIRST TANK (WITHOUT EV) WHICH IS IN LINE WITH EPA. BUT MY REAL HV RANGE FROM FULL TO EMPTY WAS ONLY 10.9 X 39.5 = 430 MILES. IF YOU ADD EV MIL..."
"WITH 4 MILES LEFT ON HV RANGE/DTE, I FILLED MY FIRST FULL TANK AT COSTCO. PUMP READ 10.82 GALLONS. NOW HV RANGE IS SHOWING 544 MILES. I GOT ABOUT 39.9 MPG ON FIRST TANK (WITHOUT EV) WHICH IS IN LINE WITH EPA. BUT MY REAL HV RANGE FROM FULL TO EMPTY WAS ONLY 10.9 X 39.5 = 430 MILES. IF YOU ADD EV MIL..."
"BOTH SIDE MIRRORS SHAKES AT 40 MILES OR ABOVE."

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

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