"How reliable is the 2023 Toyota Rav4?"

"Based on 215 NHTSA complaints, the 2023 Toyota Rav4 has a median complaint mileage of 20050 miles. The most common issue is Unknown Or Other."

"What are common problems with the 2023 Toyota Rav4?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2023 Toyota Rav4 is Unknown Or Other, accounting for a significant portion of the 215 total complaints filed."

2023 Toyota Rav4: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 215 complaints

215

Total Complaints

20,050mi

Median Mileage

Unknown Or Other

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

12,223 25th Percentile

20,050 Median Mileage

32,750 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Unknown Or Other

Electrical System

Steering

Engine

Service Brakes

Power Train

Fuel/Propulsion System

Air Bags

Visibility/Wiper

Body

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"Yesterday I drove an hour in the rain for the first time in my brand new 2023 rav4. I pulled into a parking lot, put it in park and all of the sudden my car starting stuttering/jerking/jolting the whole car, the rpm's were fluttering up and down between 2-3, the car engine turned on and off and car..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 32 TX: 26 VA: 15 FL: 13 NY: 12 IL: 11 NC: 9 LA: 8 AZ: 7 MD: 7

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
2020	778	2,800	Engine	28
2021	475	14,500	Air Bags	68
2022	183	10,000	Unknown Or Other	23
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