Toyota Rav4 Hybrid Reliability
125 NHTSA complaints (2017–2026). Complaint rate: 159.4 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: The Toyota Rav4 Hybrid has consistently lower complaint volume in 2022–2023 compared to other years.
Avoid These Years
No years with significant complaint spikes.
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Toyota Rav4 Hybrid Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 24 | 16.7% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 14 | 7.1% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 13 | 0.0% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 9 | 55.6% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 8 | 0.0% |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 5 | 0.0% |
| ENGINE | 5 | 0.0% |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 4 | 0.0% |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 4 | 0.0% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 4 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | — | 21 | 3 | — | View 2017View→ |
| 2018 | — | 20 | 4 | — | View 2018View→ |
| 2019 | — | 22 | 3 | — | View 2019View→ |
| 2020 | — | 15 | 0 | — | View 2020View→ |
| 2021 | — | 25 | 2 | — | View 2021View→ |
| 2022GOOD | — | 5 | 0 | — | View 2022View→ |
| 2023GOOD | — | 9 | 0 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 5 | 1 | — | View 2025View→ |
| 2026TOO NEW | — | 2 | 0 | — | View 2026View→ |
See also: Toyota Rav4 Hybridaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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