Toyota RAV4: reliability by registration year
2001-2022 · 20 registration years · 97,857 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every RAV4 registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9,602 | 94.2% | 96.2% | Tyre condition (front) 23.1% |
| 2021 | 11,743 | 91.3% | 94.5% | Tyre condition (rear) 21.5% |
| 2020 | 11,168 | 91.1% | 94.2% | Windscreen wipers (front) 20.1% |
| 2019 | 8,590 | 90.5% | 93.6% | Tyre condition (rear) 17.7% |
| about 4 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2019 RAV4: Tyre condition (rear) (17.7%) · Windscreen wipers (front) (14.7%) · Brake pads (rear) (8.6%) | ||||
| 2018 | 7,041 | 83.0% | 86.5% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (rear) 28.3% |
| about 3 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2018 RAV4: Suspension arm pins and bushes (rear) (28.3%) · Windscreen wipers (front) (10.3%) · Tyre condition (rear) (10.2%) | ||||
| 2017 | 7,501 | 82.0% | 85.8% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (rear) 23.4% |
| 2016 | 7,354 | 81.5% | 84.9% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (rear) 20.7% |
| 2015 | 5,189 | 81.3% | 85.6% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (rear) 16.6% |
| 2014 | 4,492 | 78.8% | 83.0% | Tyre pressure monitoring system 13.0% |
| 2013 | 4,288 | 75.8% | 80.5% | Tyre pressure monitoring system 14.3% |
| 2012 | 1,489 | 70.9% | 77.2% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 22.2% |
| 2009 | 1,429 | 61.2% | 66.0% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 15.7% |
| 2008 | 2,869 | 59.4% | 65.7% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 18.5% |
| 2007 | 2,836 | 58.9% | 65.4% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 16.4% |
| 2006 | 1,936 | 57.3% | 65.9% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 18.5% |
| 2005 | 2,942 | 63.1% | 70.6% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 16.0% |
| 2004 | 2,857 | 61.4% | 69.2% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 16.0% |
| 2003 | 2,179 | 61.5% | 69.7% | Petrol engine warning light 13.1% |
| 2002 | 1,544 | 59.7% | 66.9% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 12.5% |
| 2001 | 808 | 61.5% | 69.4% | Petrol emissions (with catalyst) 17.4% |