Toyota RAV4 Model Year Comparison (2015–2026)

Direct multi-year comparison of verified government safety ratings, fuel economy ranges, recall campaigns, and consumer complaints

Model Year EPA Fuel Economy / Range NHTSA Complaints Safety Recalls Overall NCAP Safety Detailed Reports
2015 Toyota RAV4 24–26 MPG 303
37 crashes
4 Recalls
2016 Toyota RAV4 24–32 MPG 252
37 crashes
3 Recalls
2017 Toyota RAV4 24–32 MPG 318
33 crashes
3 Recalls
2018 Toyota RAV4 24–32 MPG 345
33 crashes
3 Recalls
2019 Toyota RAV4 28–40 MPG 897
28 crashes
8 Recalls
2020 Toyota RAV4 27–40 MPG 642
17 crashes
6 Recalls
2021 Toyota RAV4 28–40 MPG 502
59 crashes
5 Recalls
2022 Toyota RAV4 28–40 MPG 166
19 crashes
3 Recalls
2023 Toyota RAV4 28–40 MPG 218
23 crashes
3 Recalls
2024 Toyota RAV4 28–39 MPG 200
30 crashes
4 Recalls
2025 Toyota RAV4 28–39 MPG 94
10 crashes
4 Recalls
2026 Toyota RAV4 38–43 MPG 18
2 crashes
0 Recalls
Data Attribution & Reporting Context: Older model years have had more time in service and on-road exposure, which naturally correlates with higher cumulative complaint volumes. Complaint totals are raw consumer submissions to NHTSA and are not normalized by annual sales volume or cumulative mileage.

Toyota RAV4 Generations (2015–2026)

Verified U.S.-market generation taxonomy, platform architectures, internal chassis codes, and production lifecycles

4th Generation

Production Span: 2015–2018
XA40 New MC
Lifecycle: Facelift (2016–2018, Hybrid Introduced)
U.S. Chassis / Body Codes
XA40 (5-Door SUV)
Supported Model Years:

5th Generation

Production Span: 2019–2026
XA50 TNGA-K
Lifecycle: Continuous production (2019–2026, Prime PHEV Introduced 2021)
U.S. Chassis / Body Codes
XA50 (5-Door SUV)
Taxonomy Note: Vehicle generation, platform architectures, and chassis designations are curated from verified OEM technical releases and Wikidata (CC0) for U.S.-certified configurations.
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Toyota RAV4 Overview & Data Dimensions

Official government testing and defect surveillance data available on this portal

NHTSA Safety & Crash Tests

Complete 5-Star New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) crash ratings across frontal barrier, side barrier, side pole, and rollover resistance testing for tested drivetrain and configuration variants.

EPA Fuel Economy & Range

Standardized dynamometer laboratory ratings including City, Highway, and Combined MPG, MPGe electric efficiency equivalents, pure EV driving ranges, and annual fuel cost calculations.

Defect Complaints & Recalls

Official defect investigations, component-level complaint distribution, safety hazard descriptions, and manufacturer remedy campaigns monitored directly by NHTSA.

Official US Government Data Provenance

All statistics, ratings, defect reports, and safety recall campaigns on this hub are sourced directly from official United States Federal agency databases:

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) and New Car Assessment Program (NCAP).
  • United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): FuelEconomy.gov verified laboratory vehicle testing data.

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