Toyota RAV4 PrimeYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 217 NHTSA owner complaints across 4 model years, no Toyota RAV4 Prime year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2021, 2023 and 2024. The RAV4 Prime has 7 safety recalls on record.

Toyota RAV4 Prime

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Toyota RAV4 Prime years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the RAV4 Prime median. Tap a year for its full report.

'21'22'23'24
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
Complaints by system

Most common Toyota RAV4 Prime problems

All model years combined: 217 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system973
Service brakes2714
Fuel/propulsion system223
Forward collision avoidance1812
Vehicle speed control115
Power train113
Lane departure81
Visibility/wiper81
Air bags77
14 other systems335
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the RAV4 Prime

  1. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2021–2022 · closed Aug 7, 2023
    Led to recall 22V-063