Toyota RAV4: best and worst years
2 generations sold in Australia, rated from our guides
Best bet: XA50 (2019-2026) (top pick in our guide).
2013-2018XA40
Good valueGood value: 16 known problems, 3 high-severity. Worst to watch for: Battery hold-down / electrical fire-risk recall; Head gasket failure / carbon-related overheating.
Year-specific notes in the guide
- 2015-2017Fuel low-pressure return hose leak (2015-2017 build)
- 2015-2017Fuel injector torque (2015-2017 build)
2019-2026XA50
Top pickOur top pick: 13 known problems, 6 high-severity. Worst to watch for: Fuel pump recall (in-tank low-pressure pump); Brake booster pump / VSC fault (recall).
Year-specific notes in the guide
- 2019-2020Porous engine-block casting / coolant leak (recall, 2019-2020)
- 2019-2022High-voltage cable corrosion ('Cablegate') (Any (2019-2022 build))
- early 2019Porous engine-block casting (early 2019-2020 recall)
Verdicts are the ratings in each FlamingCars guide; reasons and year notes come from the problems those guides list. Always get an independent pre-purchase inspection.