Toyota RAV4 EV
Across 3 model years (2012–2014), the Toyota RAV4 EV has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns and 21 complaints on file.
The component named most often in complaints is power train (264.7 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by fuel/propulsion system (205.9).
The 2014 model year has the most complaints (10). Recall campaigns peaked in 2015 with 2; complaints were received in the largest number in 2015 (9). Within Toyota, this line ranks 40 of 65 by total complaints.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model years
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints | vs line average | Units in campaigns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV | 3 | 6 | 86% | 1,549,705 |
| 2013 Toyota RAV4 EV | 3 | 5 | 71% | 1,549,705 |
| 2014 Toyota RAV4 EV | 3 | 10 | 143% | 1,549,705 |
"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Toyota RAV4 EV complaints (34 mentions).
Campaigns by year reported
Complaints by year received
Other Toyota model lines
- Camry 124 recalls · 14,833 complaints
- Prius 91 recalls · 10,417 complaints
- Corolla 137 recalls · 9,812 complaints
- Sienna 151 recalls · 7,642 complaints
- Tacoma 149 recalls · 6,331 complaints
- RAV4 145 recalls · 5,461 complaints
- Tundra 197 recalls · 4,309 complaints
- 4Runner 129 recalls · 3,545 complaints
- Avalon 84 recalls · 3,006 complaints
- Highlander 119 recalls · 2,806 complaints
- Sequoia 99 recalls · 2,729 complaints
- Matrix 21 recalls · 1,167 complaints
- 4 Runner 0 recalls · 1,034 complaints
- Camry Hybrid 36 recalls · 1,032 complaints
- Camry Solara 9 recalls · 807 complaints
- Highlander Hybrid 53 recalls · 755 complaints
- Yaris 68 recalls · 696 complaints
- FJ Cruiser 57 recalls · 557 complaints
- Celica 13 recalls · 406 complaints
- Pickup 7 recalls · 395 complaints
- Venza 33 recalls · 335 complaints
- Tercel 7 recalls · 320 complaints
- T100 6 recalls · 314 complaints
- Corolla Matrix 47 recalls · 287 complaints
- Land Cruiser 73 recalls · 243 complaints
- Previa 3 recalls · 222 complaints
- Echo 7 recalls · 191 complaints
- Prius V 13 recalls · 167 complaints
- Sequoia SR5 0 recalls · 106 complaints
- Toyota 0 recalls · 90 complaints
- Crown 13 recalls · 87 complaints
- Prius C 5 recalls · 79 complaints
- Yaris H/B 3 recalls · 77 complaints
- Supra 22 recalls · 57 complaints
- Avalon Hybrid 18 recalls · 48 complaints
- Cressida 5 recalls · 44 complaints
- RAV4 Hybrid 18 recalls · 40 complaints
- Van 6 recalls · 34 complaints
- Prius Plug-IN Hybrid 9 recalls · 27 complaints
- RAV4 EV 9 recalls · 21 complaints
- Prius Prime 11 recalls · 19 complaints
- C-HR 7 recalls · 16 complaints
- Mirai 7 recalls · 4 complaints
- 86 4 recalls · 3 complaints
- Corona 27 recalls · 2 complaints
- HI Lux 3 recalls · 2 complaints
- Tundra Hybrid 29 recalls · 0 complaints
- Sienna Hybrid 18 recalls · 0 complaints
- Sequoia Hybrid 12 recalls · 0 complaints
- RAV4 Prime 11 recalls · 0 complaints
- Corolla Cross Hybrid 10 recalls · 0 complaints
- Grand Highlander 10 recalls · 0 complaints
- BZ4X 9 recalls · 0 complaints
- Grand Highlander Hybrid 9 recalls · 0 complaints
- Venza Hybrid 9 recalls · 0 complaints
- Corolla Hybrid 7 recalls · 0 complaints
- Land Cruiser Hybrid 7 recalls · 0 complaints
- Corolla Cross 6 recalls · 0 complaints
- Tacoma Hybrid 6 recalls · 0 complaints
- GR Corolla 5 recalls · 0 complaints
Questions and answers
Which Toyota RAV4 EV model years have the most recalls?
2012 (3), 2013 (3), 2014 (3). Across model years 2012–2014 there are 3 distinct campaigns.
Which Toyota RAV4 EV model year has the most complaints?
2014, with 10 of the line's 21 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.
What do owners of the Toyota RAV4 EV complain about?
power train (264.7 per 1,000 mentions), fuel/propulsion system (205.9 per 1,000 mentions), electrical system (117.6 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.