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Toyota Rav 4 — Reliability by Year

73,468 vehicles · MOT data 1994–2014 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Toyota Rav 4 was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

Best pass rate year
2014
87.6% pass rate · 1,501 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
1994
69.0% pass rate · 910 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2014
87.6%
62,128 mi 1,501
2013
86.8%
60,989 mi 1,589
2012
84.7%
62,885 mi 1,940
2011
83.4%
67,320 mi 3,659
2010
81.9%
71,359 mi 4,186
2009
81.4%
72,090 mi 1,991
2008
80.0%
78,866 mi 2,406
2007
78.6%
82,395 mi 4,465
2006
78.6%
82,764 mi 6,577
2005
79.5%
81,481 mi 7,425
2004
79.5%
80,722 mi 7,264
2003
79.9%
78,187 mi 6,381
2002
79.5%
78,445 mi 6,004
2001
79.4%
82,415 mi 4,336
2000
77.4%
81,236 mi 1,806
1999
77.5%
88,235 mi 1,406
1998
75.7%
94,213 mi 2,104
1997
73.5%
98,893 mi 2,669
1996
71.5%
103,422 mi 2,643
1995
69.2%
110,831 mi 2,206
1994
69.0%
113,122 mi 910

Which year Toyota Rav 4 is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 60,989 miles (newest year) to 113,122 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Toyota Rav 4.

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