What year Toyota Rav4 is most reliable?

Based on MOT first-test pass rates, the 2022 Toyota Rav4 has the highest pass rate at 97.1%, out of 6,676 vehicles tested.

What are the most common Toyota Rav4 MOT failures?

The most common Toyota Rav4 MOT failures vary by year. Check the individual year pages for detailed defect breakdowns — links in the table above.

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Toyota Rav4 — Reliability by Year

162,953 vehicles · MOT data 1994–2023 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Toyota Rav4 was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year

2022

97.1% pass rate · 6,676 vehicles

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Lowest pass rate year

1994

69.4% pass rate · 1,331 vehicles

Year	Pass rate	Avg mileage	Vehicles
2023	First MOTs due 2026+	24,751 mi	208
2022	97.1%	25,230 mi	6,676
2021	94.6%	29,172 mi	9,338
2020	94.0%	33,117 mi	11,870
2019	93.7%	34,667 mi	9,492
2018	89.9%	36,572 mi	7,262
2017	89.7%	44,064 mi	7,977
2016	89.6%	48,319 mi	7,883
2015	88.0%	53,492 mi	5,843
2014	87.0%	59,012 mi	5,213
2013	87.0%	62,072 mi	4,987
2012	85.2%	61,404 mi	1,738
2011	84.1%	63,457 mi	579
2010	83.0%	65,796 mi	569
2009	80.7%	74,573 mi	2,198
2008	79.5%	78,487 mi	4,828
2007	78.8%	77,787 mi	5,663
2006	79.8%	74,309 mi	4,737
2005	80.5%	74,263 mi	6,038
2004	80.2%	74,374 mi	7,758
2003	79.9%	78,059 mi	9,546
2002	79.7%	80,867 mi	9,423
2001	79.5%	82,842 mi	6,191
2000	77.7%	83,861 mi	3,396
1999	77.7%	89,998 mi	3,328
1998	76.5%	92,955 mi	5,149
1997	74.1%	99,324 mi	3,768
1996	72.4%	103,308 mi	4,980
1995	70.7%	106,428 mi	4,984
1994	69.4%	109,753 mi	1,331

* UK vehicles require their first MOT at 3 years old. Recent model years shown in grey have little or no MOT test data yet — pass rate data will build up as those vehicles mature.

Which year Toyota Rav4 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 25,230 miles (newest year) to 109,753 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 Rav4.

See the buying guide →

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