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Toyota Rav4 Hybrid Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 11 recall campaigns for the Toyota Rav4 Hybrid, across 8 model years from 2019 to 2026. The 2020 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2026 (1).

No Toyota Rav4 Hybrid model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2021, is at 1.0×.

Model years
8

2019–2026, with a recall

Recall campaigns
11
Most recalls
2020

5 recalls

Owner complaints
151

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 151 complaints with NHTSA about the Toyota Rav4 Hybrid across 11 model years; the most, 29, concern the 2026.

Owners marked a crash on 15 of the Toyota Rav4 Hybrid complaints (10%) and a fire on 0.

Across all Toyota Rav4 Hybrid model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 27 complaints), then the electrical system (17).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Toyota Rav4 Hybrid in 2026: 39, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Toyota Rav4 Hybrid is back over prevention: display function, in 3 model-year listings.

The newest Toyota Rav4 Hybrid recall, 26V571000, was reported on September 2, 2026 and concerns the equipment: other: labels.

Toyota Rav4 Hybrid years to avoid

The best-measured Toyota Rav4 Hybrid years are 2017 (0.7×), 2018 (0.8×) and 2016 (1.0×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Toyota Rav4 Hybrid, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2026129—not ranked
202525—not ranked
202421—not ranked
202318—not ranked
2022253not ranked
202112215
1.0×
20205134not ranked
201932216
1.0×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Toyota Rav4 Hybrid years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Toyota Rav4 Hybrid

  • BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION3
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS3
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2
  • AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION2
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM2
  • ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE1
  • AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER1
  • ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)1
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1
  • STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM1

Toyota Rav4 Hybrid model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Toyota Rav4 Hybrid recall campaign (11)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Toyota Rav4 Hybrid, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V571000September 2, 2026equipment: other: labels2026crash135
26V179000March 24, 2026equipment: other: labels2024–2025crash8,230
25V744000October 30, 2025back over prevention: display function2023–2025crash1,024,407
23V865000December 20, 2023air bags: sensor: occupant classification2020–2021crash and injury999,901
22V519000July 21, 2022air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger2022crash and injury3,533
22V239000April 13, 2022electronic stability control (esc): control module: software2022crash458,110
20V734000November 25, 2020air bags: frontal2020crash and injury161
20V373000June 24, 2020steering: electric power assist system2020crash46
20V286000May 20, 2020suspension: front: control arm: lower arm2019–2020crash9,502
20V064000February 6, 2020engine and engine cooling2019–2020crash and fire44,191
19V544000July 24, 2019electronic stability control (esc)2019crash6,925

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Toyota Rav4 Hybrid. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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