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2022 Toyota RAV4

Hybrid Gas Compact SUV

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Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratingsCompare
B
Safety Signal
89 / 100
BSafety Signal · 89 / 100
2Recalls · NHTSA campaigns
149Complaints · owner reports
5★Crash rating · NHTSA overall
40 mpgFuel economy · best combined

The 2022 Toyota RAV4 is sold in the U.S. as a hybrid and gas compact SUV with 7 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the RAV4 Hybrid AWD, is EPA-rated at 40 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of B. Owners have filed 149 complaints, most often about electrical system. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
RAV4 Hybrid AWDHybridAWD2.5L 4-cyl + 252V Li-Ion413840$1,550
RAV4GasFWD2.5L 4-cyl273530$2,100
RAV4GasFWD2.5L 4-cyl273530$2,100
RAV4 AWD LEGasAWD2.5L 4-cyl273430$2,100
RAV4 AWDGasAWD2.5L 4-cyl273329$2,150
RAV4 AWDGasAWD2.5L 4-cyl253328$2,250
RAV4 AWD TRD OFFROADGasAWD2.5L 4-cyl253228$2,250

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year and EPA reference fuel/electricity prices. Source: fueleconomy.gov vehicle records.

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Recalls (2)

Air Bags

high
3,533 vehiclesHybrid only

Problem: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022 Rav4, Rav4 Hybrid, and Rav4 Prime vehicles. The front passenger seat may have been assembled with interference between internal parts that may cause the Occupant Classification System (OCS) sensor to incorrectly detect the occupant. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Risk: Incorrect detection of an occupant may result in improper air bag deployment during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Fix: Dealers will inspect and repair the front passenger seat, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 2, 2022. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 22TA08.

NHTSA campaign 22V519000 · reported Jul 21, 2022 · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

Electronic Stability Control (Esc)

minor
458,110 vehiclesHybrid only

Problem: Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022 Lexus LX 600, Lexus NX 350h, Lexus NX 450h+, Toytoa RAV4 Hybrid, 2021-2022 Lexus LS 500h, Toyota Mirai, RAV4 PRIME, Sienna, Venza, and 2020-2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid vehicles. The Skid Control ECU software may not turn on the Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) system when the vehicle is restarted after the driver has disabled the VSC system. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems."

Risk: Driving with a deactivated stability control system increases the risk of a crash.

Fix: Dealers will update the Skid Control ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 27, 2022. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 22TA03. Lexus' number for this recall is 22LA01.

NHTSA campaign 22V239000 · reported Apr 13, 2022 · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

NHTSA investigations

Electrical System:Propulsion System — Pedestrian alert sounds (closed)

NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt

Opened Jan 27, 2023 · closed Aug 7, 2023 · action DP22005

Owner complaints

149 complaints filed

14 involved a crash, 0 a fire, 12 injuries, 2 deaths reported by owners.

Filed by year — 2022: 23 · 2023: 23 · 2024: 29 · 2025: 35 · 2026: 39

Most-cited components

  • Electrical System — 39
  • Unknown Or Other — 37
  • Engine — 27
  • Steering — 20
  • Structure — 19
“The contact owns a 2022 Toyota RAV4. The contact stated while the contact's wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the error message indicated that a malfunction in the pre-collision system. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a failed forward recognition camera. The contact was informed …”May 21, 2026 · Forward Collision Avoidance · NHTSA owner report
“The moon roof glass seems somehow dangerously tight or prone to exploding. This could endanger passengers and other vehicles. Out of seemingly nowhere the moon roof exploded while driving off the high way. I saw no flying object. We were not behind other vehicles that could have kicked something up. We hadn’t gone un…”Apr 26, 2026 · Structure · NHTSA owner report
“The contact owns a 2022 Toyota Rav4 Hybrid. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speeds, the Pre-Collision braking system activated when there was no vehicle or object nearby, and the vehicle slowed down unintendedly. The vehicle was taken to a dealer however, failure was not able to be…”Jul 31, 2024 · Forward Collision Avoidance · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

ConfigurationOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
SUV AWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★☆16%
SUV AWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★☆16%
SUV FWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★☆16%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program. Standard driver-assist: forward collision warning, lane departure warning, automatic emergency braking.

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Other RAV4 model years

A

2026 RAV4

0 recalls · 28 complaints

C

2025 RAV4

4 recalls · 100 complaints

C

2024 RAV4

4 recalls · 173 complaints

B

2023 RAV4

3 recalls · 159 complaints

A

2021 RAV4

1 recalls · 405 complaints

F

2020 RAV4

6 recalls · 646 complaints

F

2019 RAV4

8 recalls · 897 complaints

C

2018 RAV4

3 recalls · 345 complaints

C

2017 RAV4

3 recalls · 319 complaints

D

2016 RAV4

3 recalls · 255 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records (ids 45009, 44991, 44992, 45008, 45006, 45005, 45007). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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