{"id":"2016_toyota_rav4","make":"Toyota","make_slug":"toyota","model":"RAV4","model_slug":"rav4","year":2016,"url":"/toyota/rav4/2016/","pts":["hev","gas"],"configs":[{"id":37110,"model":"RAV4 Hybrid AWD","pt":"hev","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AV-S6)","cyl":4,"displ":2.5,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":34,"hwy":30,"comb":32,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"245V Ni-MH","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","co2":274,"fe_score":8,"ghg_score":8,"fuel_cost":1950,"save_spend":1500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TYX","modified":"Wed Apr 05 00:00:00 EDT 2017"},{"id":37087,"model":"RAV4 LE/XLE","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S6)","cyl":4,"displ":2.5,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":23,"hwy":30,"comb":26,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","co2":338,"fe_score":6,"ghg_score":6,"fuel_cost":2400,"save_spend":-750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TYX","modified":"Mon Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016"},{"id":37086,"model":"RAV4","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S6)","cyl":4,"displ":2.5,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":23,"hwy":29,"comb":25,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","co2":349,"fe_score":6,"ghg_score":6,"fuel_cost":2500,"save_spend":-1250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TYX","modified":"Mon Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016"},{"id":37088,"model":"RAV4 AWD","pt":"gas","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S6)","cyl":4,"displ":2.5,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":22,"hwy":28,"comb":25,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","co2":357,"fe_score":6,"ghg_score":6,"fuel_cost":2500,"save_spend":-1250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TYX","modified":"Mon Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016"},{"id":37089,"model":"RAV4 Limited AWD/SE AWD","pt":"gas","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S6)","cyl":4,"displ":2.5,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":22,"hwy":28,"comb":24,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","co2":362,"fe_score":6,"ghg_score":6,"fuel_cost":2600,"save_spend":-1750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TYX","modified":"Mon Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016"}],"vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","segment":"Compact SUV","recalls":[{"campaign":"23V734000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY","mfr":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","reported":"2023-11-01","owner_notified":"2024-12-27","units":1853568,"summary":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2013-2018 RAV4 vehicles.  Certain replacement 12-volt batteries may not fit properly in the battery tray, allowing the battery to move and contact the hold-down bracket, possibly causing a short circuit.","consequence":"A battery short circuit increases the risk of a fire.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the battery clamp sub-assembly, battery tray, and positive terminal cover, free of charge.  Owner letters were mailed December 27, 2024, to 2013-2014 RAV4 owners.  Additional owner notification letters will be mailed in phases, phase 2 will begin on May 14, 2025, and phase 3 in late July 2025.  Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331.  Toyota's numbers for this recall are 23TB13 and 23TA13.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"23TB13 / 23TA13","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":[],"severity":"critical"},{"campaign":"16V236000","component":"TIRES","mfr":"Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC","reported":"2016-04-22","owner_notified":"2016-06-03","units":94,"summary":"Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2016 Toyota Yaris, Rav4, Land Cruiser and 4Runner vehicles, and Scion FR-S, iM, and TC vehicles manufactured January 28, 2016, to March 14, 2016.  The Load Carrying Capacity Modification Label may not reflect the correct added weight of the installed accessories.  As a result, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, \"Tire Selection and Rims for Passenger Cars.\"","consequence":"An incorrect label may result in the vehicle being overloaded, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"SET will notify owners, and provide them a corrected label to be installed over the inaccurate label, free of charge.  The recall began on June 3, 2016.  Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226.  SET's number for this recall is SET16A.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SET16A","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"16V198000","component":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP","mfr":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","reported":"2016-04-07","owner_notified":"2016-05-04","units":16656,"summary":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Toyota RAV4 vehicles manufactured October 30, 2015, to February 3, 2016, 2016 Lexus RX350 vehicles manufactured October 26, 2015, to February 8, 2016, and 2016 Lexus ES350 vehicles manufactured September 1, 2015, to February 29, 2016.  These vehicles are equipped with an ABS actuator that may have a damaged O-ring which could result in improper brake fluid pressure control during ABS, Traction Control, or Stability Control activation.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 126, \"Electronic Stability Control Systems.\"","consequence":"Insufficient brake fluid pressure may cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the brake actuator, replacing it as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began on May 4, 2016, 2016.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.  Toyota's number for this recall is G0I, GLC.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"G0I, GLC","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":3,"critical_count":1,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":69,"grade":"D","complaints":{"count":255,"crash":37,"fire":12,"injured":27,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Electrical System",59],["Service Brakes",48],["Unspecified",38],["Exterior Lighting",28],["Engine",27],["Air Bags",19]],"by_year":{"2016":47,"2017":33,"2018":27,"2019":24,"2020":18,"2021":20,"2022":17,"2023":15,"2024":28,"2025":18,"2026":8},"excerpts":[["2022-09-02","Engine","While my wife was driving the car it suddenly shutoff. She was in the middle of a turn and was able to get to the side of the road. I few moments later she saw what she assumed was steam coming from under the hood and she immediately got out of the car. Within a minute of getting out of the car she saw flames dripping \u2026"],["2022-08-22","Exterior Lighting","After looking through Google reviews I see that so many have the same situation that we are having. The headlights keep blowing randomly about every 3-4 months. We were out West on back roads when ours blew this last time and had to drive with only one headlight, which was dangerous. I feel someone should look into all\u2026"],["2022-05-18","Structure","While going about 60 mph in a highway curve, the rear passenger door partially opened (unlatched). The driver dashboard immediately started flashing warning triangle and door opened picture. After stopping on a shoulder, I went outside and saw the door partially opened. After opening/closing the door no more errors occ\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"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"},{"action":"PE21005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY","opened":"2021-02-25","closed":"2024-08-12","campaign":"23V734","subject":"Battery Hold Down Bracket Thermal Events","summary":"The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE) to understand the contributing factors and frequency of vehicle fires originating from the battery region of the engine compartment in Model Year (MY) 2013-2018 Toyota RAV4 vehicles on 25 February 2021. At the time of opening, ODI attributed eleven allegations and additional EWR events to this PE. PE21005 focused on replacement batteries installed in the subject vehicles. No reported fire event identified in PE21005 involved the originally supplied 12V battery. The reported fires took place in vehicles known to contain aftermarket batteries or whose age exceeded the expected life of the original equipment battery."}],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.169,"seats":5,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.174,"seats":5,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":2,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":32,"ncap":5,"complaints":255},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}