Honda Cr-V vs Toyota Rav4

Reliability comparison based on 32,076 federal complaints.

Source: NHTSA Complaint Data

The Verdict

Based on federal complaint data, the Toyota Rav4 has a stronger reliability record than the Honda Cr-V. This reflects complaint patterns across all model years — individual years may vary.

Head-to-Head

MetricHonda Cr-VToyota Rav4
Years of Data3030
Total Complaints20,26711,809
Avg Complaints/Year675.6393.6
Recent 5-Year Rate352.9322.8
Crashes Reported1,2071,168
Deaths Reported3013
Total Recalls190148

Lower complaints and crashes = better. Green highlights the better number in each row.

What Breaks Most

Honda Cr-V

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2,219
AIR BAGS 2,171
ENGINE 2,076
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1,572
STEERING 1,385
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 992
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING 980
SERVICE BRAKES 725

Toyota Rav4

ENGINE 1,296
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1,230
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1,007
STEERING 856
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 798
POWER TRAIN 737
AIR BAGS 726
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 518

Best & Worst Years

Honda Cr-V Best
2026
78 complaints
Honda Cr-V Worst
2018
2,794 complaints
Toyota Rav4 Best
2000
34 complaints
Toyota Rav4 Worst
2007
1,239 complaints

Year-by-Year Comparison

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Honda Cr-V

1997 (129) 1998 (135) 1999 (158) 2000 (155) 2001 (154) 2002 (660) 2003 (580) 2004 (601) 2005 (599) 2006 (522) 2007 (1158) 2008 (1218) 2009 (446) 2010 (581) 2011 (640) 2012 (502) 2013 (493) 2014 (788) 2015 (962) 2016 (541) 2017 (2540) 2018 (2794) 2019 (1441) 2020 (392) 2021 (370) 2022 (233) 2023 (616) 2024 (500) 2025 (281) 2026 (78)

Toyota Rav4

1996 (54) 1997 (61) 1998 (92) 1999 (75) 2000 (34) 2001 (418) 2002 (682) 2003 (392) 2004 (179) 2005 (168) 2006 (880) 2007 (1239) 2008 (707) 2009 (391) 2010 (493) 2011 (400) 2012 (355) 2013 (328) 2014 (267) 2015 (394) 2016 (289) 2017 (405) 2018 (426) 2019 (1143) 2020 (778) 2021 (475) 2022 (183) 2023 (215) 2024 (221) 2025 (65)

Complaint counts reflect consumer-reported issues to NHTSA and do not represent failure rates. Higher sales volume typically means more complaints. This comparison is based on aggregate data across all model years — reliability can vary significantly between individual years. See our disclaimers and methodology.

Page generated: 2026-03-29