2013–2018 · Platform code XA40
A single petrol engine carried the generation: a 2.5-litre four rated 176 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and 172 lb-ft at 4,100 rpm, with a six-speed automatic and a choice of front-wheel drive or Dynamic Torque Control all-wheel drive. For 2016 the range was restyled, a sport-tuned SE grade was added, and a hybrid arrived with a combined 194 system horsepower and an electrically driven rear axle Toyota calls AWD-i — the first hybrid RAV4 sold in the United States.
This generation record is published without source verification yet. The year range, body styles and engine list have not been confirmed against the manufacturer’s own catalogue. Verify with the VIN and manufacturer data before you buy. How we source data
By engine and transmission
Complaint and recall counts from NHTSA, retrieved 2026-08-13. A complaint count is not a failure rate — it scales with how many were sold and how much attention a problem drew.
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The alternator charges the battery while the engine runs and powers everything electrical. Both are consumable parts with a service life, and on a used car at least one of them has usually been replaced already — or is due.
The compressor is the pump in the air conditioning loop. When it seizes it can send metal debris through the whole system, which turns a component replacement into a system job.
Bushings, ball joints, link rods and strut mounts are rubber and grease components that wear continuously. They rarely fail suddenly; they get gradually noisier and vaguer, which is why a test drive on a rough road tells you more than one on smooth pavement.
The original battery fits. A replacement one may not — and if it moves in the tray it can touch the hold-down bracket and short. Toyota recalled 1,853,568 cars for it. This is a used-car problem by construction: it can only exist on a car whose battery has been changed, which after ten years is most of them.
Where this comes from
Manufacturer documents for the year range, body styles, engines and transmissions above. Complaint and recall counts are separate: they come from NHTSA per model year and carry their own retrieval date on the vehicle files.