The Toyota RAV4 has been selected as a Top Safety Pick by the IIHS every year since 2014. However, it’s important to note some issues with the 2014 model that were not rectified in more recent reviews of the vehicle.
These problems are often found in the crashworthiness category of the IIHS report, where the RAV4 was given a poor rating for the design of its overlap front on the driver side and the design of its overlap front on the passenger side.
While this issue was partially addressed in the 2015 edition of the model, the poor rating in the small overlap front on the passenger side remained, along with the addition of a marginal rating in the child seat anchors category.
In 2016, the poor rating of the small overlap front on the passenger side still remained, along with a marginal rating of the child seat anchors and an acceptable/marginal rating of the crash avoidance capabilities of the headlights.
Little changes have been seen in these ratings in 2018 and 2019 models.
The NHTSA awarded the RAV4 four or five stars across all categories with the exception of the 2011 model, which received three stars in the frontal crash category.
The Toyota RAV4 can be purchased for between $28,090 and $41,250 depending on the model and trim.