The Lemon Index$700 middle bill · most between $288 and $1,000
About the same as the $700 middle bill owners of all 203 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 28,000 miles (6 reports).
Toyota RAV4 owners reported paying a median of $700 for a brake repair, with the middle half of bills between $288 and $1,000. That's from 6 owner reports (6 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50050%
- $500–$1,0000%
- $1,000–$2,50033%
- $2,500–$5,00017%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 6 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2002 Toyota RAV41too few for a middle
- 2006 Toyota RAV42too few for a middle
- 2007 Toyota RAV41too few for a middle
- 2008 Toyota RAV41too few for a middle
- 2009 Toyota RAV41too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
Engines in these years
2AR-FE 2.5 · 2AZ-FE 2.4 · 2GR-FE
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Keep going
Other repairs Toyota RAV4 owners reported
Transmission replacement (73) · ECM (engine computer) replacement (67) · Engine replacement (21) · Steering column repair (11) · Wiring harness repair (7) · Car battery replacement (6) · Radio and infotainment screen repair (6) · EVAP system repair (5) · O2 sensor replacement (5) · Steering rack replacement (5) · Water pump replacement (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 10820673, 10557303, 10373513, 10355947, 10325785, 10064052.
Quick answers
How much does brake repair cost on a Toyota RAV4?
Toyota RAV4 owners reported a median of $700, and the middle half paid $288 to $1,000, from 6 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Toyota RAV4 brake repair more expensive than on other cars?
The Toyota RAV4 middle bill of $700 is about the same as the $700 owners of all 203 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Toyota RAV4 repair costs come from?
From 6 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.