The Lemon Index$1,300 middle bill · most between $1,200 and $1,600
About the same as the $1,200 middle bill owners of all 91 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 96,000 miles (62 reports).
Toyota RAV4 owners reported paying a median of $1,300 for a ECM (engine computer) replacement, with the middle half of bills between $1,200 and $1,600. That's from 67 owner reports (67 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5004%
- $500–$1,0009%
- $1,000–$2,50066%
- $2,500–$5,00010%
- $5,000 and up10%
Share of the 67 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2001 Toyota RAV414$1,200 middle bill
- 2002 Toyota RAV436$1,300 middle bill
- 2003 Toyota RAV412$1,500 middle bill
- 2004 Toyota RAV41too few for a middle
- 2005 Toyota RAV41too few for a middle
- 2008 Toyota RAV41too few for a middle
- 2013 Toyota RAV41too few for a middle
- 2014 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
- Toyota RAV4 reliability by year
- ECM (engine computer) replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Toyota RAV4 owners reported
Transmission replacement (73) · Engine replacement (21) · Steering column repair (11) · Wiring harness repair (7) · Car battery replacement (6) · Brake repair (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): 11756948, 11733766, 11063181, 10852840, 10811490, 10778729, 10764210, 10671418, 10638793, 10620672, 10557840, 10551579 and more.
Quick answers
How much does ECM (engine computer) replacement cost on a Toyota RAV4?
Toyota RAV4 owners reported a median of $1,300, and the middle half paid $1,200 to $1,600, from 67 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Toyota RAV4 ECM (engine computer) replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Toyota RAV4 middle bill of $1,300 is about the same as the $1,200 owners of all 91 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Toyota RAV4 repair costs come from?
From 67 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.