The Lemon Index$6,000 middle bill · most between $4,000 and $7,000
Lower than the $8,000 middle bill owners of all 168 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 81,000 miles (17 reports).
Toyota RAV4 owners reported paying a median of $6,000 for a engine replacement, with the middle half of bills between $4,000 and $7,000. That's from 21 owner reports (20 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0000%
- $1,000–$2,50019%
- $2,500–$5,00024%
- $5,000 and up57%
Share of the 21 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2002 Toyota RAV41too few for a middle
- 2003 Toyota RAV41too few for a middle
- 2004 Toyota RAV44$5,800 middle bill
- 2006 Toyota RAV41too few for a middle
- 2007 Toyota RAV46$5,000 middle bill
- 2008 Toyota RAV45$6,000 middle bill
- 2016 Toyota RAV41too few for a middle
- 2019 Toyota RAV41too few for a middle
- 2013–2018 Toyota RAV4 (YouTube)1too 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.
How often owners report the failure
- 2007 Toyota RAV423 complaints name it2% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a engine failure. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Engines in these years
2AR-FE 2.5 · 2AZ-FE 2.4 · 2GR-FE · A25A 2.5 (Dynamic Force)
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
- Engine replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Toyota RAV4 owners reported
Transmission replacement (73) · ECM (engine computer) replacement (67) · 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): 11587135, 11387032, 11169895, 11021410, 10928126, 10861053, 10682443, 10637079, 10592679, 10555262, 10554007, 10553629 and more.
Said out loud on YouTube: $1,000 ▶
Quick answers
How much does engine replacement cost on a Toyota RAV4?
Toyota RAV4 owners reported a median of $6,000, and the middle half paid $4,000 to $7,000, from 21 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Toyota RAV4 engine replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Toyota RAV4 middle bill of $6,000 is lower than the $8,000 owners of all 168 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Toyota RAV4 repair costs come from?
From 20 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Toyota RAV4 years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2007 (23) Toyota RAV4 named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
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.