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Toyota RAV4

The compact SUV that outsells most cars. Later generations are heavily hybrid, so codes from the P0Axx block appear on what looks like an ordinary family crossover.

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Toyota RAV4 plug-in hybrid (XA50), front three-quarter view
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Generations

  • XA10 1994–2000

    The original compact crossover, on a platform of its own built out of Carina and Corolla parts, and the only RAV4 sold with a soft top. Both engines are 3S — the 3S-FE in almost everything, the twin-cam 3S-GE in the Japanese-market sport models.

    Body styles
    SUV · Convertible
    Platform
    Toyota RAV4
    Engines
    • 2.0 four-cylinder — 3S-FE · petrol
    • 2.0 — 3S-GE · petrol · 175–220 Nm (129–162 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive

  • XA20 2000–2005

    A wholly new car on the MC platform, and where the RAV4 first gets a diesel — the 2.0 D-4D, from June 2001. The 1AZ-FE has the same head-bolt thread-pull history as the 2AZ-FE that replaced it at the 2003 facelift, so a second head-gasket failure on either is a thread problem until proven otherwise.

    Body styles
    SUV
    Platform
    Toyota MC
    Engines
    • 1.8 — 1ZZ-FE · petrol · 161–172 Nm (119–127 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 — 1AZ-FE · petrol · 102–108 kW (137–145 hp) · 190–193 Nm (140–142 lb-ft)
    • 2.4 four-cylinder — 2AZ-FE · petrol · 117–132 kW (157–177 hp) · 220–224 Nm (162–165 lb-ft) · from the 2003 facelift
    • 2.0 D-4D — 1CD-FTV · diesel · 66–87 kW (89–117 hp) · 215–250 Nm (159–184 lb-ft) · from June 2001
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive

  • XA30 2005–2012

    Petrol only; the 2AZ-FE's head-bolt thread problems can masquerade as cooling-system codes.

    Body styles
    SUV
    Platform
    Toyota MC
    Engines
    • 2.0 1AZ-FE — 1AZ-FE · petrol · 116 kW (156 hp)
    • 2.4 — 2AZ-FE · petrol · 124 kW (166 hp) · 224 Nm (165 lb-ft)
    • 2.5 — 2AR-FE · petrol · 133 kW (178 hp) · 233 Nm (172 lb-ft)
    • 3.5 V6 — 2GR-FE · petrol · 200–234 kW (268–314 hp) · 336–353 Nm (248–260 lb-ft)
    • 2.2 D-4D — diesel · 110–130 kW (148–174 hp)
    • 2.0 — 1AZ-FSE · petrol · 116 kW (156 hp) · 192–200 Nm (142–148 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 — 3ZR-FAE · petrol · 116 kW (156 hp) · 192–196 Nm (142–145 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · 4-speed automatic · 5-speed automatic · 5/6-speed manual · 4/5/6-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive

  • XA40 2012–2018

    Conventional drivetrains, with the first hybrid arriving late in the run.

    Body styles
    SUV
    Platform
    Toyota New MC
    Engines
    • 2.0 3ZR-FAE — 3ZR-FAE · petrol · 111–116 kW (149–156 hp) · 195 Nm (144 lb-ft)
    • 2.5 — 2AR-FE · petrol · 114 kW (153 hp)
    • 2.5 hybrid — 2AR-FXE · hybrid · 112–118 kW (150–158 hp) · 206–213 Nm (152–157 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 D-4D — 2WW-FTV · diesel · 107 kW (143 hp) · 320 Nm (236 lb-ft)
    • 2.2 D-4D — 2AD-FTV · diesel · 110–130 kW (148–174 hp) · 340 Nm (251 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 — 3ZR-FE · petrol · 111–116 kW (149–156 hp) · 190–194 Nm (140–143 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic · CVT · e-CVT
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive

  • XA50 2018–present

    TNGA-K; the hybrid is the volume seller in many markets.

    Body styles
    SUV
    Platform
    TNGA-K
    Engines
    • M20A-FKS 2.0 — M20A-FKS · petrol · 203–208 Nm (150–153 lb-ft)
    • A25A-FXS 2.5 — A25A-FXS · hybrid
    • 2.5 PHV — A25A-FXS · plug-in hybrid · 219–243 Nm (162–179 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 — M20C-FKS · petrol · 112–129 kW (150–173 hp) · Wildlander, China
    • 2.0 — M20D-FKS · petrol · 112–129 kW (150–173 hp) · China
    • 2.5 — A25A-FKS · petrol · 151 kW (203 hp) · 247–249 Nm (182–184 lb-ft)
    • 2.5 — A25C-FKS · petrol · Wildlander, China
    • 2.5 — A25G-FKS · petrol · China
    • 2.5 — A25D-FXS · hybrid · Wildlander, China
    • 2.5 — A25F-FXS · hybrid · China
    Transmissions
    6-speed manual · CVT · e-CVT · K120 CVT with physical first gear
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive

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