Production chronology1994–open
Source includes an open interval; the explicit year list contains observed starts and closed segments only.
Wikipedia infobox ↗1 year
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Toyota / Model record
ToyotaRAV4
Production1994 – present
Recorded originJapan
ClassCrossover
Also known asToyota Rav4 · Toyota RAV4 EV
Power236 hp
Built15,000,000 units
Background
The Toyota RAV4 is a compact crossover SUV produced by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. Having sold over 15 million units worldwide as of 2025, the RAV4 is the best-selling SUV of all time.
The car is credited with popularizing compact crossover automobiles, often credited as the first modern compact crossover SUV. In February 2025, the RAV4 replaced the Ford F-150 as the best-selling car in the United States, after nearly four decades of the latter's reign.
Text adapted from “Toyota RAV4” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
US EPA model years2013–2025
Model years represented in FuelEconomy.gov; a US-market observation, not a worldwide production range.
EPA FuelEconomy.gov ↗Observed bounds
Canadian NRCan model years1997–2026
Model years in Natural Resources Canada retail fuel-consumption data; Canadian-market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Natural Resources Canada ↗30 years
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1995–2025
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗31 years
EEA EU registration observations2025
EU passenger-car registration monitoring years; this is a market snapshot, not a worldwide production range.
Swiss TAS/TARGA approval observations2015–2018
Swiss type-approval years; approval dates are not production chronology.
Swiss ASTRA TAS/TARGA ↗4 years
Research notes
Compact crossover SUV credited with popularizing the segment since 1994. Six generations, 15M+ units sold worldwide as of 2025 — one of Toyota's top sellers and by many accounts the best-selling SUV nameplate globally.