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Toyota RAV4

1st gen Toyota RAV4 1996–2000

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What buyers say

Reputation: what owners and the press report

  • Sought after: The Soft Top All years

    Jalopnik calls the Soft Top the best RAV4 ever made, and The Autopian says Toyota fans regard it as rare.1,2

  • Sought after: The 2000 2000 One source so far

    SlashGear lists the 2000 among the used RAV4s to buy, as a reliable one.3

Before you pay

Open the buyer's checklist

Every warning and recall for this generation, with a box to tick.

Sources

  1. Jalopnik (Soft Top)
  2. The Autopian (Soft Top)
  3. SlashGear (best years)