TOYOTA · TOYOTA RAV4 · Cars
Common — still a familiar sight, with 164,398 on the road.
Rarer than 2% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
The Toyota RAV4 (Japanese: トヨタ・RAV4, Hepburn: Toyota Ravufō) 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. It made its debut in Japan and Europe in 1994, and in North America in 1995, being...
As of 2025 Q4, 164,398 TOYOTA RAV4 were still registered in the UK — 145,727 licensed and on the road, plus 18,671 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The TOYOTA RAV4 is common, with 164,398 still on the road, making it rarer than 2% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of TOYOTA RAV4 on UK roads fell by 1,245 (0.8%).
Most TOYOTA RAV4 run on hybrid — about 36% of those still registered, with the rest split across diesel, petrol, plug-in hybrid, gas (lpg), electric.
The TOYOTA RAV4 peaked at 167,404 registered in 2022 Q4, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.