Ford Bronco Sport vs Toyota RAV4 Hybrid: which is more reliable?
The Toyota RAV4 Hybrid is clearly ahead of the Ford Bronco Sport on the federal record: 82/100 against 61/100 across every model year we score.
The record, side by side
Ford Bronco Sport
- 5 model years scored
- 1,281 owner complaints on record
- about 65 complaints per year on the road
- 51 recall campaigns, 28 safety-critical
- best year 2025 (78/100) · worst 2021 (33/100)
Toyota RAV4 Hybrid
- 10 model years scored
- 408 owner complaints on record
- about 6 complaints per year on the road
- 16 recall campaigns, 5 safety-critical
- best year 2016 (93/100) · worst 2017 (48/100)
Mean score is the average across model years from 2013 on, where both records are comparable. How the score works.
Year by year: Bronco Sport against RAV4 Hybrid
The comparison that decides the purchase. A nameplate is not one car — a redesign can move the record sixty points inside two years, and the two nameplates rarely move together.
What owners actually complain about
Ford Bronco Sport
- Electrical System — 341 complaints
- Power Train — 277 complaints
- Engine — 273 complaints
Toyota RAV4 Hybrid
- Electrical System — 116 complaints
- Unknown Or Other — 68 complaints
- Service Brakes — 51 complaints
Both nameplates have Electrical System as their largest complaint group, so the choice between them is about how often, not about what.
Years to avoid on each
Ford Bronco Sport — avoid: 2021.
Toyota RAV4 Hybrid — avoid: 2017.
A year scores below 45 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns. Every car’s years to avoid.
What each costs today
A recent used Ford Bronco Sport prices at about $30,500 and a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid at about $30,500 — they price within $1 of each other, which at this level is the same money, and they return 23.0 against 39.0 MPG combined.
Class-level estimates re-priced to your country, not a valuation of one car. Method.
FAQ
Is the Ford Bronco Sport or the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid more reliable?
On the NHTSA record the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid scores 82/100 against the Ford Bronco Sport's 61/100, averaged across every model year we hold. The Toyota RAV4 Hybrid carries about 6 complaints per year on the road against 65 for the Ford Bronco Sport.
Which Ford Bronco Sport and Toyota RAV4 Hybrid years should I avoid?
Ford Bronco Sport: 2021. Toyota RAV4 Hybrid: 2017. Each of those scores under 45 out of 100 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns.
What goes wrong on the Ford Bronco Sport and the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid?
The largest complaint group on the Ford Bronco Sport is Electrical System (341 complaints); on the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid it is Electrical System (116).
Is the Ford Bronco Sport or the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid cheaper to own?
A recent used Ford Bronco Sport prices at about $30,500 and a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid at about $30,500, before insurance and the maintenance band. Both pages carry the five-year running-cost figure.