Front impact
In the first frontal test, the airbags fired late owing to disconnection of a satellite airbag sensor early in the impact. Toyota re-routed the wiring to the sensor and modified the software in the control unit so that the airbags fired earlier in the event of a disconnection. Euro NCAP allowed Toyota to re-test the modified car. In the repeat test, the airbags fired as intended despite damage to the wiring harness. Toyota have informed Euro NCAP that they do not intend to apply these modifications to cars already sold. The driver's knees bottomed out the knee airbag and contacted the support bracket.

Side impact
The RAV4 scored maximum points for its performance in the side impact and pole tests

Child-protection
The passenger airbag could be deactivated to allow rear-facing childseats to be used in the front passenger seat. However, information regarding the status of the airbag was not sufficiently clear to meet Euro NCAP's requirements. The presence of ISOFIX anchorages in the rear outboard seats was not sufficiently prominently marked.

Pedestrian protection
No points were awarded for the protection offered by the leading edge of the bonnet. However, the performance of the bumper and the bonnet suggests that these areas have been designed with pedestrian protection in mind.