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CarsLore / Compare / Small SUVs / 7 Crossback vs RAV4

DS 7 Crossback vs Toyota RAV4

Two small SUVs, compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. 3 like-for-like measures: the DS 7 Crossback leads on 2, the Toyota RAV4 on 1.

Where each one leads

DS 7 Crossback

  • Fewer DS 7 Crossback cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (3.1% against 3.6%).
  • New DS 7 Crossback cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 82 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 112 for the Toyota RAV4 in 2022.

Toyota RAV4

  • Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol Toyota RAV4 uses 7.8 l/100 km on the road, the DS 7 Crossback 8.1.

Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare

At a glance

DS 7 CrossbackToyota RAV4
Model years in the US safety record—1994–2025
New cars registered in Europe106,350 (2017–2022)800,790 (2010–2022)
Licensed in the United Kingdom—145,725
On the road in the Netherlands1,94146,364
In traffic in Finland24232,071

EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).

Reliability and problems

DS 7 CrossbackToyota RAV4
UK MOT first-time pass rate—76%
… against cars of the same age—+9%
New York safety inspections failed—1.8%
… against cars of the same year—+17%
Illogical odometer records (NL)3.1%3.6%
US owner complaints—9,400
Most complaints about—Power train
Model year with most complaints—2007 (1,004)
US recall campaigns—50
Manufacturer service bulletins—5,761
NHTSA defect investigations—22

Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).

Safety

DS 7 CrossbackToyota RAV4
NHTSA overall rating—5★ (2025)

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).

Fuel, emissions and price

DS 7 CrossbackToyota RAV4
Official combined fuel use, Canada—5.5 l/100 km (2026)
Real-world use in Europe, diesel6.2 l/100 km—
Real-world use in Europe, petrol8.1 l/100 km7.8 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid—6.2 l/100 km
Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe82 g/km112 g/km
Average power of new cars in Europe125 kW (168 hp)132 kW (178 hp)
Average mass in running order1,730 kg1,753 kg
Dutch list price when new (median)€59,763€40,040
Average odometer in Finland76,000 km156,000 km

Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).