How much can you make parting out a Toyota RAV4 2013-2018?

Parting out a Toyota RAV4 (2013-2018) is one of the steadiest small-SUV plays in this series - and it comes with a twist. A fourth-generation XA40 RAV4 takes home roughly $5,159 in the parts worth pulling, after marketplace fees, before your own labor and freight, and the top part is not the engine - it is the transmission, which keeps about $2,171 on its own. This is a high-volume, easy-to-source SUV where the parts move fast, but one thing swings the whole buy: whether it is a 2016-or-later hybrid. This is the XA40 RAV4 (2013-2018), the fourth generation, so on any donor confirm the exact year and powertrain before you price anything. This is the full Toyota RAV4 part-out value breakdown: what each major part sells for, why 2016 is the line that matters, and how to get the exact figure before you buy.

Parting out a Toyota RAV4 2013-2018: the top parts

A few majors carry most of the part-out value. These are real used-market prices for the XA40 RAV4, ranked by overall part-out value - your own labor, packing, and freight come off on top:

At a glance: estimated parts take-home $5,159+ · top part transmission at $2,503 · 13+ parts priced · prices updated Aug 2026 · years 2013 - 2018 · XA40 generation · body SUV, Hybrid (2016+) and AWD available. The “$5,159+” is the take-home across every part worth pulling, not just the five above - the top 5 are shown here, and 8 more sit behind them.

Toyota RAV4 part-out value: what each part is worth

The table is the summary. The money is in reading it correctly, part by part.

Transmission - the top part, and the surprise. The transmission keeps about $2,171 on a deep 173-listing market at high confidence - more than the engine, which is unusual. The gas 2.5L is a common, easily sourced engine, so the automatic transaxle, harder to find in clean condition, actually out-keeps it here. Its used range runs roughly $1,590 to $3,164. Match it exactly to the donor’s engine, drivetrain and year before you quote one - a front-wheel-drive unit and an all-wheel-drive unit are different parts.

Engine - deep, steady, and easy to move. The 2.5L engine keeps about $1,361 on a very deep 190-listing market at high confidence, with a range of about $1,202 to $2,069. This is one of the most common engines Toyota built, so it sells reliably rather than for big money - a dependable second earner rather than the headline. Confirm gas versus hybrid off the VIN, because the hybrid powertrain is a different set of parts entirely.

Liftgate assembly - big money, thin and variable. The liftgate keeps about $364, but read it carefully: it rates low confidence on only 20 listings and varies by trim and grade, since a power liftgate and a manual one are different parts and the range runs from $310 to $840. Treat it as directional, and confirm the exact liftgate, color and hardware before you list one.

Transfer case and hood - the deep, steady parts. The transfer case keeps about $234 on a deep 159-listing AWD-donor market at medium confidence - it ranks here on demand and how reliably it sells, not on price. The hood keeps about $282 on 78 listings, also medium confidence, with color and condition setting the number.

Why 2016 divides this RAV4 - price the right side of it

On the XA40, the year matters as much as the trim. 2016 is a hard line. That is the year the hybrid arrived, and many front-end and drivetrain parts from a 2013 - 2015 donor will not fit a 2016-or-later vehicle, so confirm the exact year before you list a hood, headlight, engine or drivetrain component. Buyers shopping those parts shop by year, so a mislabeled listing is a guaranteed return. Decode the VIN and confirm the year first.

The hybrid tier - a 2016-or-later RAV4 is worth more

Here is the other half of the 2016 story: on a hybrid donor, a whole extra tier of parts opens up, and it is real money. The hybrid battery pack keeps about $1,205 on its own on a 36-listing market at medium confidence, and behind it sit the hybrid converter/inverter (about $234 keep), the power inverter (about $234), and the DC-DC converter (about $225). That is why a hybrid RAV4 parts out for meaningfully more than a gas one - the battery alone can add more than a thousand dollars of take-home. High-voltage hybrid components need safe handling and honest condition grading, so treat them as a specialist line, but do not leave them on the donor. Confirm the hybrid off the VIN before you bid, because it changes the whole part-out math.

Trims change which parts a car has - and what they sell for

Several trims ran - LE, XLE, SE, Adventure, Limited and Platinum - and trim decides the hardware: lighting, wheels, seats, audio and interior trim all differ, and the higher trims carry more valuable parts. Read the trim off the VIN before you price the trim-specific parts, so you quote the part the donor actually has.

The full picture: 13+ parts, not 5

The five above are the headline, but they are not the whole SUV. 13 or more parts are worth pulling on a 2013 - 2018 RAV4 - the top 5, plus the rest of the drivetrain, the tail lights and headlights, the other body panels, wheels, seats, mirrors, and the accessory-drive hardware, and on a hybrid the extra high-voltage tier on top. As one of the best-selling small SUVs in America, its parts hold their price well and buyers are active - which is exactly why the pre-bid math is worth doing before you buy one.

Only the top 5 are shown publicly. The full ranked list - all 13+ parts with live prices, plus side-by-side vehicle comparison - is inside reParta. Start a free trial to see the rest of the parts and price your exact VIN.

The small parts still add up on a volume car like this

The alternator, the starter, and the smaller mechanical parts are deep, steady markets on a RAV4 - one of the most common vehicles on the road, so buyers are always looking. At lower dollars each they only pay if you pull and list them in volume, but because the RAV4 sources cheaply and sells fast, that volume is realistic - your listing and fulfillment speed is what turns them into money.

Get the exact number for your VIN before you buy

Everything above is the generation average - and on a vehicle where a hybrid badge swings the value by more than a thousand dollars, the average is not good enough. The RAV4 in front of you is a specific engine, drivetrain, and year, with specific damage - so the real part-out value is specific too, and on this one it hinges on the transmission, the 2016 line and whether it is a hybrid. That is what Pre-bid ROI gives you: paste the VIN and your max bid, edit the projected parts list to match what is intact on the lot, and it returns resale revenue from real used-market prices, minus marketplace fees, transport, and your bid - the net profit, a days-to-sell read per part, and a risk score. It works the same for Copart, IAA, and private buys, and it does not scrape the auction - you enter the price. Decoding the RAV4 is free: start with the free VIN decoder, then run the full profit number in reParta.

Parting out a different car?

The RAV4 is one of many. See the part-out value for other cars - ranked parts and real prices for the most profitable vehicles to part out, or go straight to the full 2013 - 2018 Toyota RAV4 part-out value - so you know the number before you bid on any lot.

Comparing donors? Run the part-out math on the newer Toyota RAV4 (2018-2025), or on other compact crossovers - the Honda CR-V, the Subaru Forester, and the Mazda CX-5.

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Takeaways

• A 2013 - 2018 Toyota RAV4 takes home roughly $5,159 in the parts worth pulling, after marketplace fees - and on this one the top part is the transmission at about $2,171 keep, ahead of the common 2.5L engine at about $1,361.
• 2016 is a hard line: the hybrid arrived that year, and many front-end and drivetrain parts do not cross from 2013 - 2015 to 2016 and later - buyers shop those parts by year.
• A hybrid donor is worth more: the hybrid battery pack keeps about $1,205 on its own, plus the inverter and converter parts, so confirm the hybrid off the VIN before you bid.
• Only the top 5 parts are public; the full 13+ list and your exact VIN are in reParta - start free or see the full RAV4 part-out value.