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Perhaps the Autozone battery test wasn't accurate, or was not thorough enough to detect any actual problem. The problem as described appears to be a bad battery. Another less likely cause may be a loose, dirty, or corroded connection at the battery, ground, or starter solenoid. How old is the battery, and what brand is it?
 

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A voltage test is not adequate for testing a battery's ability to start a car engine. A battery's voltage may be OK but it may still lack the necessary capacity. At the least a battery capacity test is necessary, If the battery passes a capacity test it would be worthwhile to clean the battery terminals, which can have corrosion which may not be visible but still can prevent enough electrical current getting to the starter motor. Also the ground connections should be checked and cleaned, both at the battery and at the grounding point on the RAV,


Ordinarily one would not expect a two year old battery to develop a problem, but it has happened as others on this forum have reported. Of course there may be some other problem, but the symptoms which you have reported appear to relate to the battery. Good luck!
 
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