Toyota RAV4 (2006 – 2012)

The third-gen RAV4 perfected being perfectly adequate—the automotive equivalent of beige pants that somehow became the industry's template. Toyota's formula was brilliantly simple: take a Corolla, add height, and change nothing else that might compromise reliability. It helped to pioneer the crossover sweet spot that continues dominating sales charts: high enough to feel special, practical enough to justify, reliable enough to forget about.