2020 Toyota RAV4
Small SUV · gas
Kerb weight
—8
How much to run it7.9 L/100 km · C$2,059 / yr
Fuel, per year
C$2,0593NRCan · StatCanestimate · C$10,297 over five years
estimate — 15,000 km at 7.9 L/100 km, C$1.738 per litre (Statistics Canada, August 2026)
How it performs203 hp
How safe5 of 5 ★ · 6 recalls
Crash rating
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings — a US rating, carried with its publisher named · as of 2026-09-10
6 campaigns, what and when
- 2020-02-06Engine and engine cooling — A coolant leak can cause the engine to overheat and cause a vehicle stall in conventional gasoline vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, for all involved vehicles, the engine may get damaged mechanically, possibly resulting in an engine oil leak, increasing the risk of a fire. 20V064000
- 2020-05-20Suspension · front · control arm · lower arm — If a suspension control arm breaks, it can result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash. 20V286000
- 2020-06-24Steering · electric power assist system — A loss of power steering assist could increase steering effort at low vehicle speeds, increasing the risk of a crash. 20V373000
- 2020-11-04Fuel system, gasoline · delivery · fuel pump — If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. 20V682000
- 2020-11-25Air bags · frontal — In the event of a crash, an air bag that does not perform as designed can increase the risk of injury. 20V734000
- 2023-12-20Air bags · sensor · occupant classification — An air bag that does not deploy during a crash increases the risk of injury. 23V865000
Complaints per 10,000 built
computed here: 421 US complaints ÷ 250,224 built (NHTSA early-warning production, 2026 Q1); no publisher states the rate
What owners complain about
Engine163Unspecified85Electrical system76Air bags42Power train31
How bigSmall SUV
Notes and sources
- Fuel economy: Natural Resources Canada's combined rating for the RAV4, 7.9 L/100 km (29.8 mpg, US gallons). The NRCan file is dated 2026-09-15, the Last-Modified sent by the server with nrcan_2015-2024.csv.↩
- CO₂: NRCan's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 184 g/km, or 296 g/mi.↩
- Fuel cost: an estimate — 15,000 km a year at 7.9 L/100 km, priced at C$1.738 per litre, Statistics Canada's Canada-wide average for regular unleaded at self-service stations, August 2026 (Table 18-10-0001-01). Five years: C$10,297. The record carries US$7,517 at 0.73 (rate of 2026-09-13). No publisher states this figure.↩
- Power: 203 hp is the rated figure, from NHTSA's CAFE market data. NHTSA is the US regulator.↩
- Crash rating: NHTSA's overall rating for the 2020 RAV4 — frontal 4, side 5, rollover 4 stars. NHTSA is the US regulator; its rating is carried here with its publisher named. NHTSA data as of 2026-09-10.↩
- Recall campaigns: NHTSA's count for this nameplate (RAV4), as of 2026-09-10 — a US register. Each is repaired free of charge by dealers.↩
- Complaints per 10,000 built: computed here from NHTSA's complaint count for the RAV4 nameplate (421, of which 11 describe a crash, fire, injury or death) and the 250,224 vehicles NHTSA's own early-warning production reports place on it (2026 Q1). US data. No publisher states the rate itself.↩
- Kerb weight: not published. No source states a curb weight for this car.↩
- Warranty: 3 years or 60,000 km, from Toyota's published 2020 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
- Registrations: 11,768 RAV4s of this model year on New York's roads, from the NY DMV registration file as of 2026-09-02.↩
- This car is measured on the petrol scale: litres per 100 km, the tailpipe CO₂ rating and whole-car horsepower. MPGe and charge-weighted CO₂ are electric-scale quantities and do not apply to it.↩
- Price: no free, resellable source publishes a price for any 2020 car sold in Canada, so none is shown for any car in this market.↩
Sources: NRCan · NHTSA · EPA — about these sources →