2021 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid

Small SUV · hybrid

★ Open to everyone — one of the ten most-registered models this year.

Fuel economy
6.0L/100 km1
39.2 mpg (US gallons)
CO₂ 140 g/km · 225 g/mi2
NRCan
Fuel cost
C$1,5643
per year · estimate
NRCan · StatCan
Power
176hp4
engine only
EPA
Crash rating
5of 5 ★5
frontal 4 · side 5 · rollover 4
1 recall campaign · US data6
NHTSA
Test weight
1,814kg9
4,000 lb · EPA test class
EPA
Warranty
3yr10
60,000 km
Toyota
How much to run it6.0 L/100 km · C$1,564 / yr
Combined
6.0 L/100 km1NRCan
NRCan rating, combined · configuration RAV4 Hybrid AWD
In US gallons
39.2 mpgNRCan
the same NRCan rating, converted
Tailpipe CO₂
140 g/km2NRCan225 g/mi
tailpipe rating, driven as rated on the test cycle · 225 g/mi
Fuel, per year
C$1,5643NRCan · StatCanestimate · C$7,821 over five years
estimate — 15,000 km at 6.0 L/100 km, C$1.738 per litre (Statistics Canada, August 2026)
How it performs176 hp
Power
176 hp4EPAengine only
the combustion engine's rating alone — EPA test-car data; the basis is confirmed by NHTSA's vPIC engine record
Engine
2.5 L, 4 cylindersNRCan
as listed in the NRCan fuel-consumption file
How safe5 of 5 ★ · 1 recall
Crash rating
★★★★★5NHTSA
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings — a US rating, carried with its publisher named · as of 2026-09-10
Frontal · side · rollover
4 · 5 · 4NHTSAof 5 stars each
the three tests behind the overall rating
Recall campaigns
16NHTSA
NHTSA recall register (US) · as of 2026-09-10
1 campaign, what and when
  • 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
—7NHTSA
Complaints on file
1617NHTSA22 severe
NHTSA complaint file for this model year, nameplate scope
What owners complain about
Air bags43Unspecified32Electrical system23Fuel/propulsion system15Visibility/wiper13

See these complaints at NHTSA ↗

How big1,814 kg
Kerb weight
—8
EPA test weight
1,814 kg9EPA4,000 lb
EPA equivalent test weight class — the loaded class it was tested at, not kerb weight
Class
Small SUVNRCan
the publisher's own vehicle class
Body
SUVNHTSA
as NHTSA lists it
Ownership3 yr / 60,000 km
Warranty
3 years10Toyota60,000 km
Toyota's published 2021 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table
On the road in New York
7,32711NY DMV
NY DMV registration file, 2026-09-02

Notes and sources

  1. Fuel economy: Natural Resources Canada's combined rating for the RAV4 Hybrid AWD, 6.0 L/100 km (39.2 mpg, US gallons). The NRCan file is dated 2026-09-15, the Last-Modified sent by the server with nrcan_2015-2024.csv.↩
  2. CO₂: NRCan's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 140 g/km, or 225 g/mi.↩
  3. Fuel cost: an estimate — 15,000 km a year at 6.0 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$7,821. The record carries US$5,709 at 0.73 (rate of 2026-09-13). No publisher states this figure.↩
  4. Power: 176 hp is the combustion engine's rating alone, from EPA test-car data; the basis is confirmed by NHTSA's vPIC engine record. The whole car's output with the electric motor is not published by any free source, so it is not stated.↩
  5. Crash rating: NHTSA's overall rating for the 2021 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.↩
  6. Recall campaigns: NHTSA's count for this variant (RAV4 HYBRID), as of 2026-09-10 — a US register. Each is repaired free of charge by dealers.↩
  7. Complaints: NHTSA holds 161 for the 2021 RAV4, 22 of which describe a crash, fire, injury or death. The rate per 10,000 built is not computed: complaints no VIN places, or production no fuel code places, make the rate uncertain by more than 5%.↩
  8. Kerb weight: not published. EPA certification's figure is not below this car's EPA test weight (4,000 lb) by 0-1000 lb.↩
  9. EPA test weight: 1,814 kg (4,000 lb) is the equivalent test weight class EPA tested this configuration at, not the kerb weight.↩
  10. Warranty: 3 years or 60,000 km, from Toyota's published 2021 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
  11. Registrations: 7,327 RAV4s of this model year on New York's roads, from the NY DMV registration file as of 2026-09-02.↩
  12. This car is measured on the petrol scale: litres per 100 km, the tailpipe CO₂ rating and engine horsepower. MPGe and charge-weighted CO₂ are electric-scale quantities and do not apply to it.↩
  13. Price: no free, resellable source publishes a price for any 2021 car sold in Canada, so none is shown for any car in this market.↩

Sources: NRCan · NHTSA · EPA — about these sources →