2020 Toyota RAV4

Small SUV · gas

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

Fuel economy
30mpg1
28 city · 35 highway
CO₂ 290 g/mi · 180 g/km2
EPA
Fuel cost
$1,9873
per year · estimate
EPA · EIA
Power
203hp4
rated
NHTSA
Crash rating
5of 5 ★5
frontal 4 · side 5 · rollover 4
6 recall campaigns6
NHTSA
Kerb weight
—8
Warranty
3yr10
36,000 mi
Toyota
How much to run it30 mpg · $1,987 / yr
Combined
30 mpg1EPA
EPA test cycle, combined · configuration RAV4
City · highway
28 · 35EPA
EPA test cycle, mpg
Tailpipe CO₂
290 g/mi2EPA180 g/km
tailpipe rating, driven as rated on the test cycle · 180 g/km
Fuel, per year
$1,9873EPA · EIAestimate · $9,934 over five years
estimate — 13,800 mi at $4.319 per gallon, EIA US regular, 2026-09-14
How it performs203 hp
Power
203 hp4NHTSArated
the rated figure — NHTSA's CAFE market data
Engine
2.5 L, 4 cylindersEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Transmission
Automatic (S8)EPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Drive
Front-wheel driveEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
How safe5 of 5 ★ · 6 recalls
Crash rating
★★★★★5NHTSA
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, front-wheel-drive 2020 RAV4 · as of 2026-09-10
Frontal · side · rollover
4 · 5 · 4NHTSAof 5 stars each
the three tests behind the overall rating
Recall campaigns
66NHTSA
NHTSA recall register, campaigns naming RAV4 (2020) · 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
16.827NHTSA421 complaints, 11 severe · 250,224 built
computed here: 421 complaints ÷ 250,224 built (NHTSA early-warning production, 2026 Q1); no publisher states the rate
What owners complain about
Engine163Unspecified85Electrical system76Air bags42Power train31

See these complaints at NHTSA ↗

How bigSmall SUV
Kerb weight
—8
EPA test weight
—9EPA
Class
Small SUVEPA
the publisher's own vehicle class
Body
SUVNHTSA
as NHTSA lists it
Ownership3 yr / 36,000 mi
Price
—13NHTSA
Warranty
3 years10Toyota36,000 mi
Toyota's published 2020 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table
On the road in New York
11,76811NY DMV
NY DMV registration file, 2026-09-02

Notes and sources

  1. Fuel economy: EPA combined test-cycle figure for the configuration RAV4 (28 city, 35 highway). EPA data dated 2026-09-09, the latest modifiedOn date EPA records in vehicles.csv.↩
  2. CO₂: EPA's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 290 g/mi, or 180 g/km.↩
  3. Fuel cost: an estimate — 13,800 mi a year at the EPA combined figure, priced at $4.319 per gallon (EIA US regular, 2026-09-14). Five years: $9,934. No publisher states this figure.↩
  4. Power: 203 hp is the rated figure, from NHTSA's CAFE market data.↩
  5. Crash rating: NHTSA's overall rating for the front-wheel-drive 2020 RAV4 — frontal 4, side 5, rollover 4 stars. NHTSA data as of 2026-09-10.↩
  6. Recall campaigns: NHTSA's count for this nameplate (RAV4), as of 2026-09-10. Each is repaired free of charge by dealers.↩
  7. 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). No publisher states the rate itself.↩
  8. Kerb weight: not published. No source states a curb weight for this car.↩
  9. EPA test weight: not published. EPA values disagree.↩
  10. Warranty: 3 years or 36,000 miles, from Toyota's published 2020 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
  11. Registrations: 11,768 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: miles per gallon, the tailpipe CO₂ rating and whole-car horsepower. MPGe and charge-weighted CO₂ are electric-scale quantities and do not apply to it.↩
  13. Price: no price is published for this car. NHTSA's CAFE market data prices this market's cars by compliance configuration, and it lists none matching this one.↩

Sources: EPA · NHTSA — about these sources →