2021 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid

Small SUV · hybrid

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

Fuel economy
40mpg1
41 city · 38 highway
CO₂ 223 g/mi · 139 g/km2
EPA
Fuel cost
$1,4903
per year · estimate
EPA · EIA
Power
176hp4
engine only
EPA
Crash rating
5of 5 ★5
frontal 4 · side 5 · rollover 4
1 recall campaign6
NHTSA
Test weight
4,000lb9
1,814 kg · EPA test class
EPA
Warranty
3yr10
36,000 mi
Toyota
How much to run it40 mpg · $1,490 / yr
Combined
40 mpg1EPA
EPA test cycle, combined · configuration RAV4 Hybrid AWD
City · highway
41 · 38EPA
EPA test cycle, mpg
Tailpipe CO₂
223 g/mi2EPA139 g/km
tailpipe rating, driven as rated on the test cycle · 139 g/km
Fuel, per year
$1,4903EPA · EIAestimate · $7,450 over five years
estimate — 13,800 mi at $4.319 per gallon, EIA US regular, 2026-09-14
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 cylindersEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Transmission
Automatic (AV-S6)EPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Drive
All-wheel driveEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
How safe5 of 5 ★ · 1 recall
Crash rating
★★★★★5NHTSA
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, 2021 RAV4 · 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, campaigns naming RAV4 HYBRID (2021) · 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 big4,000 lb
Kerb weight
—8
EPA test weight
4,000 lb9EPA1,814 kg
EPA equivalent test weight class — the loaded class it was tested at, not kerb weight
Class
Small SUVEPA
the publisher's own vehicle class
Body
SUVNHTSA
as NHTSA lists it
Ownership3 yr / 36,000 mi
Warranty
3 years10Toyota36,000 mi
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: EPA combined test-cycle figure for the configuration RAV4 Hybrid AWD (41 city, 38 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 — 223 g/mi, or 139 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: $7,450. 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 data as of 2026-09-10.↩
  6. Recall campaigns: NHTSA's count for this variant (RAV4 HYBRID), as of 2026-09-10. 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: 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) is the equivalent test weight class EPA tested this configuration at, not the kerb weight.↩
  10. Warranty: 3 years or 36,000 miles, 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: miles per gallon, 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 the United States, so none is shown for any car in this market.↩

Sources: EPA · NHTSA — about these sources →