2023 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, 2023 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 (2023) · as of 2026-09-10
1 campaign, what and when
  • 2025-10-30Back over prevention · display function — A rearview camera that fails to display an image can reduce the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. 25V744000
Complaints per 10,000 built
5.647NHTSA76 complaints, 14 severe · 134,681 built
computed here: 76 complaints ÷ 134,681 built (NHTSA early-warning production, 2026 Q1); no publisher states the rate
What owners complain about
Unspecified18Electrical system15Service brakes13Fuel/propulsion system7Air bags6

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 2023 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table
On the road in New York
7,30111NY 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 2023 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 per 10,000 built: computed here from NHTSA's complaint count for the RAV4 nameplate (76, of which 14 describe a crash, fire, injury or death) and the 134,681 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: 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 2023 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
  11. Registrations: 7,301 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 2023 car sold in the United States, so none is shown for any car in this market.↩

Sources: EPA · NHTSA — about these sources →