2023 Toyota RAV4 Plug-in hybrid
Small SUV · plug-in hybrid
Fuel cost
—3
How much to run it—
How it performs177 hp
Power
the combustion engine's rating alone — EPA test-car data; the basis is confirmed by NHTSA's vPIC engine record
How safe5 of 5 ★ · 2 recalls
2 campaigns, what and when
- 2025-09-11Electrical system · instrument cluster/panel — An instrument panel display that does not show critical information can increase the risk of a crash or injury. 25V595000
- 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
computed here: 65 complaints ÷ 25,666 built (NHTSA early-warning production, 2026 Q1); no publisher states the rate
What owners complain about
Electrical system38Unspecified18Electrical system · instrument cluster/panel6Vehicle speed control6Service brakes4
How big4,300 lb
Kerb weight
the maker's stated figure (its 49 CFR 565 filing to NHTSA); corroborated by the EPA test weight
EPA test weight
EPA equivalent test weight class — the loaded class it was tested at, not kerb weight
Notes and sources
- Fuel economy: not published. A fuel-economy figure was published for this car (38.0 mpg) and is withheld here: it is not comparable with the other cars in this list.↩
- CO₂: EPA's charge-weighted composite — the miles it assumes are driven on grid electricity are credited at zero tailpipe — 72 g/mi, or 45 g/km. It is lower than the tailpipe rating a petrol car states, and it is not what the car emits with the battery empty.↩
- Fuel cost: not estimated. A plug-in hybrid's fuel use depends on how much of its driving is done on the battery, so no cost is computed for it.↩
- Power: 177 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.↩
- Crash rating: NHTSA's overall rating for the 2023 RAV4 — frontal 4, side 5, rollover 4 stars. NHTSA data as of 2026-09-10.↩
- Recall campaigns: NHTSA's count for this variant (RAV4 PRIME), as of 2026-09-10. Each is repaired free of charge by dealers.↩
- Complaints per 10,000 built: computed here from NHTSA's complaint count for the RAV4 nameplate (65, of which 5 describe a crash, fire, injury or death) and the 25,666 vehicles NHTSA's own early-warning production reports place on it (2026 Q1). No publisher states the rate itself.↩
- Kerb weight: the maker's stated figure (its 49 CFR 565 filing to NHTSA), 4,300 lb (1,950 kg); corroborated by the EPA test weight.↩
- EPA test weight: 4,500 lb (2,041 kg) is the equivalent test weight class EPA tested this configuration at, not the kerb weight.↩
- Warranty: 3 years or 36,000 miles, from Toyota's published 2023 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
- Registrations: 3,475 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 plug-in scale: miles per gallon on fuel, a charge-weighted CO₂ rating that credits its electric miles, and engine horsepower. MPGe and the plain tailpipe rating do not apply to it.↩
- 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 →