2025 Toyota RAV4 Plug-in hybrid

Small SUV · plug-in hybrid

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

Fuel economy
—1
CO₂ 72 g/mi · 45 g/km · charge-weighted2
EPA
Fuel cost
$1,0003
per year · EPA's estimate
EPA
Power
177hp4
engine only
EPA
Crash rating
5of 5 ★5
frontal 4 · side 5 · rollover 4
2 recall campaigns6
NHTSA
Kerb weight
4,300lb8
1,950 kg
NHTSA
Warranty
3yr10
36,000 mi
Toyota
How much to run it$1,000 / yr
Fuel economy
—1EPA
Tailpipe CO₂
72 g/mi2EPA45 g/km
charge-weighted composite: electric miles credited at zero tailpipe · 45 g/km
Fuel, per year
$1,0003EPAEPA's estimate
EPA's own annual estimate, on EPA's assumptions (15,000 miles, 55% city, EPA's fuel price)
How it performs177 hp
Power
177 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 ★ · 2 recalls
Crash rating
★★★★★5NHTSA
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, 2025 RAV4 · as of 2026-09-10
Frontal · side · rollover
4 · 5 · 4NHTSAof 5 stars each
the three tests behind the overall rating
Recall campaigns
26NHTSA
NHTSA recall register, campaigns naming RAV4 PHEV (2025) · as of 2026-09-10
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
—7NHTSA
Complaints on file
127NHTSA2 severe
NHTSA complaint file for this model year, nameplate scope
What owners complain about
Unspecified5Service brakes2Vehicle speed control2Electrical system1Exterior lighting1

See these complaints at NHTSA ↗

How big4,300 lb
Kerb weight
4,300 lb8NHTSA1,950 kg
the maker's stated figure (its 49 CFR 565 filing to NHTSA); corroborated by the EPA test weight
EPA test weight
4,500 lb9EPA2,041 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 2025 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table
On the road in New York
2,12711NY DMV
NY DMV registration file, 2026-09-02

Notes and sources

  1. 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.↩
  2. 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.↩
  3. Fuel cost: EPA's own annual estimate for this car is $1,000, on EPA's assumptions. It is an estimate, not a measured figure.↩
  4. 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.↩
  5. Crash rating: NHTSA's overall rating for the 2025 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 PHEV), as of 2026-09-10. Each is repaired free of charge by dealers.↩
  7. Complaints: NHTSA holds 12 for the 2025 RAV4, 2 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: the maker's stated figure (its 49 CFR 565 filing to NHTSA), 4,300 lb (1,950 kg); corroborated by the EPA test weight.↩
  9. EPA test weight: 4,500 lb (2,041 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 2025 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
  11. Registrations: 2,127 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 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.↩
  13. Price: no free, resellable source publishes a price for any 2025 car sold in the United States, so none is shown for any car in this market.↩

Sources: EPA · NHTSA — about these sources →