2025 Toyota RAV4

Small SUV · gas

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

Fuel economy
30mpg1
27 city · 35 highway
CO₂ 292 g/mi · 181 g/km2
Fuel cost
$1,7503
per year · EPA's estimate
Power
203hp4
rated
Crash rating
5of 5 ★5
frontal 4 · side 5 · rollover 4
3 recall campaigns6
Kerb weight
3,450lb8
1,565 kg
Warranty
3yr10
36,000 mi
How much to run it30 mpg · $1,750 / yr
Combined
30 mpg1EPA
EPA test cycle, combined · configuration RAV4
City · highway
27 · 35EPA
EPA test cycle, mpg
Tailpipe CO₂
292 g/mi2EPA181 g/km
tailpipe rating, driven as rated on the test cycle · 181 g/km
Fuel, per year
$1,7503EPAEPA's estimate
EPA's own annual estimate, on EPA's assumptions (15,000 miles, 55% city, EPA's fuel price)
At this week's price
$1,987 / yr3EPA · EIA$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 hp4EPArated
the rated figure — EPA test-car 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 ★ · 3 recalls
Crash rating
★★★★★5NHTSA
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, front-wheel-drive 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
NHTSA recall register, campaigns naming RAV4 (2025) · as of 2026-09-10
3 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
  • 2026-04-22Seats · critical fasteners — Improperly welded seat brackets can prevent the seat from adequately restraining an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury. 26V256000
Complaints per 10,000 built
1.377NHTSA46 complaints, 4 severe · 335,167 built
computed here: 46 complaints ÷ 335,167 built (NHTSA early-warning production, 2026 Q1); no publisher states the rate
What owners complain about
Unspecified11Electrical system10Structure · body8Engine7Forward collision avoidance · warnings5

See these complaints at NHTSA ↗

How big3,450 lb
Kerb weight
3,450 lb8EPA1,565 kg
the certified test vehicle (EPA certification); corroborated by the EPA test weight
EPA test weight
3,750 lb9EPA1,701 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
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
16,96511NY DMV
NY DMV registration file, 2026-09-02

Notes and sources

  1. Fuel economy: EPA combined test-cycle figure for the configuration RAV4 (27 city, 35 highway). EPA data dated 2025-08-22, the date EPA wrote the workbook in 25data.zip.
  2. CO₂: EPA's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 292 g/mi, or 181 g/km.
  3. Fuel cost: EPA's own annual estimate for this car is $1,750, on EPA's assumptions. At this week's price it is $1,987: 13,800 mi a year at the EPA combined figure, priced at $4.319 per gallon — the U.S. Energy Information Administration's weekly U.S. average for regular gasoline, all formulations, on 2026-09-14. Five years at that price: $9,934. Both are estimates; neither is a measured figure.
  4. Power: 203 hp is the rated figure, from EPA test-car data.
  5. Crash rating: NHTSA's overall rating for the front-wheel-drive 2025 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 (46, of which 4 describe a crash, fire, injury or death) and the 335,167 vehicles NHTSA's own early-warning production reports place on it (2026 Q1). No publisher states the rate itself.
  8. Kerb weight: the certified test vehicle (EPA certification), 3,450 lb (1,565 kg); corroborated by the EPA test weight.
  9. EPA test weight: 3,750 lb (1,701 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: 16,965 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 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 →