2025 head-to-head · Small SUV

2025 Honda CR-V Hybrid vs Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid

MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.

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✓ Cheaper to run
$1,162/ year to fuel
40 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$1,049/ year to fuel
94 MPGe + 38 MPG

AWD · 2.5L 4-cyl · CVT · 94 MPGe + 38 MPG

The 2025 Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas and 18¢/kWh electricity, it costs about $1,049 a year to fuel (94 MPGe + 38 MPG), versus $1,162 for the 2025 Honda CR-V Hybrid (40 MPG). That's roughly $113 a year, or about $566 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Honda CR-V Hybrid
  • Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid

Side by side

Honda CR-V HybridToyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid
$1,162 Your annual fuel cost $1,049
40 MPG Combined efficiency 94 MPGe + 38 MPG
43 MPG City 105 MPGe / 40 MPG
36 MPG Highway 84 MPGe / 36 MPG
— Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) 36 kWh
— Driving range 600 mi
— All-electric range 42 mi
223 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 72 g/mi
7/10 EPA fuel economy score 8/10
7/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 10/10
— Charge time at 240V 4.5 hrs
Hybrid Powertrain Plug-in hybrid
Regular gasoline Fuel Regular gas + electricity
2.0L 4-cyl Engine / motor 2.5L 4-cyl
CVT Transmission CVT
FWD Drivetrain AWD

✓ marks the better value. EPA scores run 1–10 (10 is best). Volumes come from the EPA interior volume index and aren't published for every body style.

Honda CR-V Hybrid vs Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid across model years

  • Honda CR-V Hybrid
  • Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid

Annual fuel cost of the most efficient configuration of each model year, at your prices. Click a point to open that year.

How they differ

Among 133 2025 small SUVs, the Honda CR-V Hybrid ranks 29th and the Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid 26th for lowest fuel cost.

The powertrains differ: the Honda CR-V Hybrid is a full hybrid, while the Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid is a plug-in hybrid.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Honda CR-V Hybrid or the 2025 Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid?

Measured by cost to drive, the Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid. The Honda CR-V Hybrid is rated 40 MPG combined and the Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid 94 MPGe + 38 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Honda CR-V Hybrid vs. the Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas and 18¢/kWh electricity, about $1,162 for the Honda CR-V Hybrid and $1,049 for the Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid.

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