2025 head-to-head · Small SUV
2025 Toyota RAV4 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.
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 $1,192 for the 2025 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid (39 MPG). That's roughly $143 a year, or about $715 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Toyota RAV4 Hybrid
- Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid
Side by side
| Toyota RAV4 Hybrid | Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| $1,192 | Your annual fuel cost | $1,049 |
| 39 MPG | Combined efficiency | 94 MPGe + 38 MPG |
| 41 MPG | City | 105 MPGe / 40 MPG |
| 38 MPG | Highway | 84 MPGe / 36 MPG |
| — | Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) | 36 kWh |
| — | Driving range | 600 mi |
| — | All-electric range | 42 mi |
| 224 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 |
| 2.5L 4-cyl | Engine / motor | 2.5L 4-cyl |
| CVT | Transmission | CVT |
| AWD | 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.
Toyota RAV4 Hybrid vs Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid across model years
- Toyota RAV4 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 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid ranks 31st and the Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid 26th for lowest fuel cost.
The powertrains differ: the Toyota RAV4 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 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid or the 2025 Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid?
Measured by cost to drive, the Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid. The Toyota RAV4 Hybrid is rated 39 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 Toyota RAV4 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 $1,192 for the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid and $1,049 for the Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid.
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