What MPG Does Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Really Get? Owners Speak out

Just did a check on a 2021 RAV4 Hybrid AWD otherwise basic Australian version (April delivery and seems to have a lot more safety features than basic US offerings).

Our trip from inner Sydney to Lawson in the Blue Mts elevation 774 m as well as 30 km side trip up and down the mountain there. Total travel was (84 km + 15km) X 2 = about 200 km at the speed limit pretty much all the way. The motorway on the flat (110, 100, 90, 80 kph) was exactly half of the trip. Despite the climb according to the gauging it still managed 4.9 L/100 km = 48 US mpg or 58 UK mpg....well beyond the USEPA claimed standard of 40/38 US mpg, but in line with Toyota's own claims. And it probably could have done better if a. the battery could retain more energy from travelling down hill and b. I didnt travel at 110 or 100 kph (though the deficit wasnt that great).

By contrast when I was doing running around locally at low speed the economy during the past few months the average wa 7 L/ 100km. This is almost the reverse of normal claims of worse performance in the country. It would be interesting to hear from Prime drivers about their economy once the battery runs out on a long drive.

I recognise this is based on the inbuilt metering so I flag that. Also in case anyone thinks I am a shill for the local Toyota people I add that here we have to put up dead heads who think there is no market/business case for the RAV4 Prime despite all indications otherwise, like the popularity of the RAV4 (currently 12 months wait) and the lack of plug in places for pure EVs making a decent plug in hybrid the logical option for the next 10-20 year especially if people want to tow things (reason we bought the RAV4 hybrid - its the only one other than the new Kluger which is a hybrid with significant towing capacity......a real downside of the current generation of pure EVS.

2021 Rav4 hybrid I got 6 weeks ago. 1,300 miles in, I'm getting 45-46. Mostly city driving, but I was at close to 45 after the ~ 70 mile drive home from the dealership

I just drove my new 2021 Rav4 XSE Hybrid from Minneapolis to Duluth MN.
180 miles of mostly flat road. I averaged 29.9 miles per gallon. I am really pissed. Speed limit was 70 mi per hour. I staued under 80 all the time. 75 mi/hr except for passing.
All I can say is wtf I bought this car for. I am dissapointed.

I purchased a base model Rav4 hybrid last February. I was flabbergasted when I started getting over 50 miles per gallon on a tank of gas. Through the end of October I averaged 48.6 miles per gallon. over the course of 5600 miles. I then had the car serviced at Down East Toyota in Brewer and ever since, my mileage has been running around 30 -35 miles per gallon. Theoretically, they only rotated the tires and checked the fluids. I can't imagine they did anything to effect the mileage? I have heard that Lithium batteries have a honeymoon period, but going from 48.6 mpg to 35mpg seems ridiculous. Anyone else have this happen, or have any idea why it might happen to me? Something I should check?
I live in Maine so the weather has changed, but remember I started out inj February and the mileage was wonderful??

4th tank of gas and 33 is the best I can get!

I just bought a 2022 RAV4 hybrid XSE I have had it 28 days. My fuel mileage is 28mpg. What is wrong. I have it eco mode and I am very careful. Drive on cruise most of the time.

Brand new 2022 Rav4 Hybrid SLE drove it from Phx to SD from SD to Microcenter in Tustin back to SD and Back to Phx...never got even close to 40..it was at 38mpg when I drove off from Toyota dealership and it kept dropping all the way down to 35.1mpg using cruise control almost the whole time. After the trip the average mpg is 36. Feeling concern because I usually like to see at works what I paid for. Now I red some reviews and it is recommended to change it to ECO & EV...is this how the other drivers are using it to get to 43mpg??...please share...if I got a lemon I sure don't plan on keeping it.

I have owned my 2020 Rav4 since April 2020. First issue is the gas tank wouldn’t fully fill and the first year I got between 19-21 MPG. Now they finally replaced the defective fuel tank and I am getting 32 MPG average. I don’t even think the engine is working properly. I get half the mileage it is supposed and I have an XLE AWD fully loaded. Poor fuel economy and the dealership just blows it off claiming they can’t diagnose or fix it without an engine light on. It sputters sometimes, the whole SUV surges forward when the gas engine kicks in and idles rough at times. Yesterday it sounded like it was sputtering out when it kicked over into electric. This is okay by Toyota standards though I was told. 29-32 in a hybrid is acceptable gas mileage and doesn’t warrant a service repair or diagnosis to find the issues. So disappointed in Toyota with this one considering I had to drive it around also for the first 18 months of owning it with a fuel tank you could only fill 3/4 full. How annoying stopping for gas every 250- 300 MILES! I always drive in ECO and only used AWD twice for about an hour each time! I don’t do fast excellerating the weather is perfect right now 65-75 and sunny and still I see 32 MPG. So disappointing. Looks like I’m getting the mileage of a gas rav4 not a hybrid! Glad all these other owners have had good experiences because it just convinced me even more I have a lemon and it’s not across the board for all rav4 hybrids.

I’m considering a Rav4 hybrid, but considering the variation in reported mileage, I think the purely gasoline engine makes more sense for me since I don’t drive much since being retired.

2022 RAV4 XLE HYBRID GETTING 49.8 mpg 9600 miles.

I never been able to get over 37 MPG...Currently over 5000 miles and 35.8 MPG. I do not live in difficult terrain. I live in flat ground Phoenix. I would be curious how are you getting 49MPG... when I get the driving report that displays after every trip I always get the best one...2022 Rav4

We have a 2020 XSE Hybrid and love it, but MPG is nowhere near 40 and we drive it 'normally', not at all aggressive. 34 Lifetime, I reset it this week before a long HWY drive at 70 on cruise and managed 36.