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Toyota RAV4 Fuel Economy (km/L)

km/L Number of Vehicles
2 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
3 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
4 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
5 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
6 kilometers per liter 6 vehicles
7 kilometers per liter 7 vehicles
8 kilometers per liter 6 vehicles
9 kilometers per liter 8 vehicles
10 kilometers per liter 8 vehicles
11 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
12 kilometers per liter 6 vehicles
13 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
14 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
15 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
16 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
17 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
18 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
19 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
20 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
21 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
22 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
23 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
24 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
25 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
26 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
27 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
28 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
29 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
30 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
31 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
32 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
33 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
34 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
35 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
36 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
37 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
38 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
39 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
40 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
41 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
42 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
43 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
44 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
45 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
46 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
47 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
48 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
49 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
50 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
51 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
52 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
53 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
Model Year Body/Powertrain km/L  
2012 2012 4dr SUV 176-hp 2.5L I4 Hybrid 6-sp shiftable CVT AWD 37.69
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With the 131 kilowatts 2.5L I4 Hybrid engine, 6-speed shiftable CVT transmission, and all-wheel drive, the 2012 Toyota RAV4 has been averaging 37.69 L/100km (liters per 100 kilometers).

The 2012 Toyota RAV4s in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 77 kilometers per hour (about 33.3 percent of the kilometers driven). The rest of the kilometers were in the city (25 percent), in the suburbs (0 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent).

In addition, the average 2012 Toyota RAV4 in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC not used at all.
2012 2012 4dr SUV 176-hp 2.5L I4 6-sp shiftable automatic FWD 9.24
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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the 2012 Toyota RAV4

2012 Toyota RAV4 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2013 4dr SUV 176-horsepower 2.5L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
Fuel economy is exactly as advertised, 25mpg overall. see full Toyota RAV4 review
2012 4dr SUV 179-horsepower 2.5L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
Fuel economy is descent, I get about 24 mpg on a good day. see full Toyota RAV4 review
2011 4dr SUV 179-horsepower 2.5L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
My wife and I both drive with a lead foot (80 mph average on highway or more) and this car still averaged 24 mpg the whole time under our ownership (38,000 miles) according to the computer. Real world mpg readings by myself supported that figure as well. see full Toyota RAV4 review
2012 Toyota RAV4 Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2013 4dr SUV 176-horsepower 2.5L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
I've only been driving in heavy traffic and urban cycle, but so far the computer calculates that the car is a complete pig - 16 MPG average with the auto temp on (so AC running). My FR-S easily handles the same in the mid-20s. Maybe less idling / crawling / jackrabbit starting and I'll get the average up. After 3 days and more "normal" driving (some highway in there), I hit low 20s (if the calculator was right - it could be 2 MPG optimistic like the one in my FR-S). see full Toyota RAV4 review
 

2012 Toyota RAV4 Gas Mileage (km/L)

Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Toyota RAV4's real-world km/L based on how and where you drive a car.