Is the 2026 Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid a safe car?

IIHS has published 1 of the 4 primary tests and 0 of the 4 occupant-protection details for the 2026 Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid, so it is not yet in the ranked list. Missing results are never treated as passing or failing; the reported results are on this page.

What is the 2026 Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid IIHS rating?

IIHS reports: side: updated test = Acceptable; latch ease of use = Good.

Is the 2026 Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid an IIHS Top Safety Pick?

No. The 2026 Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid does not hold an IIHS Top Safety Pick award for the 2026 model year, which can reflect a result below Good in a qualifying test or tests that IIHS has not yet completed.

2026 Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid Safety Rating

Name: 2026 Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid
Brand: Toyota

Small SUVs · Historical model-year record · IIHS data updated 2026-09-04

Provisional record

This is the 2026 record, kept for reference. IIHS no longer lists a newer model year for this nameplate. The 2026 results below are the exact ratings IIHS published for this model year.

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Safety score / 100

Awaiting 8 results

No award

IIHS award

No current award

42

Class driver death rate

per million vehicle-years; all vehicles 38

IIHS crash-test results

Side: Updated Test Acceptable

Latch Ease Of Use Good

Archived record: IIHS no longer publishes this model-year URL. The saved ratings remain visible here.

How the score is built

Primary IIHS tests (55%)

59.2

1/4 reported · small overlap, updated moderate overlap, updated side, headlights

Occupant-protection details (25%)

0.0

0/4 reported · rear restraints, rear head, safety cage, front restraints

Pedestrian front crash prevention (10%)

Not reported

IIHS pedestrian AEB result: not yet published

Class context (10%)

55.8

Damped class-level driver death-rate term; award status is shown above but carries no weight

Full formula, weights, and missing-data rules →

Real-world context

Measure	Result	What it covers
Class driver death rate	42 per million registered vehicle-years	Small SUVs as a class, adjusted for driver age and sex (Farmer, 2023); all vehicles average 38. Class context only.
Toyota RAV4 hybrid 4WD (2019-20) driver death rate	20 (95% CI 0–40)	Earlier model years of this nameplate; class average for that study 42.6. Reflects who bought and drove those cars as well as the car.
Theft claim frequency (Toyota RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid 4dr 4WD)	5 (100 = average)	HLDI whole-vehicle theft, 2022–24 model years: 5% of average. See the theft ranking.

Our analysis

The 2026 Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid belongs to the Small SUVs class. This class has a driver death rate near the national average of 38 deaths per million registered vehicle-years. The class figure is adjusted for driver age and sex, which removes a large part of the selection effect in raw death rates. It is still a class average, not a measurement of this model.

The Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid has no IIHS Top Safety Pick award for 2026. That can mean a result below the award threshold in one test, or tests IIHS has not completed. Absence of an award is not evidence that the vehicle is unsafe.

Across the 2 IIHS rating categories reported, the Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid earned 1 Good ratings. One result sits below Good; the verdict at the top of the page names it.

This analysis is produced independently; we have no affiliation with Toyota or any manufacturer. Read the full methodology or learn more about us.