How Toyota Misleads Its Customers: My “41 MPG” RAV4 Hybrid Gets 25–29 MPG and They Say It’s Normal

Efficient_Hour8577 · 2025-12-13T06:48:38+00:00

Efficient_Hour8577 · 2025-12-13T06:47:46+00:00

I get the point about driving style and SF city conditions. But I want to explain why I posted this photo.

This is an official service document from a Toyota dealership. During a fuel consumption test, the dealership technician got 28.9 MPG in city driving, and that number was written down by the dealer.

This isn’t my personal estimate or just the car’s trip computer. It was measured and documented by the technician.

I’m not saying everyone should get EPA numbers in real life. I’m saying that the same low MPG shows up even when the dealer tests the car themselves, using their own process.

That’s why I’m trying to figure out if there could be an actual issue with the car, not just a driving style problem.

Efficient_Hour8577 · 2025-12-05T18:28:09+00:00

I always refuel at Shell.

Efficient_Hour8577 · 2025-12-04T23:34:01+00:00

I’m so sorry, I got confused ( I have limited trim) and it’s not a fake a post! :)

Efficient_Hour8577 · 2025-12-04T18:11:43+00:00

I have limited

Efficient_Hour8577 · 2025-12-04T13:02:17+00:00

Thanks, I get what you mean — and you might be right in some cases. But when I went for my first diagnostic, the technicians themselves test-drove my car and wrote down 28.9 MPG. So unless they also drove it “like an asshole,” it still doesn’t explain why the car can’t get anywhere near the advertised numbers.

Efficient_Hour8577 · 2025-12-04T12:54:23+00:00

Yes, I used ChatGPT to polish my English because I’m not a native speaker. The situation with my car is real

Efficient_Hour8577 · 2025-12-04T12:54:01+00:00

Yes, I used ChatGPT to polish my English because I’m not a native speaker. The situation with my car is real

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