Crash comparison
Two vehicles, head-on, same speed. The heavier one pushes the lighter one backward, so its occupants feel a smaller change in speed.
Too close to call. The CR-V and RAV4 are within 250 lb of each other, at 35 mph each.
Too close to call.
The CR-V and RAV4 are within 250 lb of each other, at 35 mph each.
2020 Honda CR-V
- EPA test weight
- 3,750 lb
- Hit felt
- 35.6 mph
- NHTSA frontal
- 5 of 5 stars
2020 Toyota RAV4
- EPA test weight
- 3,875 lb
- Hit felt
- 34.4 mph
- NHTSA frontal
- 4 of 5 stars
These two are within 250 lb and the same body style, so NHTSA's frontal stars compare them directly.
Compares physics, not vehicle damage. Real crashes vary with speed, angle and structure. Weights: EPA test weight.