Mazda CX-9 vs Toyota RAV4 Prime

2 head-to-heads across the 2022 and 2023 model years, side by side. At default weights the CX-9 leads 2–0. Each verdict below is the one its own page prints — price, fuel, safety, space, performance, tech and warranty from EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer data — and the weights are yours to change on any of them.

2 Head-to-heads scored at default weights

2 CX-9 wins clear wins and edges

0 RAV4 Prime wins clear wins and edges

0 Toss-ups under 2 points apart

2022–2023 Years on file

The 2023 pair, in full →Pick your own weights All CX-9 head-to-heads All RAV4 Prime head-to-heads

Mazda CX-9 — photograph via Wikimedia Commons — Mazda CX-9 · Photo: Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Year by year

2 head-to-heads · verdicts at default weights

2023 CX-9 vs 2023 RAV4 Prime The Mazda CX-9 wins clearly, 91.5 to 68.1, on tech & comfort, safety, performance. The Toyota RAV4 Prime is ahead on fuel & range. CX-9 +23.4 2022 CX-9 vs 2022 RAV4 Prime The Mazda CX-9 wins clearly, 89.2 to 81.3, on safety, space & cargo, performance. The Toyota RAV4 Prime is ahead on fuel & range. CX-9 +7.9

Clear win 6+ points · Edge 2–6 · Toss-up under 2

Across the years, category by category

2 scored head-to-heads

The CX-9 leads on safety in 2 of 2, space & cargo in 2 of 2, performance in 2 of 2; the RAV4 Prime on fuel & range in 2 of 2. Category scores are 0–100 from the data on each pair page; a lead here means that model year scored higher in the category, whatever the weights.

Category	CX-9 leads	RAV4 Prime leads
Fuel & range	0	2
Safety	2	0
Space & cargo	2	0
Performance	2	0
Tech & comfort	1	0

Common questions about the CX-9 vs RAV4 Prime

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which is better, the Mazda CX-9 or the Toyota RAV4 Prime?

In the newest scored pairing, the 2023 CX-9 against the 2023 RAV4 Prime: The Mazda CX-9 wins clearly, 91.5 to 68.1, on tech & comfort, safety, performance. The Toyota RAV4 Prime is ahead on fuel & range. Across the 2 head-to-heads scored, the CX-9 leads 2–0. Open the 2023 pair to change the weights.

Does the answer change from one model year to the next?

No. In every model year scored (2022 and 2023) the CX-9 came out ahead at default weights.

Where is the biggest difference between the Mazda CX-9 and the Toyota RAV4 Prime?

The CX-9 leads on safety in 2 of 2, space & cargo in 2 of 2, performance in 2 of 2; the RAV4 Prime on fuel & range in 2 of 2. Every count comes from the category scores on the pair pages linked above, which use EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press-kit data.

How does WhichTrim decide which vehicle wins?

Each of seven categories — price, fuel and range, safety, space and cargo, performance, tech and comfort, warranty — is scored 0–100 from the data on the page. Relative measures give 100 to the better vehicle and a proportional share to the other; NHTSA stars and the Safety Signal use their own scales. The overall score is the weighted mean at the default weights (price 4, safety 4, fuel 3, tech 3, space 2, performance 2, warranty 2). A margin of 6 points or more is a clear win, 2 to 6 an edge, under 2 a toss-up. Every pair page has sliders to change the weights.