Used 2013 Toyota 4Runner Consumer Reviews

Classic and dependable

2012 4 runner

I love it best car I ever own 320000km and all I did breaks rotors hahah love it

The first 1320 (miles not feet), now 58,000 miles.

Storage (lack), the roof rack is 43 inches long. Short for transporting a kayak. Interior has no small storage areas, such as the floor compartments in my Highlander. A small tool box or cross lug wrench would have to be left loose in the back. Console is one large deep box, just dump everything in there and take 15 mins to find something. I made a second shelf with another divider, and have another plastic bin on top of that shelf. Spare- on a steel wheel. Either I buy a another alloy wheel or let a new tire go to waste. Can't be put into normal rotation. Gas mileage- 190 miles local city driving 13.6 mpg. Driving 70-75 mph 21.2 mpg. 70-75 mph mountainous roads 18.5 mpg, 60-65 mpg 22.8 mpg. At 1k miles can't comment on quality or reliability. Basic model is nicely equipped. Update at 30,000 miles Vehicle has excellent reliability. Local driving, not the typical city stop and go, get 17+ MPG. Highway, carrying 2 kayaks and towing a trailer gets the same 17mpg. Highway driving increases mpg to 21-24+mpg, depending on speed and brand of gas and no load on roof or trailer Stability is also excellent. Braking can be quite abrupt, system is designed to gauge speed and pressure of brake application. Accidentally apply them too fast and hard will produce the most braking I've ever experienced. A major disappointment is the rear brakes. The rear outer pad wears unusually fast. I had to replace the rear brakes at 24000 miles, outer pads were worn, inner almost like new. I suspect the metal backing of the brake pad is too tight in the mount. My daughter's 4Runner had the exact problem. I trimmed the steel tabs of the pads and only time will tell if it cured the problem. The dealer denies ever having heard of a problem. Update at 46,500 miles. All of the above remains the same, very reliable, decent gas mileage and even tire wear, but I do a lot of tire rotation. It seems I've corrected the excessive rear outer brake pad wear. the Toyota dealer says the brakes are fine (with 22K miles since I replaced the rear pads). Have done several rides in Uwharrie Natl Forest ohv and Ocala NF sandy trails, the 4Runners performance is excellent. UPDATE at 58,000. Dependability is fine except for the OEM battery. Had to replace it at 5 years, the same as my daughter's 2013 4Runner. Some engineering went into giving it such a short life. Brakes are wearing evenly on all 4 wheels. Off roading at national forests and local WMAs. Amazed at the traction, but could use more ground clearance.

one of the last old school suvs

had 4runner for almost 4k miles so far and am very impressed overall, averaging about 20 mpg, this is a truck so dont expect it to ride like a car on the pavement but handles off-road very well i live in alaska and our last winter we got over 12ft of snow didnt even notice it with 4runner in 4wd. seats are comfortable and like the driving position and roominess of the cabin and overall has a very old school feel to it with lot of functional new high tech stuff thrown in. my only real gripe with it is poor paint quality scratches easy and no cross bars or running boards included in a 35k vehicle is disapointing, 4runner is built to get you anywhere you need to go anytime..

Love my runner

Fantastic vehicle, could use a little more power. Ride is a little noisy. No maintenance costs so for. Almost 108000 moles.