Used 2014 Toyota RAV4 EV Consumer Reviews
Used RAV4 EV for sale
See Edmunds pricing data
Has Your Car's Value Changed?
Used car values are constantly changing. Edmunds lets you track your vehicle's value over time so you can decide when to sell or trade in.
We have a limited number of reviews for the 2014 RAV4 EV, so we've included reviews for other years of the RAV4 EV since its last redesign.
Great Electric Car
kesscalade, 03/31/2014
2013 Toyota RAV4 EV 4dr SUV (electric DD)
21 of 21 people found this review helpful
I've owned the Rav4EV for about 5 months now and I love it! I did a lot of EV car research and in summary this car is as good as it gets without shelling out another $20,000 minimum to get a Tesla, which are phenomenal cars. Really fun to drive. Since the car is a Tesla/Toyota venture you feel the power and fun driving experience of the Tesla to some degree but still have the size and space of an SUV. For someone who dislikes small cars this car was a perfect choice for me. Can't beat the silent drive and zero gas stops. Great interior look and feel as well!
Best EV short of a Tesla
Philip Reed, 10/07/2015
2014 Toyota RAV4 EV 4dr SUV (electric DD)
18 of 19 people found this review helpful
The RAV4 EV gets about 140 miles on a full charge. This is more than any other car out there except the Tesla. Furthermore, the range doesn't bounce all over the place like other EVs. In fact, you often get more range than is promised. It's also bigger and faster than other EVs. The only real problem with this car is the charging timer. You can't set it to begin charging in the middle of the night when rates are low. This is a very poor omission.
- Safety
- Technology
- Performance
- Interior
- Comfort
- Reliability
- Value
Rise of the Electric SUV
Thad from Topanga, 08/17/2016
2013 Toyota RAV4 EV 4dr SUV (electric DD)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
This is a great car, with some seriously mediocre traits. The Great is that it is Pure Electric, has incredible range, is quick and really fun to drive. In fact it feels like the power train is out performing the suspension... so be careful. The exterior styling of the car is great, and its fairly comfortable. The not so great has to to do with the console containing entertainment and climate controls. I'm not sure what happened here, but the hodge podge approach set back the notion of intuitive interface to the ice age, they are truly awful. It feels like they took components that never quite worked in other cars and dumped them in here just to get them out of inventory. With that said.. we have made it ours, and we love driving it, even with the disappointing controls.
- Safety
- Technology
- Performance
- Interior
- Comfort
- Reliability
- Value
Get While You Can
gg77, 09/16/2014
2013 Toyota RAV4 EV 4dr SUV (electric DD)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
If you golf, you've heard of a 'Poor Man's Pebble' in reference to Pebble Beach. Well, this is a 'Poor Man's Tesla'...btw, this is a complement. Like other posters have said, you're getting the Tesla motor without having to put down another $20k+. Prior cars include an Audi A4 and Jeep Grand Cherokee. While this does not include 4WD it matches/exceeds their speed/torque off the line, has as much storage as the Jeep, and is a smoother ride than either. Yes, I'm pleased. I understand the model is being phased out by end of 2014 due to meeting of CA EPA regulations so get one while you can.
A rocket ship suv
Leslie, 03/09/2016
2014 Toyota RAV4 EV 4dr SUV (electric DD)
7 of 9 people found this review helpful
I love this car. It is so loaded that there is nothing that you can really add. I had leather seats installed because I love the small.
- Safety
- Technology
- Performance
- Comfort
- Reliability
- Value
Toyota RAV4 EV 2014
Happy EV, 06/30/2022
2014 Toyota RAV4 EV 4dr SUV (electric DD)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This EV is a great car for commuting to work or a suburban lifestyle that combines overnight charging with an annual daily mileage average around 60 miles per day. With off peak charging you can save significant cash with gasoline prices at California highs.
- Safety
- Technology
- Performance
- Interior
- Comfort
- Reliability
- Value
One OUTSTANDING Vehicle!
Pedrucho, 05/30/2023
2014 Toyota RAV4 EV 4dr SUV (electric DD)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I bought my new Toyota RAV4 EV at Toyota of Palo Alto in late December 2014. I had a slight hesitation because it only had a range of about 100 miles. It's very peppy and fun to drive, though. It is extremely versatile and has tremendous torque! One thing I think people don't realize is that most of us don't drive more than about 50 miles in a typical day. This being the case, I've found the range limitations of this car to be immaterial. It's a perfect car for my daily around town errands and even does longer trips into nearby Los Angeles with no difficulty. I now have about $105,000 miles on the car and I estimate that I've saved around $12,000 that hasn't gone to gasoline purchases (I have solar electricity on my home.) The car has been almost maintenance free. It does need tires about every 40,000 miles and I did replace the 12-volt battery once. Oh yea, and Toyota replaced the motor and tranny due to engine whine at around 45,000 miles (under warranty.) So overall, it's been one of the best vehicles I've ever owned. I can't bring myself to sell it because (so sad) Toyota isn't making a decent all electric replacement yet. Alas, I'll keep waiting to see if they can get their act together. This car is a gem and I feel so lucky to own it!
- Safety
- Technology
- Performance
- Interior
- Comfort
- Reliability
- Value
This vehicle is NO LONGER fixable for most people
Raiden, 03/31/2024
2014 Toyota RAV4 EV 4dr SUV (electric DD)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
TL;DR if you do not live in California (and perhaps even if you do) you should NOT buy this car as it is technically illegal to do so and you will not be able to get it serviced if anything happens. While some red flags appeared more immediately, that was heavily influenced by the lack of support by the dealership who clearly had no idea what they were selling. For the first 6 months of ownership I was singing its praises as a great vehicle that could get you around town without needing gas and had great capacity for kids and extra passengers. The problems really began when we noticed the heat didn’t seem to be working (we bought it in late April). I called to have it serviced at a local Toyota dealership who said they were unable to work on this vehicle (red flag #1). We found another Toyota dealership who would look at it. After diagnosing there was an issue with the heating unit, they noted the part was no longer available to be purchased and they would have to hire a specialized tech to install as they were not trained to service this vehicle (red flag #2). They also noted that the car really should not be owned outside the state of CA as that is where all the trained techs were to work on this vehicle (red flag #3). In the immediate, I decided I would not get it fixed and deal with a season of it being cold (I drove it very sparingly). For the next 2 months, I drove it less than once a week as it was extremely cold at times (winter in Maryland). After 2 weeks of not using it, I came out to start it up and go to the store. Battery was completely dead to the point the door needed to be manually opened by the key. After trying to charge it with no success, I jump started the car which did allow it to turn on. An error immediately popped on the dash noting an issue with power steering and required to be serviced by a dealership. I suspected at this point there was also some kind of electrical issue based on how the car was responding (lights flickering for instance). I had the vehicle towed to the same dealership for service. When servicing it, they let me know upon getting the vehicle started, the error codes would not read and therefore had no idea what was actually wrong. This makes no sense to me and I could not tell if this had something to do with lack of expertise by the dealership or the car itself, but either way it meant whatever immediate issue had been fixed and the car was driving again with no issues. They reiterated the car really should be returned to CA so there were more techs who would be able to service it (read below more specific reasoning behind that statement). While driving down a steep hill on my way home from work a warning light popped on stating there was an issue with the power steering system and should be serviced by a dealership. It also immediately shifted into neutral which was surprising while surrounded in traffic going down a hill. The steering became very stiff as one might expect if you’ve ever driven a car without power steering (spoiler alert: it sucks!). I did manage to safely coast down the hill, change lanes safely, and find the shoulder to safely stop. I shut the car off for a minute and then turned it back on. When turned back on, no error message…as if nothing had even happened (red flag #4). While reluctant, I shifted it into drive and continued as I was pretty close to my house. I thought it likely best to take calmer set of backroads the rest of the way home and I am glad I did. Getting to the last street before my house and a steep hill in front of me the car once again cut out with the same error message and shifted into neutral while rolling down the road. I steered off to the side and parked it. After shutting it off and turning it back on again, immediately got the error message and had no ability to put it into drive any longer. Given the pervious dealership’s apparent lack of expertise, I tried a different Toyota dealership to see if they could be of more help. The good news was they absolutely were more knowledgeable and so pleasant to work with (shout out to Bill Kidds Toyota Service team in Baltimore). The bad news is I pulled on the string of this vehicle’s serviceability and went down the rabbit hole too far. They started by letting me know this vehicle can ONLY be serviced using specialized Tesla equipment (it is a Tesla under the hood after all) and that the equipment and software to do so will very soon no longer be available for use. As in you will not even be able to diagnose issues soon. That means if an issue popped up the tech would be in the dark and have to troubleshoot manually (and without a tool to speak with the computer there are several repairs that cannot even be repaired manually). The service team also enlightened me that it is not even that these vehicles should not be serviced outside of CA (implying it just is not a good idea). Instead, those who bought this vehicle in CA (which was the ONLY state you could buy it in at the time of them being sold new) had to sign a legal document stating they would NOT sell it outside of CA (red flag #5). In the advent of mass online dealers (Carvana, carmax, etc) it would seem this critical detail was not explicitly connected to the vehicles and they are now being found all over the US (red flag #6). After a few failed attempts to connect with the cars computer, they were finally able to use the software to connect and based on the error code we’re able to narrow the issue down to an issue with the engine (nothing wrong with the power steering mind you which is all it kept telling me on the dash while in the vehicle). After finding the specific part needed to repair the issue, they informed me the part itself it was around $7k but the real problem is that the part itself is no longer manufactured and extremely difficult (actually closer to impossible) to find requiring it be salvaged from another vehicle of the same type (red flag #…I have lost count at this point). Their search yielded absolutely no results and therefore the ability to get the part impossible, making the car unable to be fixed. I was able to find a company who felt so incredibly sorry for me that they would tow it away and out of my sight so I no longer had to regret its very existence. In summary, if you enjoy living on the edge and tempting fate hoping you are one of the lucky few who own a car for years on end with no issue this might be for you. If you however treasure your sanity and take solace in knowing that you own a car that could actually be repaired should it have an issue one day since the manufacturer of said car still makes its parts and has individuals trained to service it in more than 1 out of 50 states…then STAY AS FAR AWAY FROM THIS CAR AS POSSIBLE!!!
- Safety
- Technology
- Performance
- Interior
- Comfort
- Reliability
- Value