2003 Toyota RAV4 Review

Name: 2003 Toyota RAV4 Review
Brand: Toyota
Price: 863 USD
Rating: 4.6 (154 reviews)

Price Estimate: $863 - $1,451

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Pros

Steers and handles like a car, thoughtful cabin design, well-built interior.

Cons

Small displacement engine for the class, noisy, most of the desirable equipment is optional.

What’s new

Already sporty-looking, the RAV4 compact SUV gets even sportier thanks to a new optional sport package that adds a new grille, a hood scoop, color-keyed door handles, heated exterior mirrors, tubular roof rack and gray-painted bumpers and overfenders. Inside, the package adds special sport fabric seats.

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A solid and pleasing package, if a tad underpowered.

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2003 Toyota RAV4
Base 4dr SUV
$6,995
- 114,128 miles
- Issue reported, 1 owner, corporate fleet vehicle
- 5 Seats, 21 City / 26 Hwy MPG
- Grissom Auto Group (245 mi away)
- Rear Bench Seats
- Fold Flat Rear Seats
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Located in San Antonio, TX
AutoCheck Vehicle History Summary
Accident Free Vehicle: Yes
Personal Use Only: No
History Provider: AutoCheck
Title Details: Issue reported
Salvage Vehicle: No
Frame Damage: No
Theft History: No
Lemon Status: No
Free History Report: No
Features and Specs:
23 Combined MPG (21 City/26 Highway)
Listing Information:
VIN: JTEGH20VX36013303
Stock: 013303
Certified Pre-Owned: No
Listed since: 05-14-2025
2003 Toyota RAV4
Base 4dr SUV
$3,999
great price
- 200,600 miles
- 1 accident, 3 owners, personal use only
- 5 Seats, 21 City / 26 Hwy MPG
- Thom's Motors (304 mi away)
- Rear Bench Seats
- Fold Flat Rear Seats
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Located in Houston, TX
runs and drives good cold ac nice radio gas saver four cylinder This vehicle comes with a good set of tires. The interior condition is average for thi...
AutoCheck Vehicle History Summary
Accident Free Vehicle: No
Personal Use Only: Yes
History Provider: AutoCheck
Title Details: Clean Title
Salvage Vehicle: No
Frame Damage: No
Theft History: No
Lemon Status: No
Free History Report: No
Features and Specs:
23 Combined MPG (21 City/26 Highway)
Listing Information:
VIN: JTEGH20V430110631
Stock: 110631
Certified Pre-Owned: No
Listed since: 05-31-2025

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Cost to Drive

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$140/mo

$145/mo

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Toyota RAV4 Owner Reviews

4.6

154 reviews

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380,000 and Still Going !!!!!

Rav-Fan, 09/16/2015

2003 Toyota RAV4 AWD 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl 5M)

Bought my Rav4L new 12 plus yrs.ago. Most dependable vehicle I have ever owned. Drove it for over 800 miles a wk for work. Starts in sub-zero weather, when our expensive vehicles would not. Maintenace cost almost nothing. Usual stuff....tires,got 109,000 out of one set, battery, brakes, wiper blades etc. this vehicle has saved me a fortune !!! I'm retired and now my trusted vehicle is …

An excellent vehicle

David Scott, 12/08/2015

2003 Toyota RAV4 Fwd 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl 4A)

We owned this car for 12 years and it was as trouble-free as a vehicle could be. Basically, you never had to worry about something going wrong. Driver vision was excellent and seating was comfortable. We took it on four around-the-country trips and never had a problem other than a flat tire.

Toyota will pay for transmission repairs

bbeek, 12/30/2010

2003 Toyota RAV4 AWD 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl 4A)

I just found a link to an article that documents that Toyota will pay for ECM failures/transmission rebuilds. Here is the link:http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/toyota-extends-warranty-on-troubled-2001-3-rav4/. You can call the center in Torrance, Calif at 800-468-7814 for more info. I am going to get back my repair costs of $4300 for a rebuilt transmission and ECM module …

I wish I had known.

Dave C, 05/12/2018

2003 Toyota RAV4 AWD 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl 4A)

I was looking for a small SUV/crossover type vehicle to replace my older real estate vehicle. After retiring from real estate I didn't need a large SUV, so I wanted something smaller. I found a nice looking 2003 Toyota Rav4 that seemed to fit my bill. It ran good, the interior was nice and it seemed like it would do me well. I should have read some of the one star reviews. If I had, I …

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2003 RAV4 Highlights

Base MSRP Excludes Destination Fee	$16,625
Engine Type	Gas
Combined MPG	24 MPG
Cost to Drive	$140/month
Seating	5 seats
Cargo Capacity All Seats In Place	29.2 cu.ft.
Drivetrain	front wheel drive
Warranty	3 years / 36,000 miles

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Safety

NHTSA Overall Rating

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration offers independent analysis.

Frontal Barrier Crash Rating
OverallNot Rated
Driver4 / 5
Passenger4 / 5
Side Crash Rating
OverallNot Rated
Side Barrier Rating
OverallNot Rated
Driver5 / 5
Passenger5 / 5
Combined Side Barrier & Pole Ratings
Front SeatNot Rated
Back SeatNot Rated
Rollover
Rollover3 / 5
Dynamic Test ResultNo Tip
Risk Of RolloverNot Rated

IIHS Rating

The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety uses extensive crash tests to determine car safety.

Small Overlap Front Driver-Side Test
Not Tested
Small Overlap Front Passenger-Side Test
Not Tested
Moderate Overlap Front Test – Original
Acceptable
Moderate Overlap Front Test – Updated
Not Tested
Side Impact Test – Original
Poor
Side Impact Test – Updated
Not Tested
Roof Strength Test
Not Tested
Rear Crash Protection / Head Restraint
Not Tested

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2003 Toyota RAV4
Base 4dr SUV

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2003 Toyota RAV4
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2003 Toyota RAV4Base 4dr SUV

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I wish I had known.

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