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Great car
Maggie, 11/10/2016
2016 Toyota RAV4 Limited 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
I love this car, great ride, quality interior, great stereo and navigation. I am loving the safety features; backup monitor, cross traffic warning, blind spot monitoring. My only complaint is the terrible rear view visibility!
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Jaclyn, 02/13/2016
2016 Toyota RAV4 XLE 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
33 of 39 people found this review helpful
I was on my way to purchase a (Nissan Pathfinder), reluctantly. I purchased a beautiful Black Currant (new color for 2016) RAV4 XLE AWD right off the lot on my way to the Nissan dealer instead. The color is AWESOME, the drive is absolute FUN and Incredibly competent, visibility is wonderful, love the power lift gate, not a CVT (sigh of relief), it's cozy inside, decent sound system, awesome Michelin tires I insisted be on any test driven or purchased Toyota, etc. It's sporty, sexy, unique, and I've only heard excellent things about Toyota reliability (maybe goes with out saying). It is the closest thing I have found to perfect in this class. After six months of research I.e. Consumer reports, jd power, car gurus, the car connection, multiple extended test drives (Mazda CX-5 2016, BMW 328x drive, MINI's, VW, Volvo, Audi A3, Honda CRV, Subaru crosstrek, 2015 Toyota RAV4, Nissan Rogue, and I owned a 2014 pathfinder (loved it, but so big). I had it for 7,000 miles with no problems (long story). I owned a 2013 CRV loved that, too (the 2015'sand 2016's are totally different; in a BAD way). The Mazda felt cheap and I'm glad I didn't get into that due to the recent CX-5 "total recall". I did try the 2015 Rav4 and I wasn't a fan for multiple reasons, but this 2016 is so AMAZING...I can't believe it (beyond grateful I loved the 2016). I'm glad I didn't go luxury, because I'm not printing money in my living room. I owned and loved a VW for 6 years. Although I loved it, that taught me a lesson about reliability. Reliability, handling, visibility, comfort, and asthetics are all extremely important to me in my early thirties. I believe this RAV4 has it all. Thank you, Toyota! Hopefully, this is the start of a great relationship for years to come. I will update on reliability after a road trip.
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Great vehicle Toyota Drops the ball with options
yep, 09/20/2016
updated 09/30/2024
2016 Toyota RAV4 XLE 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
28 of 33 people found this review helpful
"Let me begin with I am a Loyal Toyota Customer. More than 7 new and 4 pre-owned in the past 25 years. The 2016 Rav4 is great looking and drives great. Compared to all the Camry's I have owned we really like the Rav better. However, Do not purchase the Navigation System. The Maps are from Garmin and they are at least 3 - 8 years old. It told me there was no Freeway and to take exits just to tell me to get back on the freeway(there was a Freeway that had been there for a number of years). It got us lost. So save your money and use your phone. Also, the eTune system. In Theory it is great. In reality not so much. When it works we love it you just get in and touch the Pandora and away you go. Then it will tell you theres no connection but the pandora is still playing. Then it may just stop all together. Then you get back in the car and it will tell you that there is no connection. No matter what you do you can't get it back. So, you might as well save money and just take the standard system because you can Blue Tooth it and connect for phone for maps and you get a CD Player. Other than that I love the vehicle but when I contacted Toyota to express my opinions they just said we'll pass that on. So, my mistake was I did not take the time to look at the Honda, Mazda and Nissan. I want to update as of march 2017. One of my biggest disappointments is the gas mileage. They rate it at 22 city 29 highway. We have 6600 miles on it and the city driving we can get 23-24 mpg. On the highway if you stay below 75 you can expect around 27 is my experience. If you are cruising 80 on the interstate and no inclines you can expect around 23-25. Any inclines or wind and it will drop like a rock. My experience is 20-22 mpg. Here I am on September 26, 2017. Still Love the vehicle as its style and drive. I have gotten over the gas mileage still on the Highway with any headwind or inclines don't expect anything in the mid or upper 20's. Typically, I am still getting 20 - 25 on the highway running around 80 mph. We now have 10400 miles on the Rav and we still love it. Yes, I still have issues with it stalling turning from an intersection and the navigation system still stinks. It gives you 3 options to choose from Quickest, Shortest and Alternative. However, you would have zoom down and try to scroll through the entire route to see which is best. For example, I was not sure were this park was across the city. So, I decided lets see where the Navi system takes us. Well, none of the routes kept us on the highway the entire time. They all wanted to send us off some side roads and then back to the highway. When I arrived it did not tell that I had and when we left the park and started driving it came back on and told me that our destination was on the right but it was on the left and we were now a 1/2 mile away from the park. Trust your phone NOT Toyota's System (what a waste). Update March 2018. Everything above is still the same but the issues with the hesitation when accelerating and turning from an intersection from a stop. I also have nissan 370Z and I found it started doing the same thing. I realized the the Z was not getting enough air into the motor and the transmission had shifted into too high of a gear for the car to respond to the need. So, I changed the Air Filters to K&N filters ( I have used these on a Mazda Miata and they increase throttle response tremendously. So, that took care of my Z and I thought about the RAV and realized it is throttle response. I changed the factory air filter to K&N and no issues so far. Give it a try if you are experiencing the same hesitation issues. Toyota has no clue and won't help you will have to figure it out. But that seems to have fixed it. Update September 26, 2019. Most everything still the same as in the beginning. As for the hesitation. Changing the filters did help but it still happens once and awhile. I did fins that if you run the RAV in Sport mode on the highway its much better. Gets the same mileage but it is able to go up and down hills without any harsh downshifts. Its also much better when you need to pass. Still love the vehicle. We will be looking for a new on in a few years and it still looks like the RAV is the way to go.
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Nice little sport ute to save the day
Steve, 11/06/2016
updated 11/08/2017
2016 Toyota RAV4 LE 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
11 of 12 people found this review helpful
So a little background on why I purchased a new Rav4. I had a 2007 Rav4 Limited that I had purchased earlier in the year hoping I could reduce my debt and get a reliable car. My girlfriend and I decided that the new puppy needed to make a trip to Little Rock Arkansas which is about 400 miles away from us. I knew that this vehicle had started to consume about half a quart of oil every 2000 miles or so which is acceptable by Toyota standards by the way. Understanding that this vehicle was almost 10 years and had 100,000 miles it wasn't a big deal to me. So what I have to add a little oil every once in awhile. I had never taken this vehicle on a trip before and checked the oil before I left making sure everything was good to go. After completing the journey I checked the oil the next day and found the dipstick to be completely dry. I had pumped over 1000 bucks in this car in the prior month and now it needs a motor great. I'm a huge Toyota fan so I promptly went to the nearest Toyota dealer and started looking for something reliable that would get me and the girlfriend home without any trouble on Easter Sunday, I had been looking at a newer Rav4 anyways just to look and decided that's what I needed to get. I found the one and I wanted and after spending half a day of my vacation buying a car I went to dinner with my family. I was very impressed with how quiet it was compared to the previous generation and loved the standard infotainment system the car had. Being an LE I liked the fact that it had bluetooth and a back up camera standard. The next day we started our trip back home and I found myself speeding most of the way home because of how quiet it was. The sensation of speed is completely different. Going through the Boston mountains I began to notice how much the 6 speed transmissions shift and became very annoyed with it. After owning this car for almost a year and almost 13,000 miles on it, it still annoys me how much it shifts. Without that transmission though it probably wouldn't get the gas mileage it does. After a few thousands miles on the odometer I'm pleased to report that I can get over 30mpg consistently. I think the worst gas mileage Ive seen is 28. After a year the car still remains quiet and I've had no problems. I like the service intervals to. 10,000 miles for an oil change on synthetic oil isn't a bad deal. The one thing that I had to change is the headlights. This car is the projector headlight lenses and I found it very hard to see to the right or left of the vehicle at night. It made it hard to determine how close I was to the ditches when driving at night. I could see that being a problem and somebody taking a turn and clipping a curb or driving right into a deep ditch. I turned to Amazon and purchased a set of LED headlights. I notice the new corollas have them so it was pretty easy to get my hands on set for 100 bucks. They made all of the difference in the world. The other thing that disappoints me is the how much these things are new. I believe my sticker showed almost 27,000. A few years ago you could buy a 4WD XLE with a sunroof for about 25k. I guess that's inflation for you. Great car, love the size, love the gas mileage.
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1 year and still love it
joe holmes, 05/13/2016
updated 05/15/2017
2016 Toyota RAV4 LE 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
19 of 22 people found this review helpful
I have had the RAV4 for one year now and still love it. If I had it all to do over again I would have gotten one with more bells and whistles. Awesome car, super happy!
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