Used 2016 Toyota RAV4 LE SUV Review
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Very Solid Compact SUV
Ben, Lima, OH, 01/31/2018
2016 Toyota RAV4 LE 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
This car is not what I would call interesting, but it is very good at what it does. First, the interior of the base model is very good in my opinion. The front seats in this car are very comfortable they hug your sides even if you are of a more slender build. The leg room in the front seats is very good. I'm six feet tall, and there is still more room to move the seat back. The back … seats have decent leg room as well, I would be comfortable riding in the back seats of this car for a long car trip. Storage in this car is also very good. I use this vehicle to carry music gear to all of my shows. I can fit a 4x8 bass cabinet, 2 guitar amps, 6 guitars, a six way guitar stand, a few effects pedals, mics and stands. With all of this there is still enough room to comfortably fit 3 people in the vehicle. 2 in the front, one in the 40 split in the back seat. The performance of this car is solid. I would not call this car fast, cause it's not, but the engine has plenty of power to merge on the highway, and move in and out of traffic. The steering on this car is also very good. It is light when making parking maneuvers, but tightens up when cornering more aggressively. I drove this car in the snow/ice this winter and it does fairly well. The traction control system is surprisingly good and getting the car to grip up in worse than ideal conditions. Visibility in this car is good, The back window is harder to see out of then I would like, but the back up camera comes as standard in this vehicle, which is pretty useful. The mirrors are excellent with the blind spot mirrors in the corners, there is virtually no blind spot when adjusted correctly. The transmission is fairly good, but I honestly just don't like automatic transmissions coming from driving a 5 speed for 6 years before this car. The Bluetooth in the car works very well for playing music I don't use it for much else. The text reading options kind of suck and the menus for the screens though logical take too many steps, but I'm driving a car so I usually don't mess with them any how. The steering wheel has a nice feel to it and the controls don't clutter it up too much. Fuel economy is good in this car. I usually get about 26 mpg when I fill up, that is usually mostly city driving and I tend to be a faster driver in general so I think that is pretty good. As for the quality of the interior, I would say it is good, I have black cloth seats, and they look nice, and the fabric breathes quite well, so even in hot Kentucky summers the car isn't unbearably warm. No mechanical issues with this car so far, it was a rental car that had 42k miles on it when I bought it so I figured it lived a tough life before I got it, but seems to have suffered no damage during that time. This vehicle is very easy to change the oil on if you were wondering. Everything is located underneath towards the front and with the large amount of ground clearance I can change the oil without putting it on jacks.
2016 RAV 4 LE FWD
CFT, Jacksonville, FL, 06/17/2016
2016 Toyota RAV4 LE 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
I have had this car a month today and it just reached 1,000 miles and I am overall very happy with it. The acceleration is great especially since I just traded in a 2005 Toyota highlander with a V6 figuring that I would have some adjustments to make. The interior is overall spacious and comfortable but yet it does feel a bit cheap. The carpet in the floor board is very thin and the … interior is a bit too much plastic looking. I would imagine over time with a family it may start to look a bit banged up but it is just me so hardly anyone will ever sit in the back seat. The rims are nice and sporting looking but are plastic and I wonder how they will hold up especially since I keep a car for a long time. A bad safety feature is when you put the it in park all doors seem to unlock instead of just drivers door. Over all do recommend for sporty styling and comfortable ride.
Update 12/16/16 Still enjoying this vehicle However I did discover that the car doors can be programmed so that only the driver's door unlocks when you put the vehicle in park.
Update as of 6-17-18 I currently have 18,100 on my Toyota and it has been great my only complaint is the black interior it shows dirt quite well and the glare off the dashboard in the summertime can be quite hot to say the least. Apparently I recently discovered a lot have RAV4's have black interior and unless you purchase a top of the line model it is hard to get another color interior.
Update as of 6-18-19 I currently have 26,500 on my Toyota and still enjoying it. I put weathertech mats in the front this past year with all the bad weather we had this past winter. Still complaint again is the black interior again shows dirt well and hot in the summertime with glare off of dashboard.
Update 12-18-19 Just replaced the tires at 31,291 miles which despite regular rotations the Michelin tires (factory issued) on the car they would of not lasted me through the winter. Looked the tires up and technically they were supposed to last until 55,000 but there was not way they would have made it. Since the new tires went on I have been having problems with the tire pressure light coming on constantly despite the fact that tires have the recommended amount of air needed. I was told it was due to the cold and yes it does go off once the day warms up however I did not have this problem before now. Next time I go to the dealership for oil change going to get it checked out.
I have 35,080 miles as of today 6/18/2020. The tire pressure warning issue was due to the business that put the new tires on did not put nitrogen in the tires they put regular air in which caused the pressure censor to not work correctly. Still not too fond of the black interior and the plastic trim panels that run along side the bottom of the car are very difficult to keep clean and when you attempt to clean them as soon as it rains they are dirty again and look faded. The Back to Black product that I have previously used is not only expensive but useless Turtlewax makes one that works a little better. I am hoping to have my RAV4 professionally
detailed soon. Overall still very happy and almost paid for will be keeping this car.
Nice little sport ute to save the day
Steve, Belton, MO, 11/06/2016
2016 Toyota RAV4 LE 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
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.
1 year and still love it
joe holmes, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 05/13/2016
2016 Toyota RAV4 LE 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
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!
Edmunds Summary Review of the 2016 Toyota RAV4 LE SUV
Pros & Cons
- Pro:Roomy interior for people and cargo
- Pro:strikes a good balance between ride comfort and secure handling
- Pro:well-sorted tech interface.
- Con:No engine upgrade option
- Con:trails class leaders in fuel economy and driving dynamics.
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