Used 2021 Toyota RAV4 Consumer Reviews
Excellent small SUV
'21 RAV4 base line is hum drum. Whiny engine (underpowered) and aside from std safety items, isn't nicely equipped. The Limited trim, on the other hand is nicely equipped but way too expensive. However, balancing options and staying out of the luxury brands, the Limited is a good balance on options and price. Very well equipped (a/c vented front seats, pano moonroof, 360 birds eye camera system,...) Limited priced at $36K ($4k under MSRP). Gas mileage is a joke! RAV4 window sticker says 33mpg on the highway... we average 22-24mpg... Honda CRV does get 29-31... As for driving experience, the struts on RAV4 is stiffer than CRV, but all round driving is sub par to CRV. Lane assist operates sometimes well, but on the honda, works great. Auto tailgate works sometimes... adaptive cruise sometimes... Yes, all round the Honda wins... but if you drive a lot and really need vented front seats, the RAV4 is the only model with it. RDX ASPEC and Advanced ($47K) has it...
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Many shortcomings
I recently purchased a 2021 Rav4 LE AWD. There seems to be so many shortcomings in the interior design. The interior light is terribly positioned and shines directly in your eves. They do not point down, but to the side. This leaves anything you want to see in your centre console area impossible, unless you open your vanity lights. The shifter feels like it's too far to the right. Everytime I go to turn up the radio, I grab for the fan dial instead. And the position of the handle on the doors is awkward. Over half of the time leave you with a door that is not fully closed. It feels like you need to use the force of slamming your door just to have it shup properly. The rear interior light is terribly positioned as well. It is right above the back rest part of the rear seats. This leaves the back seat feet area dark as well at the trunk. I feel like I need to have aftermarket interior lights installed!
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- XLE Premium 4dr SUVMSRP: $27,8157 mi away
- LE 4dr SUVMSRP: $19,30014 mi away
- LE 4dr SUVMSRP: $20,99513 mi away
Uncomfortable
extremely uncomfortable interior, loud, terribly sounding engine, no headroom, hard, small seat cushions. Small trunk. Ok JBL sound system. Wish I purchased camry v6.
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The Standard
Great HWY and City gas mileage...seeing 32 city and 36 HWY! Plenty of room!!! Bigger than previous models. Plenty of power. Get the faux leather seats on the XLE Premium - def worth it! Great on road trips and tailgating.
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Great car for the average person
It’s a great car. It’s good on gas and all it’s features are pretty up to date with competitors. The entune can be annoying at times but I use CarPlay so it doesn’t bother me. The engine is very loud, a common Toyota thing, so it feels pretty rugged when driving which can be good and bad. There is quite a bit of road noise but most cars have that. All around great reliable and safe car, as Toyota’s always are.
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