Used 2021 Toyota RAV4 LE 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 8A) Consumer Reviews
Not good for snow
We rented one of these for two weeks when a vehicle was in the shop. We got the AWD because we live in Alaska and this is an AWD SUV, right? We’ve owned Toyotas for years and figured no issues. Wrong. We got about 10” of snow one night and this vehicle could not get out of the driveway. It got stuck in the snow in the driveway. Several issues: 1. AWD is decent for driving down the road in some inclement weather. it is bad when stuck. 4WD would sent power to all 4 wheels. AWD varies the power by what the computer wants to do, not where I want the power to go. This is why it’s good to avoid AWD if you are going to need power to all 4 wheels irrespective of what the computer says. 2. The ground clearance on this is horrible for a vehicle that claims to be an SUV. I can understand if this were a commuter vehicle like a Camry or Maxima or Impala. But this just does not work. 3. The vehicle has NO tow bolts. So we are trying to find a place to attach the tow rope and there is no place to attach it. We wound up using part of the upper engine frame because we had nowhere else to attach the tow rope. And even then, the vehicle could not overcome the amount of snow., Takeaway: if you live in Arizona or Texas or Florida where you never get snow, this would likely work. Bit of rain, even torrential rain, and AWD will do you fine for the roads. But if you live in Alaska or Montana or Idaho or Maine where you can get snow, and I mean real snow, not just a dusting here and there, do yourself a favor. Just get a real 4WD SUV with some ground clearance, tow hooks in the front and back, and some decent tires. The time will come when you will thank me.
Very bad 👎
Without car play.The trunk does not open from the car.Poor interior of the car, there is no way to control the phone from the steering wheel
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- Limited 4dr SUVMSRP: $25,33621 mi away
- Limited 4dr SUVMSRP: $26,97311 mi away
- XLE 4dr SUVMSRP: $22,87542 mi away
Probably the best purchase I have ever made !
First, the fuel economy is great. Although it only has 205 HP, with the turbo it does just fine on acceleration. Break system is very good as well has stable during hard breaking.. Road noise ? Very quite. The motors does get heard when mashing the gas, but what do you expect. Got the LE AWD with cloth seat, didn't want leather. The reason I went with the Toyota is the 100,000 mile warranty is transferable, when non of the other would transfer. When you pay $30K for a vehicle, put 7K miles on it, then get a offer from the dealer of $5K more than I paid for it, seems I did good on this one.
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Side panel moulding melting and side view mirrors
I purchased a 2021 Rav 4 last year and the mouldings are melting and the side view mirrors are detaching. The dealer is stating this is happening because I am parking in the sun too long and it's not covered under my warranty. Never heard of such a thing. Most of the time my car is parked in the garage. Will never purchase this car again.
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Great SUV for the money
Bought HNov. 21 to drive back and forth from AZ to see kids in Ca and save money on gas. Rides smooth at high speeds. Seats little hard so i put on a set of WET OKOLE neoprene seat covers which helped. No shaking or vibration issues. No rattling. Runs great.
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