Used 2012 Toyota Venza Wagon Consumer Reviews
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What were they thinking???
jpf22467, 10/05/2013
2012 Toyota Venza Limited 4dr Wagon (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
14 of 24 people found this review helpful
First off, I do like the car. It does what it is supposed to do. It drives nice, has good pickup, gets good MPG for a crossover (mostly highway driving and averaging 26). A few things that drive me crazy. The Navigation system is a mess. Too many things are cut off while the car is moving. Can no add a phone, can not modify contacts just off the top of my head. The screen will not stay on the audio screen. When I listen to music, I want to see the audio screen, but it only stays up for about 10 seconds, then defaults back to the map. The screen is positioned in a horrible angle. It catches the sun and makes it very difficult to read the screen
My 2012 is still going like the day we purchased
Venza12, 05/20/2021
2012 Toyota Venza Limited 4dr Wagon AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
Our 2012 Venza Limited AWD has 101,500 miles on it now and still rides as smoothly as the day we purchased her. We've only had to do routine maintenance - oil changes, brakes and tires, which we've been stern about oil changes on schedule. That's it, no issues at all so far. At this rate, we are starting to think she may make 200k miles efficiently. It's a comfortable ride and mechanically sound, and the bonus, she still looks good. Very happy as she is approaching ten years old.
Noisy and rough ride!
Kerry Kirk, 07/28/2017
updated 01/30/2018
2012 Toyota Venza XLE 4dr Wagon (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
8 of 15 people found this review helpful
The 20" wheels/tires are a terrible choice. They are noisy and the vehicle has a very rough ride. The back seat passengers always complain about how loud it is going down the highway. I changed tire brands from the OEM Goodyear to Michelin and it helped a little but not much. Blind spots are terrible! Have to be VERY careful about changing lanes. Larger mirrors might help. Other than that, over the last 50,000 miles, no issues mechanically. The auto dimming headlights appeared to be a good touch, but they are very annoying. If traffic is light, they work okay, but if traffic is medium in nature (as in the case in West Texas) they either dim and immediately go back to bright then a couple of seconds later they dim for the oncoming car or they don't dim until the other car blinks their lights. I generally turn the feature off when I'm driving at night. Black carpets and mats are not a good choice either (just personal preference). Wife likes the car...glad she does...I don't like it...but I drive a 3/4 ton diesel, so my opinion is somewhat skewed.
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Love my toyota
Kitty wright, 02/04/2016
2012 Toyota Venza LE 4dr Wagon (2.7L 4cyl 6A)
4 of 7 people found this review helpful
I have always wanted a beautiful car, and wow I hate going home. I could drive it all day
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Big letdown
alexsdad2, 04/24/2013
2012 Toyota Venza LE 4dr Wagon AWD (2.7L 4cyl 6A)
5 of 13 people found this review helpful
I had this vehicle for less than a year because of 3 things: 1) The mpg was poor! I do a combination of city and driving. I could only get 20 mpg out of it. 2) The brakes in hard braking situations required me to press the brake all the way to the floor. The reaction of the car was not one of confidence. 3) It was brought to my attention that the safety rating needed to be looked at further. There was something the passenger's safety being rated 2 out of 5 (safest) in an accident. I do not remember if there were qualifications on the angles of the crash or speed, etc. All of the above led me to bail on the vehicle. The vehicle was spacious and was attractive.