Toyota LandCruiser 200 Mark II 4.5L Twin-Turbo Diesel GXL (2012-2021)

Smooth driving and up high – I've only had my brand new Toyota Landcruiser 200 for under 6 months and I love it. Such a spacious car, so smooth to drive and your up high so it's much easier for parking. I drive it daily for the school runs, for errands etc. but have also taken it on long trips. I love the back for storage, my five kids can move around so easily and… Read more

there's plenty of space for the groceries. Excellent power when taking off and passing. We have never taken it off road and do not intend to.

One Of The Best Cars I Have Ever Owned – I use the car as a daily driver as well as extensive towing a 3 ton van around Australia which involves some off road driving without the van to go to remote camping spots the car is serviced by my mechanic of over 20 years every 10000 KMS. The car now over 4 years old has never missed a beat. Show details ·  1

Electrical problems, ABS sensor issues, weak CVs, dust issues – I thought this Cruiser would be better than my 105 series in every way being brand new and having that V8 diesel. Well it started ok until a trip to Cape York when it broke it's first CV on the Old Tele track (14,000klms on the clock) no warranty due to ARB suspension being fitted. Then on a trip up Rainbow beach and the centre difflock would not… Read more

disengage. I tried turning the Cruiser off and back on again but nothing worked until I unhooked the battery terminals. I could turn off the centre difflock to drive home. This turned into a common issue that the toyota dealer said was caused from going offroad and that most people don't do that and wouldn't fix the issue. Then came the Abs sensor issues with replacing two on the front. Another trip and another CV busted. I got ARB to fit a front diff lock to help distribute the torque evenly and this seemed to work till i sold the vehicle with 110,000klms on the clock. Dust entered the cabin really easily and would fill the vents. we would have dust coming from the rear vents when ever we turned them on for the kids. Overall we lost confidence in the Cruiser and sold it. Paint was an issue also, very thin. Ours was the Graphite colour.

Good car except for a very annoying vibration from 1800 to 2100 rpm through steering wheel, feels li – Beautiful comfy & quiet car for touring & towing, plenty of grunt when towing our 3 ton caravan with reasonable economy (14 to 17 LP 100 kl ). Interior is plane but functional, comfy seating for long distances , very quiet interior with very little road noise. GPS rather difficult to negotiate as is the radio especially when driving as the screen… Read more

is too small as are the icons on the screen.

The steering tends to wander slightly so driver has to concentrate more to keep car on track.

This is my 3rd Landcruiser & reliability has been good ( I do look after my cars & have them serviced regularly even before they are due ).

My biggest COMPLAINT with my present GXL diesel 200 is a very very annoying vibration through the steering wheel at 1800 to 2100 rpm which the dealers & Toyota don’t seem to be interested in fixing apart from saying it’s a trait with this model, I have numerous friends with Landcruisers both old & new & talked with many owners of Landcruiser 200 diesels with non of them reporting this fault but have read of quite a few other

owners with the exact same problem as my Landcruiser.

I love my LANDCRUISER! – I purchased the GXL in 2016 and I am extremely happy with it. A very spacious and comfortable vehicle. With 2 people aboard and basic luggage we have, on a trip to Sydney(from Melbourne) and return we averaged 9.5LPHk. On that occasion we travelled on the Hume highway, sitting on the speed limit the whole time. With the 110KPH limit it allowed us… Read more

to attain 6 gear which drops the RPM down about 300RPM. It does not seem much, but on a V8 it adds up. That trip was purely highway, both ways. No suburbs etc.

Generally around town economy is in the order of 11.5-12.5L per 100 Km. When the vehicle reaches its cruising speed(60 around town or 100-110) is very quiet. Passengers can talk comfortably without ever raising there voice.

As a tow vehicle(20' van hanging off the back), my fuel economy is about 18L per 100 Km. On the service and reliability front it has outstanding. As I have achieved from all my previous Toyotas. Fixed price services are very reasonable. I have done just over 71,500km so far and ZERO mechanical issues at all. It ha a large fuel capacity which gives excellent range, even when towing.

My previous Toyota was a Prado 120 series, which impressed me greatly. I love this 200 series even more. I certainly consider is a very good towing vehicle and a real pleasure to drive, even around town.

One tough vehicle – Have just sold my 200 series after 2 years, great car, I was never going to use it for which it’s intended, really suited for western travelling, for the size of the vehicle I averaged 11:50 litres/100 Klms. Plenty of space, had my fridge in it with duel battery system, sensational, cold beers at the end of the day. Not pleasant trying to park it… Read more

in hotel car parks, didn’t want a caravan, which would have suited this car to a tee. Sold it because I got what I paid for it, I’m happy, I will miss the space though!! Fabulous car!!.

What a fantastic beast. Tows like you would not believe. Leaves everything else in the rear vision. Mirror – Have the current 200 series GXL. Expensive but worth every cent. Tows our 2.8 ton van with ease. Have not had any problems or warranty claims in 4 years and over 60,000 kilometres. It is a dream to drive and perfect in comfort and performance. We hummed and harred about the cost but they hold their resale value better than anything else in the market. Show details

Best landcruiser ever – Ive owned a 40, 45, 55, 60, 75, 80, 100 and now a 200 series. Every model was legendary and every model was better than the one before it. They arent cheap but they outlast the rest. Great tow car, awesome offroad. Show details

New toyota 200 series under warranty with a painting claim defect denied – I bought a new Toyota 200 Series on the 4-8-15 under Warranty with a painting spot defect with a rusty colour appearing stronger and stronger on the back left passenger door. After lodging several complaints to the Dealer and Toyota Australia, they denied finally any responsibilities despite the statements made by 2 Panel Repairers that the… Read more

rusty defect was due partly duting the manufacturing process and transport of the car from Japan.

After 3 months of procastination and blaming games between the Dealer, Toyota Australia and myself, I lodged a complanit with ACCC.

It seems that Warranty in the Motor Car Industry is useless but customers are getting squeezed once more financilally to pay for the irresponsibilies of the Dealer or/and the Manufacturer.

May 6th 2018 Update: Painting defects

Toyota Landcruiser 200 model GXL build in 2016-17 has dropped considerably in standards considering that you pay over $85,000 for a new one. Painting defects due to thinless of the paint done by robots are really a serious problem if you reside in QLD and travel around the country when the car faces daily dust, rain, humidity, sun heat etc...When you wash the car afterwards the paint comes off showing the undercoat. You don't get any help from the Dealer or Toyota Guest Experience as they blame always the defects on the buyer or consumer. And, complaining to the ACCC is a waste of time as they do not appear the enforve consumer regulation in anyway.

vibration felt through steering wheel,floor pan – Very disappointed with toyota's response about vibration through steering wheel at aprox 2000 rpm. I excepted no trip computer,even though standard feature in the corolla!!!. (I assumed it had a trip computer for $100,000)The 200 series are roomy,drive reasonbly well,but this vibration is so irritating.The dealer was no help,complained to toyota… Read more

australia said its chararistics of this vehicle I do remember the demo having no vibration so to reassure myself I wasn't mistaken I went to test drive another vehicle at another dealer, did not have the vibration like ours!!, NOT HAPPY so if its chararistics of this type of vehicle why don't they all do it?????

Very average for the money – The vehicle lacks Carrying capacity without a GVM upgrade load capacity is limited to approx 560kg depending on the weighbridge ticket for the vehicle in an unladen state with all fluids and a full tank of fuel, known as the kerb weight. The kerb weight nominally claimed by Toyota is 2,740kg accross the entire range. Which of course is an… Read more

impossibility. for instance the GXL has no KDSS suspension or sun roof etc. which should make it considerably lighter than the VX or Sahara models. My vehicle has a kerb weight of 2,790kg with full tank of fuel, NOT 2740kg.

The standard GVM for all vehicles in the range is 3,300kg: GVM minus the Kerb weight gives us the load carrying capacity 3,300kg - 2,790kg = 510kg or using Toyota's figures 3,300kg - 2,740kg = 560kg.

The 200 series Landcruiser GXL is sold as an 8 seat Station wagon, so using the standard person weight of 75kg X 8 = 600kg.

You are now illegal. (over weight by 40kg) that is based on their figures, NOTE NO luggage has been addded to the vehicle. My vehicle carrying capacity 3,300kg - 2,790kg = 510kg our 8 passengers at 75kg ea = 600kg I would be 90kg overloaded. I had the vehicles GVM upgraded prior to registration at a cost of approx $2,800.

I have approached Toyota Australia with this issue asking the question, under Australian consumer law is the item fit for purpose? Without the GVM upgrade I would say not. Second request was for a refund of the cost to make the vehicle fit for purpose? The reply says the vehicle fully conforms to its intent and was compliant to the Australian Design Rules (ADR) at time of manufacture. they did not address the issue of fit for purpose and of course declined to provide any financial assistance. I guess it is a case for Consumer affairs to rule on. Meanwhile I imagine that most people using these vehicles foe towing and family camping would be seriously overloaded. In the case of an accident you would be uninsured. There are other serious safety issues with the GXL model such as the removal of any steering wheel controls for the touch screen radio phone connect , disconnect etc.

Beautiful car - expensive and USELESS GPS – I use the vehicle for off road 4WD, commuting. I Live in the bush so require a good GPS system and good robust car that is comfortable. The GPS system keeps wanting to take you back to the bitumen, often it tries to take me miles out of the way. Out of 10 I would rate the GPS system 3. Lift your game toyota, you pay good money for a nice vehicle, … Read more

don't cheapen it by putting a 2nd rate GPS system in a 4WD! Other than that it is a nice car.....Expensive but nice!

Great car – You really pay for what you get with these cars. Fairly expensive so you get the best possible ride with it. Very comfortable even with standard suspension. Great car straight of the factory floor. Show details

New Batteries - No navigation – We recently replaced our batteries in our Landcruiser, and now the factory fitted navigation system is not picking up GPS signal, and has gone to a default map of Canberra. Is there a anyway that we can fix this ourselves, or is this a trip to our local dealer? Thanks in advance, Tania  Show details

Happy So Far – We've had our LandCruiser 200 series since June, and don't think we'll ever turn back. Has a spacious interior, fits 3 car seats along the middle row nicely, drives well a perfect family car from school runs to off-roading. Has only been taken for one service (which was complimentary) the local dealer offers a complimentary detail along with the… Read more

service. The dealer was extremely busy on the day our car was booked in - so could not complete the detail - although offered for us to bring the vehicle back at a later date for the detail.

Happy enough – The car is a great drive and tows well, the kids have grown up now so its the cook and I, you could argue its an overstated vehicle for two people which it is but is bought for towing and long trips into central and western Queensland etc I am a little disappointed in the lack of features for the driver: reversing sensor, fuel management,… Read more

retracting mirrors etc. all of this was standard with my previous Prado GXL

considering the significant cost its disappointing, I wish I had of bought the VX

never the less a great vehicle.

The dealer is excellent to deal with and would recommend talking to them before purchasing elsewhere.

awesome – Awsome driving experience, quiter than I thought, great steering, excellent on and off road, plenty of space inside, there is nothing to dislike about the interior, easy to clean, and very comfortable for the whole family, it fits everything we need for everyday life or when we go for trips and very affordable running costs, i wish I bought it earlier.  Show details

Great car – We love this car.. It is just perfect for a family and looking after it is definitely not as expensive as some of the other cars. We enjoy the family road trips as there is enough room to be comfortable for long drives. Highly recommend Toyota and definitely worth the test drive.  Show details

Limp mode – Our 200 went into limp mode a lot of times and after a lot of investigating was advised that it would be $13000 + to do fuel pump and injectors and fuel rail. Once when it stopped on me I went to look at the fuses and noticed the primer button sucked down, I pulled off the fuel line to the tank and blew back through it. 20000 ks later it's still going like a dream.  Show details

Trustworthy comfortable transport – We sold our near New XC 90 Volvo to purchase our 2nd hand 2008 Prado so we could travel around Australia, we were going to sell it after twelve months travel and purchase another Volvo, we are so happy wit comfort and reliability of this vehicle that we will be updating to a new one when we return. The Prado we purchased had 240000 K.s on the clock and still runs like new  Show details

Greatest Ever – All Landcruiser are at the top of the 4WD crew. Tows the dual axle boat trailer like its not there. I can not find much to fault on the vehicle at all. It drives better at 110 to 120 then it does at 100 km. The auto gearbox setting are not right or locked up till at least 110. Also slight steering noise at idle. Ok 2 years have gone by. I love… Read more

this car. After 10 thousand kms it has settled in nicely. In the bush or on the freeway it drives spot on.

Prado 2016 GPS – Picked up brand new Prado in December 2016 being a 10/16 build but so disappointed with GPS. Travelling along the Pacific Highway thru the Kempsy by pass the GPS cancel s the route as it is not on the map. You have to reset your route most GPS systems just keep recalulating till it picks up a road. Doesnt have the road speeds displayed on screen… Read more

either. It often tells you to turn when there is no road and never ever had a road. Very disappointing by Toyota and absolutely no help from Toyota to amend the issues. Shame on you, Toyota

Beware poor quality control – I bought a new current model Landcruiser 200 series in late 2016. Within 6 months, the vehicle has extensive rust underneath, due to inadequate paint finish on the underbody of the vehicle. The factory paint job underneath was totally inadequate, and Toyota and the dealer refused to accept responsibility. They said the vehicle had been taken… Read more

off-road. I thought that was the idea of buying a 4WD. The vehicle has not been in harsh conditions, merely driven on dirt roads and one visit to the beach, driving on dry sand. Very disappointed with the factory quality control and the company's response.

The king!!!! – Hi Just purchased a 2012/200 series land cruiser from Barton's in Capalaba. What a rig!!! Brilliant on the road, magic on the beach and bush. Wife finds it easy to park,tonnes of room and storage. Best car I have ever bought, and also very happy with Barton's for all of there help..  Show details

Landcruiser benefits – Purchased landcruiser primarily for its towing and safety capabilities. This is our fourth landcruiser and we have always found them reliable and felt safe driving them and comfortable at the same time. The interior is spacious and the driver and passengers have plenty of room with regards to comfort. Although the dashboard is well laid out we… Read more

feel that the hands free phone controls should be more easily accessed while driving ei oln the steering wheel. For the size of the vehicle and the motor the economy is good.

needs more thought – love the car in every way except for the lack of room for anything such as uhf radios, and storage space to store gear such as recovery gear, so I had to go buy a drawn system and fit that into the back of th car, also the power or cigarete socket in the rear of the car uses too light a guage wiring!  Show details

Engine Brakes – I have a 2012 GXL. Bought it second hand (120K's) six months ago. My first trip into the Mountains over Christmas saw me have the opportunity to test out it's off road capabilities. Very disappointed. Going up great. Going down a disaster. There is virtually no engine breaking with this vehicle. My previous IFS 100 Series Auto diesel beat it hands… Read more

down. While the 200 has a decent traction control mode that probably works OK on a really bad section. It is a disaster on general driving. Apart from the noise this mode cooks your brakes and is only suitable for bad SHORT sections. What about all the other marginal hills. Last Autumn i took the 100 series towing my camper at about 1650kgs across Davies Plain track. Low range and select 1st gear and it worked a treat with very little need for the brakes to be applied. Lesser hills 2nd or 3rd. The 200 Series requires constant riding of the brakes as the engine will not hold the vehicle without the engine over revving. I might also add i was not towing the camper on these hills. On the main road over Shelley going up the hill was a pleasure with all that power but going down the other side was disappointing. Constantly on the brakes. The engine hardly even slowed the vehicle. I had the camper on the back.

The interior is terribly basic for the money compared to say a ? $25K drive away deal on a small car with full whistles and bells. The navigating system was most likely picked up at a Chinese garage sale last century by Toyota. Apart from the fact it fills a hole in the dash it is one of the biggest electrical lemons you could own. I rely on my $150 Nuvi that has a permanent position in front of the ash tray. I had planned to do a lot of High Country camping with the camper but now I will have to leave the camper on the flats or pay heavily for brakes.

Saying all that i love the vehicle for highway, towing and general cruising. Very solid and comfortable. Great visibility and handling. But, If the 100 series was still available i would buy that instead. Too early to say anything about running costs but as a service is now due i am worried my mechanic will say "you need rotors and pads". Still trying to get the smell of brake pads out of my nostrils.

I used to slow my 100 series down with (auto) gear changes as i left the freeway all the way to the lights. I don't bother trying with the 200. Nothing noticeable except the tacho happens.

Room for improvement – Bad points,- Gps/entertainment system is hopeless! . My little 10 year old garmin outperforms it. There is no steering wheel controls(even my wifes corola has them). The vehicle has built in tow bar but does not come with wiring harness which means the rear side panels and rear seats have to be removed to fit.(Surely it is legally required in all… Read more

countries to have trailer lights on all trailers, and surely it is more cost effective to be done during the assembly process. There is a problem with the new injectors. The back of the vehicle continually had deposits of soot on the back door, also suffered smoking problems.Dealer had to change injectors after carrying out tests required by Toyota. This all happened soon after first service, (This is not an isolated case , my sons vehicle had problems when driving home from dealer after purchase, also had injectors replaced). Vehicle suffered major dust problems when driven offroad. ( so bad i could not read dash, dust was throughout vehicle ,,dealer adjusted doors, have not tested since.) GXL dash instrumentation is lacking badly even compared to the lower grade corola .

Good points- powerfull, best tow vehicle available, comfortable, good fuel economy (10.2 L/100k distance highway driving, 18.2 L/100 towing 20ft van. Fantastic headlights, brakes, handling and offroad ability.

TOYOTA LC200 Land Cruiser May 2008 – Purchased 3/10 from Llewellyn Motors, Ipswich, QLD with $46,600 k's on the clock. Very comfortable to drive- no fatigue at days end. More towing power than we will ever use ( Tow a 2 tonne camper trailer at around 95 - 100 k's with engine doing around 1700 revs) Just wish 6th gear would kick in at 95 - 98 k's instead of 102k's. KDSS gives the… Read more

vehicle good stability, and handling is good.

Interior is good, but we have put leather throughout which makes it better. Would like more "ciggy lighters" for charging ipads, tomtoms etc, especially for rear passengers.

Vehicle has bee very reliable with a couple of issues rectified by Toyota without argument or hassles.

Performance is really good with fuel consumption to be envied by many other brands. We average 13.8 - 14 litres per 100 k's regardless of whether it's "around town" or towing our camper trailer ( 2 tonnes) on open roads or "up hill and down dale".

Our local dealer charges around $250 - $300 per service every 10,000 k's.

We are very happy with "Max" and would not consider any other vehicle for our purposes.

Air cleaner problems – Has anyone got a fix for air cleaner passing dust without having to fit a snorkel ie any type of pre cleaner The automatic transmission tends change to a lower gear easily whilst travelling through hills while in cruise Fuuel economy ranges from 9.8 lph to 13 lph without van & 16lph to 20.5 lph with  Show details

2016 GXL Hands Free Electrical Noise – The car is great with the exception of the stereo. I have tried several iphones (5, 6 & 7) and all people I am talking to can barely hear me over an electrical buzzing noise. Toyota have replicated the problem and are investigating. Possibly a problem in the series as the car the tested against also had the problem. Going to install a new head… Read more ·  2

unit soon??? but I am not confident this is going to fix. Also very poor on Toyotas part for not having hands free controls on the steering wheel.

Waste of money! – We went from a GXL prado to a 200 series Landcruiser to gain the extra boot space as we have 5 children. Very disappointed, the 2016 gxl has none of the features of the gxls before it, no sterring wheel controls, no heater in the back for the kids and no reversing snesors. To top it off when we tow or over take it derates and goes into limp… Read more

mode, very dangerous! After months of complaints to toyota it finally was looked at today, it needs 8 new injectors as they are faulty, the dpf burners are not operating as they should, and it has failed its smoke test!

I had issues with the power windows when it was 5mths old they got stuck down! Nothing but problems with this vehicle, it is constantly at toyota getting looked at.

As a family luxury vehicle this vehicle definatley lacks in the luxury department and the safety aspect. Not a happy customer.

Love the car - Tow 3 ton Caravan – I am currently looking at reviews for my son who is thinking of buying a work horse. Have read many reviews on many cars, it appears to me that all cars have a lottery associated to it, as how it is going to perform. To balance some of the comments made about the Landcruiser 200 series, I've had mine from new. (2013). I've done 85k. I have not had any problems with it at all. Comfortable and tows my 3 Ton van with ease. Love this car.  Show details

Door beeps when door is shut – My 2015 model the passenger door beeps and light comes on the dash while turning right or hit a pump, all doors are closed Show details