this rav4 i use it for family use and i drive it everyday and always sent my car for service when the date is due.

the suspension is horrible even a small pot hole on the road u get a bumpy ride! and the road noise as if u are on the plane so noisy!

when i sent is for service with toyota dealer they told me there nothing wrong!
well now after 3 years i had enough i going to install shock absorbers this coming monday!
going to cost me $800

as for the noise i have to save money maybe next 2 year i can install noise deadening!
totally regret i paid almost $40K for this Rav4...Read more

Be aware of the suspicious reviews that look like an advertisement and give this car a high rating. It is a terrible car.
I bought a 2014 RAV4 from the Toyota dealership in Hobart - Toyota Co-op - I found that its fuel consumption is excessively high, way too high than the advertised rate, it is doing 7.3 Km/litre, while the advertised rate is 11.8 km/litre, (that is a full tank until the fuel light goes on will make around 300 to 315 Kms). I had a Nissan Altima same engine capacity (2.5 Ltr) which used to do more than double this number of Kms...Read more

Let's just say we've been Toyota owners in the past when it was rare to be a Toyota Owner, when the great mob owned mostly Holden's and Fords and a few Valiants. For a multitude of reasons we moved to another Japanese brand because Toyota dealers could be described as follows, "Unfortunately, Toyota Dealers in many areas, have become immoral and unethical in their dealings with their major stakeholders, namely, their customers". Nice way to say there are many crooks running Toyota Dealerships. Well unfortunately for me I needed to buy a 2013 ...Read more

Have a RAV4 late 2006 RAV406A model, owned since new. Have had problems with manual gearbox since new (could not shift into gear and now jumping out of 5th Gear) and reported at each service.

Toyota did nothing to fix issue all the way through warranty period. Now vehicle is out of warranty, toyota have pulled gearbox out and said that it needs to be replaced or overhauled at a cost of $6500 plus.

The vehicle has only done 65,000kms and toyota don't want to fix even though has been an issue since new.

Toyota charge extra money as they say this is for extra service and better vehicle quality. Have not seen either with Toyota.

Have now logged issue with ACCC.
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In 2007 I purchased my car brand new from the lot in the Wollongong area.
From the first service there was problems with the back door with proper sealing and annoying rattling. After many hours back at Toyota service department the issue still remained. I had enough of the cheep plastic wheel cover with it's crapy rubber spacers is that I simply removed it from the car. Problem solved like alot of other cars I have seen later on.
The main problem and the final straw is a weird clunking vibration felt through the steering wheel.
This got alo...Read more

I own an automatic rav4 2002 model & at first it was an absolute dream to drive. Right up until the car's transmission failed. After googling the symptoms (i.e. jerks, slow to accelerate etc) I found a plethora of complaints & realised I wasn't alone. "ECM/ transmission failure" cost me $1100 to replace at toyota after initially paying $700 to fix oxygen sensors caused by the ECM/ computer sending the wrong signals. And i'm "lucky" not to have forked out $3-4k to rebuild it as some have unfortunately had to do. The financial pressure & stress t...Read more

I have to admit I should have done my research alot of better prior to buying this worthless piece of garbage. Don't ever trust a car salesman. Once they got their money, never responded to my emails. Firstly the technology of the RAV4 has not advanced since 2007. The body shape is terrible, dashboard is ugly, blue tooth does not work, an ugly wheel sitting on rear door, does not even come with 17inch alloy wheels, reverse camera as standard (other SUV's do). What I hate the most are the cheap back seats, its as though part of the bottom o...Read more

Toyota has a good reputation for quality and safety of there cars. On the contrary, they should actually reflect this in there cars and the post-purchase service of their cars. Failure to do this, they will see the decline in customers' satisfaction and thus decline in sales. Safety should be their priority, they have the money and resources to improve the functions and running of their car, and should focus on long term, not just investing in marketing their products to drive up sales in the short term.
Brand new RAV4 buyers don't see the pro...Read more

This is the worst car I have owned in 40 years of driving. Bought it brand new in 2011. Problems since day 1, Dealership and Toyota Australia are no help whatsoever. Once they got the money there was no service at all. Called numerous times and car has been back 4 times, lists of issues and none have been fixed. Average Fuel consumption is around 15 liters/100Kms. It is advertised as 9.6 . Toyota's answer to this problem? They actually told me that I need to wait 50 to 60 thousand Km! for the car to start consuming less as it's engine loosens u...Read more

I have exhaust smell in cabin under acceleration. its the rear vent design .

To reproduce the conditions -

1. Put AC on.
2. Put Recirculate Air On.
3. Set AC vents to the centre and put the fan speed to 1 or 2 (Base Model Air con)
4. Point the air-flow at your head... (you'll notice it ealier)
5. Windows UP
6. No Cargo in the rear - and leave the Cargo cover rolled up... ...Read more