Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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  loving my new car - 2016 Toyota RAV4
  By CAROLE CAMMARATA - July 3 - 11:53 am

  Test drive tells you if its going to be your car! Thought I would get a Honda crv but loved the toyota better!

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  1Rav4me - 2016 Toyota RAV4
  By Olga Miramontes - May 26 - 10:35 pm

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  Great Find - 2016 Toyota RAV4
  By Grant Wilhite - December 23 - 7:01 pm

  I love my RAV4 it looks like a little new Lexus SUV

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  Quality over Quantity! - 2016 Toyota RAV4
  By Alesha - December 14 - 11:14 pm

  I wasnt sure if I wanted the Rav4 or the CRV! My mechanic told me to always go with Toyota. My heart was set on the RAV4, but I chose the CRV because it offered push start, keyless entry, heated seats, electric seating adjustment, blind side camera, and a few other perks I cant recall for the same price as the RAV4 that didnt offer any of these perks. After driving the CRV for 45 minutes on my way to see my grandson born 5 hours away my legs and knees were hurting so bad I wanted to cry! My back was killing me, and my butt felt like I was sitting on steel! No matter how bad I felt there was just no way I could keep and pay for a vehicle that I was so uncomfortable in. My drive to work is an hour and a half. I went to Autonation Toyota and not only did they give me a discount on the RAV4, they returned the CRV to Honda and paid for the daily rate and mileage I used. I absolutely love my RAV4! I drove to NY and back to GA very comfortably! It was such a smooth ride. I would recommend the RAV4 to any and everyone interested in purchasing an SUV! Thanks edmunds.com!

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  snow - 2016 Toyota RAV4
  By rich - November 6 - 12:59 pm

  When going down a snow cover road the two front door fill inside the door with a lot of snow and slush inside .They is a very bad cool brezze coming from front doors into the car when driving down the street

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  Good little SUV but not great. - 2016 Toyota RAV4
  By Ron W. - October 29 - 6:11 am

  Pros - Looks great, handles well, great safety features and reliability. Cons - Gas mileage, around 21.5 combined (L.A.), a little noisy, front brakes (and this has never happened to me) wont last too long. I havent needed brakes since cars I owned in the late 1980s. I trade them in around 35k-50k mileage. So this is a design flaw in the Toyota ESPECIALLY because they already have to turn/smooth the front rotors and replace the pads. (Its at the dealer as I write this.) No charge, under warranty, but still, this should not of happened yet. The interior is cheap. I have SO many little scratches, marks and a big dip where my elbow rests on the smooth part where the window meets the plastic. I take really great care of my cars and have never seen so many interior marks. Im a solo driver 97% of the time so this is just weird. Acceleration is acceptable but never fun, even in sport mode. Navigation is primitive, but that is no big deal because I use my iPhone for navigation through bluetooth which works nicely.

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  Well keep our superior 2011 Rav4 Limited - 2016 Toyota RAV4
  By Tim - October 28 - 3:56 am

  Try before you buy! When we needed more cargo room to take daughter and dorm stuff back to school 100 miles away we killed 2 birds with one stone. Were considering a new Rav but a 10 minute test drive IS NOT enough so we rented a 2016 Rav4 Limited which was hard to find for rent and seemed to ride the same as a 2015 we had driven prior. The car served its purpose in 2 ways: 1: It got the job done. 2: It convinced us to keep our 2011. Why? Ok so if you drive mostly smooth highways its ok. When tooling around/commuting on anything else it rides like a brick (yes tire psi correct) You feel every imperfection on the road.The other annoyance is the 6 speed which in theory makes sense but its annoying as it constantly hunts for gears. The 15/16 just have an overall cheap feel inside and out including fake leather. Our 2011 by comparison feels solid, no gear hunting, not a squeak or rattle, nice ride and real perforated leather. We have owned many fine Toyotas including our current Rav and 2009 Camry Hybrid but I think corporate greed has caused their quality to decline in recent years including far too many recalls some of which years later STILL dont have a fix which speaks volumes right there.

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  overdone and underdone - 2016 Toyota RAV4
  By Doug - October 21 - 4:30 pm

  Over all the RAV4 is a great choice. I love the way it looks and I dont get to a light and see 3 others sitting there with me. It is quiet and comfortable to drive. I have only owned it 1 month and this is what I have found. The tech guys that did the instruments over did the MPG and MPH choices, there are 3. I wish it had a tripometer but it doesnt have any only tells you miles till empty and I am doubting the accuracy of that. They could have had a electronic read out of current MPH. I have the SE and that trim level does not have a compass built in or automatic head lights. My old 2009 Escape had both plus 2 tripometers. I kind of expect that at that trim level and shouldnt have to pay $2500 to move to a Limited to get it. I am not an aggressive driver and am getting 27-28 MPG in the city which is great. I havent had it on the expressway long enough to get a highway number.

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  family car - 2016 Toyota RAV4
  By jeff vercollone - October 9 - 9:25 am

  Acceleration and mpg are disappointing, but only the very reduced mpg was unexpected. Overall, if youre not looking for a crossover that is fun to drive like an X3, its a good family car that has a better ride, interior size and options over the other makers in the mid-priced market (Honda, Mazda, KIA and Hundai). We test drove them all.

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  too much difference between trims - 2016 Toyota RAV4
  By Roger - August 28 - 1:43 am

  Outdated look, very basic standard trim at an unattractive price