2009 Toyota RAV4 consumer reviews

My paint is peeling off I hae one side fixed a few years back but they wouldn't paint the whole thing and now the other side is peeling off

My only issue is it uses a lot of oil they had a 2008 recall on oil consumption they did not do anything for the 2009 with the same. Uses a quart every 500 miles. Bad lower rings, Toyota knew that in 08.

Bought this car new in June 2009. Drove it daily for 10 years before giving it to my 16 year old son. It currently has 287,000 miles on it and is still going strong. Other than a transmission rebuild at 248,000 miles it has been essentially trouble free. I performed the typical routine maintenance: 5,000 mile oil changes, 100,000 transmission fluid changes, 100,000 coolant changes, brake service as needed, etc. At 225,000 it started to use a quart of oil between oil changes which I don't see as unreasonable for a 4 cylinder at that milage. It is a 4WD model but in all honesty I rarely needed to use 4WD to get through the snow. Front wheel only more than sufficed. I would recommend this vehicle as a used car if you find one that has been reasonably well maintained.

This vehicle suspension is low-end for a quality (limited) suv. Leaf springs would make a big difference. The car is listed as AWD but the emblem says 4WD. It can not be locked into 4WD unless going <25mph. What good is that? Only use is getting out of a ditch. Maybe. My 2009 started to slide in a bad road condition. It had started to snow after raining. I was 2 miles from home and was 30mph when a truck came around the corner. It was a little too far on my side. I moved to the fog line and started to slip and head left. The 4WD did not activate. If it had I would have heard notification bells and buzzers. I hit the brakes and prayed. I ran into the grill and broke femur,hip,C6 neck vertabrae and rotator cuff. $90k operations (medicare). $2400 ambulance (mine) Months of recovery/rehab. On SS with no down payment for a vehicle.

Good deal and reasonable amount of honey do that i didn't repairs. Clean interior some tlc needed but nothing that was a deal breaker. Surprisingly affordable.

nicest preowned auto I've owned. Fell in love on the test drive. uses almost no gas and rides well love the styling of the body

We heard so many good things about this car/suv and this car in particular was low mileage for the year ... so we thought it the best of the cars we had seen so far ... we test drove it and we’re very happy with visibility - ease of turning radius - speed picking up - braking - Now after bringing it home and driving it in the dark - I will definitely want to get LED bulbs for better visibility But for the moment we are very happy with it right now

I had to replace the alternator, which I was able to do myself for about $150. Other than that had almost no problems. I did replace the back door latch, but also very minimal cost, to be expected, the engine was never a problem.

I was in a crash in 2015. This car did a very good job keeping me safe. I literally walked away with nothing more than sore muscles and the feeling of being emotionally shaken up. The car was totaled, but I am still glad it kept me safe. Would strongly recommend this car to literally anyone.

I had this car for 11 years. It was very reliable, great in snow storms, ample space in the back, easy to drive, great small SUV, would definitely recommend