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2021 Toyota RAV4 consumer reviews

$26,350–$27,750 MSRP range
side view of 2021 RAV4 Toyota
(107 reviews)
95% of drivers recommend this car
Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.8
  • Interior 4.7
  • Performance 4.7
  • Value 4.6
  • Exterior 4.8
  • Reliability 4.8
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Sexy - Fun to Drive

This car with the sport program allows me to drive on all surfaces. The history of Toyota and the RAV4 line are know for quality and service.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Having fun
  • Does recommend this car
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Love my new RAV4

I really like my new RAV4. I’ve only had it a day, but I think it is going to be just what I wanted. The only thing that I didn’t realize at the time of purchase was that it didn’t have a function so I could open my garage door. I really would have liked that.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Having fun
  • Does recommend this car
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Very good mileage on gas

Rav 4 has plenty of room and power and great on gas mileage. The comfort level is great with no road noise. Has plenty of room in the rear for hauling luggage and boxes.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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very smooth

I love my car nice smooth ride very comfortable lots of room inside very nice looking rich looking love the color I just love it

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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It's okay.

It takes a lot of time to learn the complexities of this vehicle and I'm still learning this vehicle after 2 months. The owners manual has been helpful even it sends to different pages to finally get to the information you need.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 4.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 4.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does recommend this car
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Great car. My third RAV4.

Love the size of the car, the way it rides and it’s reliability. Sorry they dropped the CD player as I am an older buyer used that all the time in my last vehicle.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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4th RAV4 in a row.

Comfort, stylish, roomy, and a smooth ride. I’ve been driving RAV4’s since 2005 and have always been completely satisfied. The technology is amazing too. I would certainly recommend this car.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does recommend this car
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Most reliable car I own

Spacious, good gas mileage, drive is smooth. Has wi fi. Comfortable, big, lots of technology features. Good car size and awd. Great safety features such

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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Don't like the engine stop and start system.

Overall I do like the toyota rav 4. However I'm not a fan of the on off engine gas saving system. It causes vibration at take off pedal shudder just a rough start after engine start is engaged. Also when putting it in park in the engine on off mode it goes into park real rough. When the system is disabled it doesn't have any of the issues I have mentioned its like a different car. Toyota has some engineering issues with the system that they need to work on. The owners manual says that all the things I mentioned are normal but I don't like it. Had the 2018 rav4 it didn't have that system it drove great and got decent gas mileage

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 3.0
  • Interior 3.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 4.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Having fun
  • Does recommend this car
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We are content so far. Pretty good purchase

We went to look at the Hybrid version of Rav4's but we were told that they wouldn't know how soon they'd get them back in stock, so we decided to buy a gasoline version of XLE Premium with all the options and accessories we wanted, the price after tax and fee ended up being over $40K. We didn't know we could've bought a Limited trim model for such price until we came home with the new Rav4. Oh, well, with all the options and accessories we added, with the Limited, it probably would've gone over $43k, so I guess it was a good purchase. This Rav4 is a replacement for our aging 2007 BMW 530xi Wagon with now over 210k miles on it. Compared to the BMW which was $62,7k when we bought it new, the Rav4 has almost everything our BMW has, plus more technology. Rav4 rides pretty good, it has a solid feel, not very cushy but it's not stiff, either. Only downside compared to the BMW is the sound insulation. Rav4 is a bit louder on freeway than the BMW. Now the Rav4 has about 550 miles on the odometer, Gas mileage so far has been GREAT at around 32mpg combined as we drive it on freeway a lot more than in the city. The engine sounds quite entertaining(funny), that's probably because we aren't used to hear a 4 cylinder engine sound for 14+ years. Cargo capacity is great, LED headlights and LED fog lamps are very bright. We are still learning how new safety technologies work and how to use some stuff. For only a bit over $40k, it has everything we needed in a car, it's a pretty good purchase. We are very happy that we could save quite a bit ($20k to $30k) by switching to Toyota from BMW.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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