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Toyota RAV4

$38,050 - $56,650* MRLP

The Toyota RAV4 is Australia’s most popular medium SUV. Generous levels of technology and features meet day-to-day practicality in a package engineered to be better handling, quieter and safer than any RAV4 before it. Of course, Toyota’s frugal hybrid powertrains are also available across the range.

Latest Toyota RAV4 ratings breakdown

7.4

Performance
6.9
Safety Technology
7.0
Ride Quality
7.2
Infotainment & Connectivity
7.1
Handling & Dynamics
7.4
Energy Efficiency
7.2
Driver Technology
7.8
Value for Money
8.5
Interior Comfort & Packaging
7.4
Fit for Purpose
7.6
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What we love

  • -Good standard features
  • -Ample space in the rear and boot
  • -Stylistically the RAV4 is appealing to a broad market
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What we don't

  • -Long wait times 
  • -Toyota infotainment is looking tired
  • -Not the cheapest base option in the class 
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7.4

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8.0

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Comparison | 19 Jul 2022

8.5

The new Kia Niro S Hybrid and the Toyota RAV4 Cruiser Hybrid may be in different size classes, but their prices are close and they both offer extremely fuel-efficient motoring. So which one is better value for money?

Toyota RAV4 Specs:

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Price
$38,050*
FuelType
Petrol
Transmission
10 Speed Constantly Variable Transmission
Drive Type
FWD
Engine
2.0i
Fuel Efficiency
6L / 100km
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The "Part Road Closed" sign was quite ambiguous. What exactly does part road closed mean? Does it mean that half the road is unusable somewhere up ahead? Am I to expect roadworks along the way? I mean - "Road Closed" is an easy concept to understand isn't it? Do not proceed any further and turn around but "Part Road Closed"??? The context to this confusing conundrum with the indecisive sign was this. I was driving down an interesting gravel track that was partly within State Forest and occasionally within National Park taking a short cut home after a very long day that involved a 4am start followed by a two hour drive followed by a 38 kilometre run/hike through a very pristine wilderness looking for waterfalls. Yes - I know - don't go chasing waterfalls. In any case the track I was driving on was called Fenwicks Road located about 150 kilometres west of Port Macquarie, and it was actually in pretty good shape. A lot of the forestry and National Park roads that I travel on have had a touch up lately. Governments have wanted to undertake "shovel ready" projects to alleviate some of the negative economic effects of the zombie apocalypse, and grading and enhancing bush roads must qualify. The fact that Fenwicks Road, although gravel and relatively remote, was in good shape was a comfort given my choice of vehicle was a JCW Mini Countryman. The Countryman may have all wheel drive but a Rubicon it isn't and I had nervously chosen this more direct route to the Oxley Highway out of the Werrikimbe National Park over the more trafficked Kangaroo Flat Road I had come in on hoping the surface would be kind to a car that is much more at home on a twisting piece of tarmac. A low slung hot hatch on a remote forest road in the fading daylight and a sign that was as clear as mud - what could possibly go wrong? In any case, before too long the road was in fact partially blocked by a very large tree that had been felled by the catastrophic fires of late last year. I squeezed the Mini through the very narrow gap left between the massive black tree trunk and a bank of dirt and breathed a sigh of relief. Surely this was what my confusing sign was warning of - the road was indeed part closed because of this fallen tree. Unfortunately my relief was short lived. The real reason for the warning sign soon became apparent with my goal of leaving the bush track I was on and gaining the safety of the sealed Oxley Highway within a short distance. The same fires that had felled the tree on the road behind me had also taken out the substantial timber bridge over Fenwicks Creek (hence the sign) leaving a very rudimentary and rough crossing that was both very steep and very slippery and which had obviously been created by drivers of lifted and lockered monster trucks for a bit of sport and a challenge. The only way across started with an almost vertical 7 metre drop to a short bog hole followed by a tricky half metre high lip then across the creek itself followed by a wet and slippery incline over 30 metres to gain the road again. Way beyond the ability of any Mini but faced with a choice of being sensible and turning around and adding literally 100 kilometres to my journey home I pointed the nose of the Mini downwards into the abyss, turned off the traction control, put the car in sport mode and did what every red blooded Aussie bloke would do and floored it. The designers of the Countryman probably thought the tray under the Mini's nose was for aerodynamics but on this day it served perfectly as a sled at the bottom of the near vertical entry. The car then paused briefly in the bog hole, wheels spinning and scrabbling for traction, before jumping the lip and fording the river before finally, with all four wheels furiously spraying mud, slithering up the slippery bank to the solid ground of the road surface on the other side. An hour or two after this lucky escape, as I drove home down the highway and after I changed my shorts and my heart rate returned to nearly normal, and I realised my beloved Mini was completely unscathed, it occurred to me that it was time that I got serious about buying a vehicle that was actually designed for driving off road. To be honest, I had been trying for quite a long time to purchase a four wheel drive. My problem has been that nothing that is currently available is exactly right for my personal needs. I have a manual Mustang that is, for me anyway, the perfect muscle car, and my daily driver is the Mini which, for me, is an absolutely perfect everyday car. Finding the perfect 4wd has proven to be much more problematic unfortunately. I tried very hard to like the 200 series Landcruiser but it is very expensive and feels so old, the Prado is almost dangerously slow in my opinion, the Patrol was a better option but a thirsty V8 petrol in 2020? I fell in love with the Defender when it was announced and would have ordered one except my experience with the dealer was below par and the price just doesn't feel like appropriate value to me. I got to $130k on the configurator without really trying too hard. I've owned a dual cab ute before and hated it. I just can't get my head around leaf springs and drum brakes in a car being sold in this century and the ride was awful. I drove the Jeep Gladiator and I thought it was an excellent Jeep (Ive owned Jeeps before) but the $90k plus pricing was off putting. Kudos to Jeep for bringing us an interesting, capable and very funky car however. I liked the Ram a lot and I believe that few vehicles would be as wonderful at long distance travel than this beast with its wide open spaces inside, comfort and relatively reasonable economy when cruising. Not so good at tight bush tracks though and I'm not heading off on the big lap any time soon. The burnt bridge incident also highlighted another factor regarding the purchase of an off road vehicle - do I really want to be taking a $100k car to the places that I like to go? Do I really want to be throwing a muddy gravel bike into the leather lined back of a new car? How much do I want to leave an expensive car on the side of a remote bush track for hours and days at a time as a target for damage or theft whilst I'm out running or riding? Will bush pin stripes really add character to the hugely costly paintwork of my trendy Defender or will it just cause me angst? Do I really want to sell a car that I love so I can buy what I consider to be a compromised off roader and have to drive it every day? The answer to all these questions was actually an easy one once reason came in to play and that answer was to find a good low cost second hand light duty off road car. I've owned Subarus in the past and enjoyed them so I started by seeking diesel Outbacks and Foresters in manual guise. Nothing I found was ideal until a Forester diesel popped up on a country dealers yard. A quick trip inland to the dealer led to the discovery that the particular Subaru I enquired on obviously had not enjoyed an easy life with sad paint and a very questionable clutch action however a very tidy Rav diesel auto was also available at the same outlet. The only downside to the Rav was an odometer indicating that it had travelled 140,000 kilometres but a test drive demonstrated that the car had not only been very well cared but it felt like it had been loved by the previous owner. A perfect service history, an unmarked interior and paintwork and that rock solid feel that Toyotas seem to have allayed any fears that the relatively high distance travelled gave me and the deal was done. The price was also attractive and probably similar or less than the first days depreciation of most new cars I could have chosen. The very best thing about buying a car that is relatively inexpensive and understated is that your expectations are quite low. Even on my 300 kilometre journey home those expectations of my little Rav were beginning to be exceeded. The 2.2 litre engine in the Toyota is neither cutting edge or particularly refined but it has a gruff and gravelly honesty that is quite endearing. And 340 torques is usefully motivating to a lightish car like this. You never really feel short changed when overtaking. My biggest surprise on the homeward trip was how nice this soft roader was at high speed cruising. The legal limit sees less than 2000 rpm on the tach, good cabin nvh suppression and an indicated fuel usage in the mid sixes. This small suv would make an outstanding budget wagon to undertake the big lap in. Handling is very average but the Rav can be made to slice through smooth open corners with some ability and any time I think negatively about any lack of cornering prowess on the twisty bits I remember that I am almost certainly going quicker and having more fun than anybody piloting a Prado or 200 series. Of course the reason for buying this car was not so much for its on road ability but because I wanted to save my Mini from hot hatch destroying tracks and to comfortably go off the beaten track without worrying about damaging an expensive new car. The Rav is also in front of my expectations on this front as well. Keep in mind that I have owned Jeeps, a Ranger, a Disco 3, a Niva amongst other off roaders so I completely understand what a proper four wheel drive is capable of. The surprise in driving the Rav off tarmac is not so much what it can't do but what it is actually capable of. To be honest, the places that the Rav can't get to are places that I personally don't want to go with very few exceptions. I live on the coast so my little Toyota proudly wears a beach permit on its windscreen and it uses that privilege regularly. I may have had other cars that make lighter work of sand driving but I can't remember any being better than the Rav. Simply ensure traction control is off, drop the tyre presses and away you go. It's just good fun. I have made a few mods to the car to help it on harder surfaces. I found an excellent alloy skid plate to protect the engine and transmission from rocks - the ground clearance isn't enormous but neither is it a deal breaker particularly with the protection in place. All terrain tyres now replace the road tyres giving assistance with grip on loose surfaces but more importantly reducing the chance of sidewall damage. A nudge bar holds up a pair of driving lights that greatly enhance the fairly ordinary standard beams. A tow bar protects the plastic rear bumper on those occasions when the departure angle isn't adequate. You will also be surprised at the ability of the Rav on steep and technical terrain. The gearing isn't low but the auto box copes well with steep climbs and the hill descent control works much better than I have experienced before in more hard core 4wd's. There is a centre diff lock that works below 40 kilometres per hour. I haven't noticed much of a difference when using it or not using it. Within the context of the price of this car the downsides really are minor quibbles. The standard suspension is underwhelming. Of course smooth roads are handled with no issues but sharper edged bumps can be transmitted to the cabin with too little suppression. My reading of contemporary road tests from 2015 regarding the Rav mention this flaw. It really isn't terrible and you will be absolutely comfortable most of the time, its just that the rest of the car is so good that the lack of compliance is slightly disappointing and a bit surprising. I run relatively low tyre pressures to compensate and this helps reduce any shocks. The other curious negative of the diesel Rav is its restricted towing capacity. In Australia this little SUV is limited to towing a tonne. In some overseas markets you can pull 1.8 tonnes so I'm not sure if we are restricted because of our temperatures or by legislation but it means that even small camper trailers are off limits which is a bit of a shame because theoretically the driveline should be able to cope with more. Finally there is good and bad in driving something bland and mainstream like a white Rav. It certainly doesn't flatter your ego like many of more butch off roaders but it has an honesty and likability that is very appealing. I also like knowing that I have a relatively small amount of risk financially when negotiating narrow tracks or when parking it remotely. Then there is the look of astonishment on the faces of the drivers of lifted dual cabs when you join them at the top of a technical climb. Worth the price of admission right there. The latest Rav has just been dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st Century with the addition of smart phone mirroring however you will find only basic tech on the 2015 version. Bluetooth yes, key less entry also and the sound coming out of the standard fit sound system surprisingly good. I also like the one touch three flash indicator function. A small thing I know but it was one of the things missing that I noticed when I test drove a new 200 series and that demonstrated how old that platform is. Role on 300 series. So there you have it. If you really do want to actually go off road, and, let's face it, very few people really do, and you don't want to damage and devalue an expensive new car consider a second hand SUV. The Rav is a perfect car for forestry tracks, light beach work, highway cruising and moderate technical tracks. If it wasn't for an ambiguous sign in the middle of nowhere I may not have had the opportunity to enjoy this loveable little car.
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2008 Toyota RAV4 SX6 review
Owner Review | 26 Apr 2018
We moved to Australia from the UK back in 2013 and needed to find transport pretty quickly with work commitments and house-hunting duties giving us a three-week window of opportunity. We left a Mercedes C220 and a Ford Focus 1.8 behind and were looking to buy one mid-sized SUV, powerful enough to tow, had to be reliable with decent performance, reasonable standard equipment including a sunroof and climate control aircon. The shortlist came down to a four or five year-old Subaru Outback, Honda CR-V, Ford Mondeo Wagon or Toyota RAV4 on a budget of about $20k. The Subaru and Ford were the first to be eliminated but it was hard to split the Honda and Toyota having owned and been happy with both brands before. So a snoozy but economical 4 speed 2.4 Honda or Toyota? Then we found a mint condition 2008 RAV4 V6 SX, one owner, high-ish mileage but a full main dealer service history for $23k at a suburban Toyota main dealer who was willing to do a deal and a short test drive was enough to convince us that this was the car for us. The first thing that strikes you about a V6 RAV4 is the performance; it’s genuinely startling the first time you drive it. A mumsy school-run SUV with genuinely hot-hatch performance, the 220kw 2GR-FE V6 surges forward in any gear at any speed, the gearbox allowing manual selection of gears if required. Acceleration from a standstill (0-100 in just over seven seconds) is such that if the road is at all wet or greasy, it’s too easy to spin all four wheels! Under full acceleration the 3.5 V6 has a characterful growl and it’s far too tempting to drive it like a total hoon; I got more demerit points during my ownership of the RAV4 than i’ve ever had in my life - mind you we live in Victoria, but that’s another story. I just had to learn to drive with a gentle right foot… This performance comes at a bit of a cost in other areas; especially fuel economy. It was only when we replaced the car that I realised how poor the fuel economy had been - the V6 had an upgraded 5 speed auto gearbox over the 2.4’s 4 speed but even with modest driving 60 litres of regular unleaded would only get me 350kms or so. Then there’s the handling; everyday cornering is totally manageable and predictable, but if you’re tempted to press on, the electric power steering system quickly robs you of any feedback and the suspension pitches and rolls in the corners. Expected, of course, for an SUV, but not up to the performance of the engine. The ride is pretty good on the whole, but can get unsettled and jittery on rough surfaces with road noise and tyre roar being easily transmitted into the cabin. Servicing was due every 6 months and once out of Toyota’s fixed price servicing, got very expensive very quickly so logbook servicing at a local garage was a cheaper option. The car was so reliable that in five years of ownership and 75,000kms, beyond routine maintenance we only had to replace the pads and rotors once and shell out for a new set of tyres all round. I remember reading a contemporary review that said that as Toyota SUV drivers were a conservative bunch, the XA30 RAV4 eschewed gimmicks in favour of the simple, robust and proven. So no tech, just hardwearing shiny plastics. The SX was a mid-range special and came with dual-zone climate (really efficient), 6 CD stacker and Bluetooth phone connection (no music streaming though) and an electric sunroof. That was pretty much it but massive rear seat and boot space and one-lever drop rear seats were appreciated standard fixtures. Other minuses not previously mentioned? The boot-mounted spare and side-opening tailgate were an absolute pain meaning that in confined spaces you couldn’t open the boot and the hard plastic interior quickly developed rattles and squeaks. Almost five years later and the odo at 210,000 mark, it was time to move on. I’m now really enjoying a lightly-used Ford Escape Titanium two litre with Tech Pack. Overall the RAV4 was a good car to own; totally reliable, cheap to service (if not to run), quick and incredibly practical. It’s one of that really rare breed – a Toyota with genuine character and charisma.

FAQs

How much does the Toyota RAV4 cost?
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Pricing for the 2022 Toyota RAV4 starts at $34,400 for the base model while the top of the range model costs $52,700 plus on-road costs such as registration, CTP, stamp duty and dealer delivery charges.

What kind of warranty does the Toyota RAV4 offer?
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The 2022 Toyota RAV4 offers a 5 year, unlimited kilometre warranty. Toyota recommends that owners schedule a service appointment every six months or 8,000km.

What is the wait time on a Toyota RAV4?
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Despite working overtime and record production levels, Toyota estimates it will struggle to keep up with demand for another 12 months, with some Toyota RAV4 models having a wait time of up to two years. Read more here

Is the Toyota RAV4 fuel efficient?
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The Hybrid models are the  most fuel efficient Toyota RAV4 models, and sit around 4.7L per 100 kilometres. The base model Toyota RAV4 has a fuel efficiency of 6 Litres per 100 kilometres and uses Unleaded and Premium Unleaded petrol. Higher end models can range closer to 7L per 100 kilometres.

How big is the boot in the Toyota RAV4?
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The boot area, or cargo volume, is 580 litres with the seats up and 1590 litres with the seats folded down, which is one of the biggest in its class of medium SUVs.

What are the dimensions of the Toyota RAV4?
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The Toyota RAV4 is 3715mm long, 1695mm wide and 1655mm high.

Does the Toyota RAV4 have Apple CarPlay or Android Auto?
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Yes, the Toyota RAV4 has both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

How many seats does a Toyota RAV4 have?
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The Toyota RAV4 has 4 seats. The rear seats fold down to create a large cargo space of 1590 litres.

Where is the Toyota RAV4 made?
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The Toyota RAV4 is built in Japan and has been available in Australia since 1994.

Is the Toyota RAV4 a good car?
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The Toyota RAV4 is a very popular car for Australian families. Our latest review states that the “RAV4 remains a strong proposition. Its combination of ease of use, low ongoing costs, and – of course – its relative Toyota familiarity all help here.”

Who are the main competitors to the Toyota RAV4?
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The main competitors to the Toyota RAV4 are the Hyundai Santa Fe, Kia Sorento, LDV D90, Toyota Kluger and Subaru Outback.

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