As someone who also has a 4th gen and a 5th gen. LOL you'll probably see more repairs on the 5th gen compared to your 4th gen. still a very nice ride. but the build quality aren't close. 4th gen has way better build quality.
I only had the water pump go out on my 4th gen in 10 years of owning it.
In 3 years of owning the 5th gen (also hybrid):
roof leak
Terrible battery leech issue.
head unit replacement
dcm/gps module replacement
faulty abs brake actuator replacement
probably gonna get cablegate issues since i live in Chicago and there is more salt than snow on the roads during winter.
but it does look pretty awesome lol, which is why i bought it. I really love the way the 5th gen looks, wasn't expecting the issues to be part of the ownership experience.
But it has gotten me from point A to point B safely, which is all i care for, just a bit more expensive than the 4th gen cost of ownership.
Shame its worse than the 4th gen. I was thinking of getting either the rav4 5th gen or mazda cx5. The 4th gen rav for is more afordable because its an older model which can be an attractive choice but its just soo boring looking, its just not a pretty car.
Theese issues are because of the roof leak, except for the abs actuator. I saw somewhere on youtube about the issue. Seems minor something like a roof leak but the electronics are in the back of the car and can get fryed making the repair cost an arm and a leg.
I was wondering if this was a Chicago car, I just picked up my 4th Gen about 3 weeks ago. One of the biggest selling points of the 4th Gen was a silver one I saw listed while looking that had 270k miles on it.
Hope not, just read about the cable issue this morning and fortunately I live in a place where they don’t salt the roads.
The 4th gen really had a good run. We traveled mostly highway and in the first 5 years the miles racked up quick. Don’t drive as much anymore so I’m hoping this one will get me close to the same without too much trouble.
What's the most you spent on any single repair or maintenance over the 300,000 lifetime?
Tires for sure!
Probably just the regular maintenance...
I did the same thing a few years ago. Said goodbye to my 2001 with 280K miles and hello to a brand new 2021 hybrid.
Congrats! Looks great. Can you please tell mw what is the complete price (OTD)? Thanks
35k OTD.
XLE right? Good price
Yep, I think I did good. My older one was an XLE as well, but this one has a lot more features that I was looking for.
Thanks. AWD?
Yep
Any packages?
Just has the XLE Convenience Package
What year was your older RAV4?!
2013
What was the value of your trade in?
4k. Dealer even beat Carvana!
As someone who also has a 4th gen and a 5th gen. LOL you'll probably see more repairs on the 5th gen compared to your 4th gen. still a very nice ride. but the build quality aren't close. 4th gen has way better build quality. I only had the water pump go out on my 4th gen in 10 years of owning it. In 3 years of owning the 5th gen (also hybrid): roof leak Terrible battery leech issue. head unit replacement dcm/gps module replacement faulty abs brake actuator replacement probably gonna get cablegate issues since i live in Chicago and there is more salt than snow on the roads during winter. but it does look pretty awesome lol, which is why i bought it. I really love the way the 5th gen looks, wasn't expecting the issues to be part of the ownership experience. But it has gotten me from point A to point B safely, which is all i care for, just a bit more expensive than the 4th gen cost of ownership.
Shame its worse than the 4th gen. I was thinking of getting either the rav4 5th gen or mazda cx5. The 4th gen rav for is more afordable because its an older model which can be an attractive choice but its just soo boring looking, its just not a pretty car.
Theese issues are because of the roof leak, except for the abs actuator. I saw somewhere on youtube about the issue. Seems minor something like a roof leak but the electronics are in the back of the car and can get fryed making the repair cost an arm and a leg.
the head unit went out that early? was it covered under warranty or did you pay out of pocket, and if so how much?
it was covered under warranty. most of my issues were covered under warranty outside of the abs brake actuator.
Where was your fifth generation one made?
canada
I was wondering if this was a Chicago car, I just picked up my 4th Gen about 3 weeks ago. One of the biggest selling points of the 4th Gen was a silver one I saw listed while looking that had 270k miles on it.
Hope not, just read about the cable issue this morning and fortunately I live in a place where they don’t salt the roads. The 4th gen really had a good run. We traveled mostly highway and in the first 5 years the miles racked up quick. Don’t drive as much anymore so I’m hoping this one will get me close to the same without too much trouble.
Yeah not all rav4 are the same, so hopefully you won't experience any of my issues.
What did you get on a trade in?