9.3

really awful
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
146,000 miles
Total Complaints:
3 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. not sure (3 reports)
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problem #3

Dec 142016

RAV4 2.4L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 200,000 miles

I love my rav4. Oil change on time. But f*cking engine drinking oil like no tomorrow. I have to pour 2.5 qt every 1500 miles. Toyota knows that and covers it up.

- Syed R., Hamtramck, MI, US

problem #2

Feb 012022

RAV4 V4

  • Automatic transmission
  • 115,000 miles

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excessive oil consumption

2011 Rav4 with 115,000 miles. Never went longer than 4k between oil changes. Recently I was making a left against traffic and the car died. Oil sensor shut it down. Was 3k between oil changes. Took it to my mechanic - it had burned 3.5 quarts between changes.

Subsequently looked at the car's manual. In 2011 Toyota was OK with burning 1.1 quarts of oil EVERY 600 MILES!!!

- Rj M., Princeton, US

problem #1

May 012018

RAV4

  • Automatic transmission
  • 123,000 miles

Toyota issues a TSB for excessive oil consumption but I'm obviously out of warranty & my car is not included in their TSB, so they won't do crap for me. I went to a dealer & followed their testing recommendations and my car failed the test. No surprise to me since I ran out of oil twice and the car literally stopped running (I don't have a sensor light for when the car is out of oil). Problem only recently started & it's obviously the same problem that exists for the TSB. I've written a letter to the Toyota CEO in Plano & waiting to see if anyone contacts me. But I'm done with Toyota.

- Liz T., Los Angeles, CA, United States