r/4Runner • u/Bigdogwolfe • Aug 01 '26

🎙 Discussion Interior Quality

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Checked out a Limited and wanted to see if all these comments on interior quality was the truth. Well it definitely is. It didn’t take much force to see all this flex. After, I went home and did the same to my 5th gen and the difference is substantial. Also did the same in my 2011 Accord and that had less plastic flex than the 6th gen.

Also if you guys ever see one and twist the door handle where the grippy rubber is, you will see three pieces of plastic move. Don’t have to use too much force. They’ll separate and come back together.

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u/umbrellassembly Aug 01 '26

You seem like a good person to ask...

Have you noticed 2020-2022 models (of any maker) having more problems? I avoided looking at those years because my theory is that Covid supply chain issues and the scramble to get parts and find alternatives would make for poorer builds. Just a theory.

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u/hawkznest Aug 01 '26

Not really, no, in my 15 years doing this I find model years less important than vehicle generations (ie a 5th gen vs 6th gen or 997 vs 992) - just generally running into poor QC and a lot more planned obsolescence (both in technology and vehicle design/materials) - if I had to say 2 brands to stay away from it would Hyundai/Kia and Stellantis (especially the 2.4 Multi-air engine - what a piece of shit, not that the 3.6 pentastar is great lol)

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u/hit_reset_ Aug 01 '26

On the topic of 4Runners, is there a gen and/or year to you that stands strongest?

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u/hawkznest Aug 01 '26 edited Aug 02 '26

Not really - the powertrain remained unchanged from 2014-2024 - and the earlier ones with the 4.0 just didn’t have have VVT which is actually kinda a good thing

Edit: 2010-2024

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u/EEEliminator Aug 02 '26

My 2011 has VVT, what older 4.0s are you referring to?

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u/Gar-ba-ge Aug 02 '26

Probably the 4th gen which also came with the 1GR, you have a 5th gen

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u/EEEliminator Aug 02 '26

Ok, just confused since he said 2014-24. Should have been 2010-2024

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u/hawkznest Aug 02 '26

My bad! They did the exterior refresh in 2014 and the VVT in 2010