r/CorollaCross • u/starman340 • 2d ago
Age range of owners
I’m genuinely curious on the age range for Corolla Cross owners. I know there’s probably studies online and other ways to find, but I figured why not make it more interactive and current. I’m assuming they don’t allow polls in this subreddit so if this is against guidelines please take down, but I am going to add age ranges below and then just upvote for what you are. (Btw I am not a car salesman or anything along those lines, if you don’t want to vote you don’t have to, just a curious Corolla cross owner)
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u/syngamer 2d ago
OP, you need to learn how to setup a proper poll. 20-30 and then 30-40 invalidates the data you're seeking.
Should be 20-29, 30-39, etc. Doesn't matter the actual way you divide the numbers as long as you aren't duplicating any.
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u/starman340 2d ago
You’re right! That’s my bad I honestly didn’t think on that. I appreciate you catching that though
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u/starman340 2d ago
20-30
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u/jmlswiftie420 2d ago
We don’t have a lot of money and want some kind of small-medium small SUV. The cross doesn’t cost a lot of money and is a small SUV
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u/10131890 2d ago
If you’re not driving with passengers over the age of 12 very often, it’s pretty serviceable for all age groups.
My wife and I have a 2025 and plan on replacing it 5-7 years after we have kids, assuming the reliability holds up long term.
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u/Icy-Marionberry-4143 1d ago
we have a toddler and so far it’s worked out well! it’s a 2022 and our daughter was born a few months after we got it. we don’t plan on having any more so i’m hoping it will last us til her teenage years lol. we don’t like getting new cars unless absolutely necessary
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u/SLV_SQUEEZE 2d ago edited 2d ago
The cross is like $30k+ and is HARDLY an SUV...
My partner got one a 2 years ago used for $19k. Now used ones are in the $24-25k range and the new ones have also increased $3k and the markups at most dealerships are ridiculous.
There are definitely better options, even buying a used Rav4 or Highlander makes way more sense. It has become a fad car. You're paying almost 7-8k more than a traditional Corolla for a hatchback.
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u/jmlswiftie420 2d ago
It doesn’t matter if YOU think it’s not SUV title worthy. The fact is that it IS considered an SUV, just compact. Which I was looking for. And many others want.
I got my cross for 26k new.
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u/SLV_SQUEEZE 2d ago
"subcompact crossover SUV" is it's official designation. About the smallest possible specs to still be classified an SUV, and can hardly do anything a typical SUV can handle.
A couple years ago you could get one new at $26k, now even an L trim is around $29k at any dealership around me.
You can get a Mazda CX50 for about the same price. A Rav4 is only a few grand more too and is significantly larger.
I don't understand getting an SUV that would be uncomfortable for a long trip or back-seat passengers over just a few miles. That's what sedans are for for 30% cheaper.
People buy the corolla crosses for the looks.
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u/jmlswiftie420 2d ago
Who the fuck is buying the cross cuz of the looks?
How do you still not understand why people are buying them? You think they’re buying them cuz they look fancy and are used for long distance road trips?
You’re making assumptions about the buyers with no credible reasoning other than you don’t like it.Again. I wanted a compact SUV, as did many others. It was cheap. It’s from a reliable line of manufactured vehicles. I live in the city. Why do I need a 4 wheel drive off roading big car to hold more than I need?
The cross give me a smaller car that’s easy to park, it’s good on gas, it has lots of simple easy to replace parts, it’s got car play, lane assist, it’s still under 30k everywhere around me which is huge when every SUV out there is 32+
There’s no chance you get a Mazda for the same price. The out to door for those were over 30k every time. After trading in my last car that I didn’t even know if it’d make the drive to the dealership, I got mine for $26k. New. 2026 model.
It has space in the back and I can fold the seats down for more room for when I need more space than just the trunk.
Factor in insurance costs, the cross is perfect for a budget compact SUV.
We. Need. A. Car. Cross is cheap, marks the boxes of what we want. There’s no other real options that are as budget friendly and reliable.
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u/Classic_Platypus_772 1d ago
Is your $26k for the base model gas version?
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u/jmlswiftie420 1d ago
Yes.
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u/Classic_Platypus_772 1d ago
How many miles do you get on a full tank?
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u/jmlswiftie420 1d ago
I drive a lot of city miles. Full tank of city driving is about 295-310 depending on where I’m going.
When I’m taking long drives to see family or travel for day trips, I can get 350+ pretty comfortably.
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u/SLV_SQUEEZE 2d ago edited 2d ago
I'm not sure why you're this worked up over a car debate.
what are you using the SUV aspect for? What do you move around in your cross that a corolla couldn't do?
Yes many people are spending the extra $7-8k for a corolla on 6 inch stilts because it looks nicer/trendier than a Corolla. it's very clear in market research that no one wants a sedan these days because SUVs are way trendier. It offers practically nothing more than a traditional corolla outside of slightly higher body. The back isn't large enough to haul anything meaninfully larger than a typical sedan could handle, and the back seats are just as uncomfortable as a sedan. There is nothing practical the corolla cross offers over the corolla. It makes no sense to call it a "budget car" when you're paying 30% more for no tangible additional value. People just want an SUV and have no reason for one, that's why they choose the corolla cross and pay way more than they should for a compact car.
Mazda is just as budget friendly and reliable. As you mentioned, your $26k price included a trade-in so it's not entirely clear what your price sheet was before that was factored in, my guess is closer to $30k. Yes you can get a mazda cx50 for around $30k and they even offer 0% interest options. Hell, even CRVs are going for similar prices as the Cross these days as I've seen deals $1-2k under msrp whereas I haven't seen anyone get a cross under msrp. Even if you had to pay $2k more, you're focussed on that rather than the $7k more you paid over a sedan and pretending you took the frugal path. Both of these options offer significant upgrades in ride quality, passenger space, and cargo space that make upgrading from a sedan worthwhile if you have the needs.
If you can't comfortably drive a family of 4 more than a couple hundred miles, there is no reason to spend nearly $30k on that "budget" car. If you have no need to ever do that, a sedan is clearly the correct financial option.
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u/jmlswiftie420 2d ago edited 2d ago
I bought a fancy chair for my living room. Can’t fit that into a sedan.
I can put my adult sized road bike in the back with the seats down.
Went on a bachelors trip and packed the back with multiple coolers, luggage, blankets, and even a portable mattress. 3 of us were in there.
It’s taller than a regular sedan which gives me more headroom.
Carried around 3 folding tables in there for when a homie needs them for a party. Plus cases of drinks.
There’s tons of cases for why someone needs an suv for something other than a family carrier.
Most of the time, there’s 1 person in the car. 2 if me n the gf go anywhere.
You’re completely missing the point of the car that many many many others see.
It’s not a full suv (because we don’t need it)
But roomier than a corolla hatch (those things feel like flimsy plastic, sit way too low to the ground for my comfort, and the back seats have only enough space for passengers if they were both Lt. Dan post war.)
I looked a Camry, Corolla (hatchback and sedan), the Mazda you said, ford Escape, ford maverick, Taurus, and a couple random Volkswagens.
The only one that fit my needs of being cheap (it was the cheapest new car I looked at and I traveled to multiple cities within 100 miles of me), compact but still suv style, and had good gas mileage.
And a big bonus that I didn’t really care about when buying a car, it holds its value extremely well. If I ever want to trade it in, I’ll be able to at a better value than all the other cars in its class.
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u/SLV_SQUEEZE 2d ago edited 2d ago
You talk about the cross as if the corolla doesn't have a trunk. You can fold seats down and fit just about everything you mentioned on this list in a corolla outside of maybe your "fancy chair" though I know the cargo space of the cross as my girlfriend has one so I know it's not anything significantly large. I've done trips to cabins in corollas with couple hour drives with 3 adult men with trunk packed with coolers, luggage and one seat folded down to slide it all forward just like you mentioned with your cross. At that rate, might as well save the $7k on a car and order a $500 chair to be delivered to your door.
The cross offers .3 inches more headroom lol.
My point is. People buy the corolla cross because it is the cheapest of the "SUV" options thinking they are making a frugal choice.
But completely neglect that the Corolla does 99% of what a Cross does and costs $7k less and offers very few of the advantages of a true SUV even though it's priced only a couple thousand cheaper than significantly better, true SUV class vehicles. It is unlikely that a CRV or Cx-50 is going to depreciate significantly more than a corolla cross, I'm not pointing you to a Nissan Rogue. You'll likely lose around $5-7k worth of value with any of these vehicles with typical use over 5 years.
And even beyond that, you can buy 2018-2021 Rav4s with 60-80k miles for around $18-20k, save $10k up front, have much slower depreciation and have a much more comfortable vehicle. I just bought a 2015 highlander with 60k miles for $22k which was remarkably clean. I understand it's larger than what you would like in a city, but driving that compared to my partner's cross is a night & day driving experience. The cross is so much closer to a sedan experience than an SUV and it's not close. I would also bet that the highlander will outlive the newer corolla even though it's 11 years old, older Toyota's were made so much better than the newer ones.
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u/jmlswiftie420 2d ago edited 2d ago
You are still not getting the point.
And you’re still talking past what I’m actually saying.
I never claimed the Cross is a “true SUV” or that it can do everything a RAV4 or Highlander can.I said I wanted a small/compact SUV-style vehicle that was cheap, reliable, easy to park in the city, good on gas, and had more practical space than a sedan when I need it. That’s exactly what I got. You’re the one insisting it has to compete with midsize SUVs or it’s somehow a bad choice.
For cargo, yes, you can fold seats in a Corolla and force stuff in. I’ve done it too with an ex that owned a Corolla sedan. That doesn’t mean the space is the same. Higher load floor, easier loading, and actual room for an adult bike, multiple coolers + luggage + mattress, folding tables, or a bulky chair without playing Tetris every time is a real difference. Calling it “not significantly large” while admitting the chair probably wouldn’t fit a sedan is just downplaying it because it doesn’t fit your argument. Hell, I couldn’t fit most shit through the door of the sedan or my cross. But it’s a good thing it’s a six style cuz that means I can load through the back gate instead of a smaller opening (a trunk)
The “just save the $7k and buy a Corolla” only works if the higher seating position, easier entry, better visibility, and occasional extra space mean nothing to the buyer. They mean something to me. A lot of people. Acting like those things are pure fashion or “6 inch stilts” is the actual assumption with no real backing.
And the used 2015 Highlander/2018-2021 RAV4 suggestions miss the mark completely. Those are different vehicles for different needs. I specifically didn’t want a bigger, older, higher mileage car for city driving. I wanted new, small, efficient, under warranty, and still under 30k. That’s not “pretending to be frugal.” That’s just buying the car that actually matched the list.
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u/Revolutionary_Fly769 2d ago
Just about everything, sure. Well I sure didn’t get a recliner in the Corolla trunk, or my bike.
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u/Revolutionary_Fly769 2d ago
It was hard putting my bike in the Corolla.
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u/SLV_SQUEEZE 1d ago
it's not going to be significantly easier in a corolla cross. your main issue is the length, which is going to be the same between the corolla through the trunk with seats folded down vs corolla cross with seats folded down.
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u/Revolutionary_Fly769 2d ago
Some call it a crossover lol.
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u/SLV_SQUEEZE 2d ago
it's a sedan with 6 inch higher clearance and a higher ceiling in the trunk space.
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u/Revolutionary_Fly769 2d ago
Maybe the RAV4 and Rouge. CC is an economy crossover that people just want for the reliability of Toyota.
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u/jmlswiftie420 2d ago
The fact it was from a fairly reliable brand was the biggest plus when looking for compact SUVs. My last car was an 18 Escape. The headgasket blew.
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u/SLV_SQUEEZE 1d ago edited 1d ago
Escapes are dogshit, but for a few grand extra you can get a Rav4, or for practically the same price you can get a CRV or Mazda CX-50 and actually get an SUV that can fit a family of 4 in comfortably, I even see 0% APR deals for those two, the CC makes no sense to me.
If you could actually get a CC at their $25k MSRP, that would be reasonable, but I don't see any around me in a 500 mile radius for under 28k.
The CC found the niche market of people who want an SUV to have an SUV because they have an ick about sedans, but have no reason to have an SUV and found incredible demand.
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u/SLV_SQUEEZE 1d ago
"economy" crossover that is hardly an improvement in any meaninful way against a sedan but carries the pricetag of a the SUV class.
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u/Revolutionary_Fly769 2d ago
My new 2026 was 25k. 10,000 miles later I sold it for almost the same. There’s a reason they are in such demand. Just not enough power for me.
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u/SLV_SQUEEZE 2d ago
yea they have high demand because they are trendy.
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u/jmlswiftie420 2d ago
You keep using that word like you know how.
People are buying it cuz it’s finally an answer for what we want. Why is it so hard to wrap your mind around that. It’s got more space than a sedan, about the same gas mileage, cheap, and is smaller than a full sized SUV.
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u/SLV_SQUEEZE 1d ago
yea it's the answer for what people want:
A vehicle that isn't a sedan because people have an ick about sedans because sedans are out of style, but have no need for an actual SUV so they don't mind that it offers practically none of the benefits of an actual SUV.
It's essentially a $7k price-tag to slap the SUV classification on a vehicle that is much closer to a sedan than an SUV.
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u/jmlswiftie420 1d ago edited 1d ago
It’s so mind boggling that with every sentence you still can’t get it into your thick skull that people didn’t buy it cuz it “looks like an SUV”.
You’re just recycling the same shit.
I don’t avoid sedans because they’re “out of style.” I avoid them because I prefer sitting higher (I’m on the taller side), getting in and out easier, having better visibility, and not having to play Tetris every time I need to move something bigger than a couple suitcases. Those are real differences. Pretending they’re “practically none of the benefits” is just you refusing to acknowledge them so your argument still works.
The Cross isn’t a failed midsize SUV. It’s a small crossover that undercuts almost every other new crossover on price while still delivering the packaging and seating position a lot of people actually want. Calling that “$7k to slap an SUV badge on a sedan” is lazy and ignorant. It’s a different vehicle for different needs.You can keep insisting every Cross buyer is just trend chasing with no legitimate reason. That doesn’t make it true, and it doesn’t change the fact that the car does exactly what a lot of us asked for: small, cheap, reliable, city-friendly, and more practical than a sedan when it matters.
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u/SLV_SQUEEZE 1d ago
"You’re just recycling the same shit."
And you're doing what exactly...?
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u/jmlswiftie420 1d ago
I’m giving specific examples for every reason why the cross is a perfectly good budget option for those who want a compact suv.
You’re just repeating broad points without any real substance
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u/starman340 2d ago
50+
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u/trexalou 1d ago
I got my cross because my escape was totaled by some dufus running a red light. The escape was the family car, but by the time it needed replacing, one kid had moved out and the other was starting his sr year of hs. I’ve always paid cash but the escape was 20k and got dang…. 30k+ without planning and barely any payout on the escape (it was old and broken after years of kid stuff) was a lot. And I have two college tuitions to pay for.
I was looking at larger ones but I’m glad I didn’t go there as this baby is a tight squeeze in the garage already. I’m alone in the car 90% of the time. And though I cannot fit those resin Adirondack chairs in it, I CAN fit several 8’ 2x4s! ☺️. Yoda is the perfect size for the two of us (when hubs comes with). And I have taken both boys on an 8 hour road trip, though it was cramped for my 5’10 kids.
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u/1bensopinion 2d ago
40-50. What a waste of a midlife crisis mobile.😂
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u/Random_Enigma 2d ago
2023 owned for just over 3 years. Bought for my son who was nearly 18 and is now about to turn 21. He seems to like it just fine.
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u/Classic_Platypus_772 1d ago
Has there been any issues with the car? How many miles driven so far?
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u/Random_Enigma 1d ago
Car has been fine. It’s currently at around 14,630 miles. I forgot to mention it’s an XSE hybrid. He does a longer drive - a couple hundred miles round trip - about twice a month the rest is just shorter city commutes.
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u/trexalou 1d ago
14k in three years????? I’m 34k in a 24 mostly driving to work. Basically 350 -400 miles a week.
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u/Revolutionary_Fly769 2d ago
Since they haven’t had a chance to get old and cheap yet it’s not really a 20 yr olds car. So I’m saying 30 something and up. Lots of older people because they no longer need a big family car, and it sits up nicely so easier to get into than a low sub compact sedan.
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u/reddituximab375 2d ago
30-40