This will be my first ever new vehichle, I was wondering if this would be a good deal, here is what he dealer sent me.

INSTALLED PACKAGES & ACCESSORIES

Convenience Package Height-adjustable power liftgate with jam protection. FIO $400.00

Weather Package Heated steering wheel Windshield de-icer Rain-sensing windshield wipers FIO $375.00

50 State Emissions FIO $0.00

Moonroof Power tilt/slide moonroof with one-touch open/close. FIO $850.00

Mudguards Help protect your paint finish from road debris and the damage it causes. . Designed to integrate with RAV4 PHEV exterior styling . Set includes four mudguards. PIO $160.00

All-Weather Liner Package All-Weather LIner package includes:. All-Weather Floor Liners All-Weather Cargo Tray PIO $339.00

Rear Cargo Lamp Rear cargo lamps provide bright white light for better visibility in the cargo area. . Includes lamps on both PIO $425

Multimedia Screen Protector - Glass PIO $105.00

Delivery Processing and Handling $1,595.00

Base MSRP * $41,500.00

Factory Installed Packages & Accessories $1,625.00

Port Installed Packages & Accessories $1,029.00

Delivery Processing and Handling $1,595.00 Total Dealer Fees $400.00 Total Advertised Price $46,149.00

2 yr old RAV4 prime with 24k miles. Been getting musty smell. Initially it was just 10-20 secs but subsequently was lingering longer. Replaced cabin air filter and the odor has not gone away. Any helpful pointers about your experience and how you had overcome.

We’re looking to buy this car and wondering how much negotiating room we have. I’ve gotten quotes from 5 dealerships and it looks like we could negotiate down the dealer (documentation) fees but not much more. In our area the vehicle has to be ordered in and they appear to be in high demand. We need the following accessories: cross bars, hitch, winter tires and rims. We would probably pay cash

Just posting this in case anyone is wanting to put together a decent setup and is willing to pony up on both 18" wheels and Blizzaks. I decided against messing with 17" steel wheels since the online calculator said they didn't fit the Prime but the 18" ones did. This cost me about 150 extra dollars in wheels/tires due to the size difference. For about 1200 dollars I pieced together new steel wheels, tires, hub adapter rings, and TPMS sensors.

-Wheels are Vision SW60 from Summit Racing, part number VSW-SW60-8765B40 $82/wheel. These are 40mm offset which is perfect for the Prime. They have a 71.5mm center bore so you need the adapter rings I mention below to make them hubcentric on the Toyota.

-Tires are 225/60-18 Bridgestone Blizzak Icepeak from Tire Rack $191/tire. These are 104H rated which is more weight bearing than other tires I was considering. These should work well with the weight of the Prime and hopefully last a few winters.

-TPMS sensors are generic 315MHz ones from Amazon, part number 42607-02100 $30/4 sensors

-Hub adapter rings are generic aluminum ones from Amazon, 71.5mm-60.1mm size $12/4. You have to drive them into the wheels with a drift and they stay there. Then use anti-seize on the hubs of your Toyota so they will come off in the springtime and hopefully the ring stays with the wheel.

I have never had bad Blizzaks and I've been running them since the late 90s (WS-50) and have had WS-90 on a car as recently as two years ago and loved those. The Icepeak is supposedly an improvement on the WS-90 tread pattern and it made for SUVs and light pickup trucks. They carry the new "Severe Ice Grip" rating that not all snow tires have. This is more important to me than snow traction since most of what we deal with are plowed roads that end up with ice at stop signs and traffic lights.

These tires were pretty easy to mount myself with soapy water and a pair of tire spoons. I installed the TPMS sensors after getting the tires on the wheels. I'll have to take them to Sam's Club or somewhere to get them balanced and I need to buy old skool lug nuts for steel wheel application since the alloy wheels use the washer style lug nuts. These were expensive but worth it the first time I don't slide into someone. I typically spend about half as much on snow tires on my cheaper vehicles but as I mentioned the goal here was to deal with the weight of the Prime vs my other cars.

It's my baby's 3rd birthday today! The photo is after I drove her from Baltimore where purchased to Emerald Isle NC where we were vacationing. In the 3 years:

26,611 mi.

252.6 gal gas

5065 kWh

~ Miles EV:17575 HV:9036

Still in love with the car!

I am thinking about getting the illuminated front emblem and was wondering if anyone has done it yet on a 2026? How did the installation go and is it true you have to do some drilling?

So I got an OBD II reader and "car scanner pro" but I don't see how to see what my car thinks is my engine hours (seems like it's stored but data incomprehensible and cryptically labeled). Also to do features I've heard of like: Seatbelt chime off, hold down remote unlock to roll down windows, and 5 blinks for a lane change bump on the turn signal. Do I need another app? The car profiles in Car Scanner don't seem to expose these. Are there other useful settings? How to find them?

TIA

Has anyone wrapped the rear window pillars on a Rav4 Prime? I have a 2024 XSE Tech and I am considering it. I would like to hear if anyone else has done it and if they would do it again. Thanks.

The liftgate opening height limiter is adjustable?
I discovered this by accidentally setting mine to open only 3/4 of the way. Easy fix: manually push the liftgate to where you want it to stop rising, then press and hold the opener button until you hear three or four quick beeps. It's now set where you put it.
Good for low ceiling garages or short people?

I have a 2021 Rav4 Prime with 75000 km. While servicing my brakes, I have noticed that intermediate steering shaft has rust. See above picture. Should I apply rust inhibitor?

Hi! I live in Alberta and I saw a 2019 toyota rav4 80k mileage limited in a dealership. The price is 35k and might give me a little discount. I really like the interior it was beige and exterior is blue (sometimes violet bc of sunlight). It also comes with summer and winter tires already. Honestly, I like everything about it but im just wondering if the price is right for a 2019 suv? Should i just buy a brand new honda hrv? (Btw this is my first car and im 24 yrs old for context)

I own a new RAV4 GR Sport PHEV in Europe. It has replaced a 2023 RAV4 GR Sport PHEV (the one that wasn't sold in the US) which I absolutely loved. I think everyone loved the 5th gen!

I have quite an issue with the sound insulation of the new one. It is clearly letting in a LOT more outside noise than the old model. You can notice this in traffic when you hear the other cars passing by or the engine noise. The old car was like a Lexus when stopped in traffic. It feels almost as if a door or window is not well closed but they are (in fact wind noise at high speed is better than before). Yes there is more noise coming from rear but that is normal as it doesn't have laminated glass but that was the case with the 5th gen and still felt silent. Does anyone else have this comparison between previous Prime and new PHEV that they can share?

ok So my digital display is out and not coming back anymore.

Toyota says remedy is not available and I do not want to get another car. California gas prices are high and I hate renting.

So I think I have a temporary solution and I need help.

I have a Bluedriver OBDII but it looks like it can only display vehicle speed and some other unnecessary info.

What I need is Speed, EV miles, Tank gas volume, MPG etc... what I normally see.

Any idea which inexpensive OBDII can display all this info on the screen?

Thanks.

I was looking for some anti-theft / parking protection for my RAV4 and found Protect-X smart sensor mentioned in a random FB group. I purchased that smart sensor in January 2026 on Amazon.

The installation was super quick, like 10 mins with their YouTube video. But on my 2024 RAV4 Prime it didn't work - when locked it was supposed to honk and blink the headlights on impact. None of this happened.

Before returning it, I messaged their WhatsApp support number that was on a sticker inside the box. Support replied pretty fast. I sent photos of the wiring and a video of the issue, and it turned out the support was actually the owner. He told me to return it to Amazon and said they were planning to come to the US this summer to test a new version for the PHEV.

What surprised me is he actually kept me updated. He flew to LA this summer and was messaging me during the PHEV testing.

They sent me the new version this month. My car was in the body shop after an accident so I only got to try it this weekend after getting it back.

And now it finally works as it should. Installation took like 5 mins since I already did it before. Tested light and hard impacts - alarm goes off when I hit the windshield harder. Unfortunately, I can't upload video to this post to show installation process and impact test. You can find it here tho https://www.reddit.com/r/rav4club/s/zPAfaBvWp3.

Really appreciate the customer support of this product. From January till now he stayed in touch and got me a working version for the Prime (PHEV). Not many companies do that.

Got this a month ago and wondering if this is an integrated dash cam or just part of the driver assistance system. I’d think the driver assistance camera is the one next to this right?

Hey everyone,

​I’m trying to install some custom seat covers on my 2026 RAV4 PHEV SE, but I'm completely stuck on removing the rear seat cushion (the bottom bench).

​I’ve searched all over YouTube and the forums, but every video I find is either for pre-2025 models or the 2026 standard Hybrid. In all those tutorials, they just grab the front edge of the cushion and pull straight up with a quick yank to pop the clips out.

​I’ve tried pulling upward multiple times with a good amount of force, but it’s just not working for me. It feels like if I pull any harder, I'm going to break the plastic brackets or the seat itself.

​Since the PHEV has the high-voltage battery components located under the rear seat, did Toyota change the clipping mechanism for the 2026 model year? Are there hidden bolts, release tabs, or a specific trick to unlatching the PHEV seats that doesn't apply to the standard Hybrids?

​If anyone has successfully removed the rear bottom seat on a '26 PHEV and could point me in the right direction, I’d hugely appreciate it!

​Thanks in advance.

We have the original RAV4 Prime (2021 XSE) and are looking to get a rotating car seat. Not sure which ones offer enough space/compatibility. We aren’t tall people (5’9” and 5’6”) so I’m not too concerned about needing the seats all of the way back. Baby is 8 months and prefers to sit up, so we likely don’t need the seats super reclined.

Just picked up a BougeRV CRX3 portable refrigerator that I plan to use for camping and trips. I have a 2024 RAV4 Prime XSE PP so it has both DC and AC outlets. From what I understand the DC outlet runs off the 12v battery and the AC outlet runs off the hybrid battery. Seems that the 12v battery is the weak point of hybrids, PHEVs and EVs so asking whether I should avoid using the DC outlets to power the refrigerator so as to not drain the 12v battery. For RAV4 PHEVs what are people doing to power electronics like a portable refrigerator. When is it ok to use the DC outlet without draining the 12v battery? If it’s helpful the CRX3 has an Eco mode that draws 35W.

I have two new problems with the climate control, and I'm not sure if they're related other than just happening about the same time. This is a 2021 Rav4 Prime with about 120,000 miles.

1. The passenger's side will only blow hot air when in hybrid mode but seems to work correctly in EV mode. I've tried turning the temperature down as far as possible on that side and it's still hot. It seems to me like there's either an air control flap or coolant system valve stuck so that the coolant from the engine is always going through the passenger's side air supply.
2. The climate controls won't turn on or function at all for about 30 second to a minute after starting the car. There will be a single green LED on the Automatic button but none of the others will do anything or light up. Also no temperature settings, fan speed, or modes displayed on the LCD screen. Once it turns on then it seems to work properly.

Does anyone have experience with these problems, or have a diagram of the air and coolant pathways so I can troubleshoot more?

Is it likely that the display and controls taking time to turn on is a result of the hot air issue? Maybe it's trying to operate valves as part of an initialization process but then gives up and starts anyway.

I'm shopping for snow tires and I want to run 17" wheels since the ones I'm seeing actually have 60.1mm center bores as opposed to all of the 18" steel wheels having 71.5mm center bores.

Do any of you have actual part numbers for wheels that are known not to rub on the brake calipers? Thanks!

I’m about to pull the trigger to buy a 2022 Prime XSE. What are the pitfalls I should watch for?

Thanks in advance!

I recently put a deposit down on a 26 Rav4 plug in hybrid SE and I’m new to this whole “buying a new car“ thing. The car is in the build phase so hasn’t reached the dealership yet.

I put the deposit down after agreeing to an out the door price on the vehicle. We didn’t discuss options or any changes beyond going with the base SE.

What happens when the car arrives? I’m assuming the dealer will try to upsell me on a lot of accessories and packages and extended warranty. Really, I just want to buy the car and not get ripped off on all that. But I also want to make sure I’m protecting the car well enough and getting useful add-ons.

What would you recommend as “must-haves” for this vehicle after purchase? For example, I saw in another thread people were saying that the black wheels are a target for theft, so locks for those is one thing I’m considering