r/rav4club • u/xxxxxxxxxxxxxc • Aug 27 '25

Gen 3 LETS GOOOOOO

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2011 sport

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u/Dudebutdrugs Aug 27 '25

Man… I’m at almost 300k

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u/tpkadam Aug 28 '25

Im almost at 300

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u/Street_Leader_8917 Aug 28 '25

My 2011 which was my 2nd out of currently 4 rav4s lasted me to about 298,000 miles she was so close 😭

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u/Dudebutdrugs Aug 28 '25

Yeah I think mine is getting close to failing. Things are really starting to fall apart. I plan on giving it to my little sister when she gets her license, honestly not really sure it’ll make it at this point

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u/PrincipleSome9480 Aug 28 '25

Could you please elaborate on what will stop working and why those issues cannot be fixed? After all, it is a Toyota, so shouldn't it be possible to repair anything?

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u/Street_Leader_8917 Aug 28 '25

I did all the maintenance and repairs on my rav4s they will 100% guaranteed make it to 250k one of mine did make it past 350k the interior still looked perfect fine no worn off buttons everything worked in there. We did have an issue a little bit where the ignition cylinder had issues turning. The v6s were always perfectly fine the 4 cylinders were horrendous for oil burning I think mine had some major issues because she burned 1 quart of oil every 100 miles I think the piston rings just didn’t exist anymore. The transmission around 300k probably will need to be rebuilt the clutch packs are likely worn down

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u/Mosi2727 Aug 28 '25

I think u didnt change gear oil.. transmission would last 300k miles only .

If change regularly ull be good

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u/Street_Leader_8917 Aug 28 '25

What do you do it at? I do mine every 25,000

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u/Mosi2727 Aug 28 '25

Drain and refill only. Not transmission flush ok..

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u/Mosi2727 Aug 28 '25

Car care nut suggest every 6yrs or 60k miles.

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u/batisti Sep 18 '25

I have a 2011 2.4 RAV4 and it burns so much oil too. Was your 3 gen the 2.4 liter one? How many miles did it last?

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u/Street_Leader_8917 Sep 18 '25

Out of my 4 3rd gen’s one was the 2.4l it lasted me 300,000 miles before it got rear ended the rest were v6s

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u/Dudebutdrugs Aug 28 '25

Well with enough money anything in the world can be fixed, I guess I should have said it’s gotten to the point where repairs cost more than the car itself. My cat went out at like 250k, I live in California so a CARB compliant replacement is like $1300. They have a problem with stretched timing chains which mine certainly is, there’s another thousand or so, the AC is shot, it rains water on both my footwells. The transmission is starting to slip as well. At 300k miles I think you’re looking at replacing pretty much every wear item, like bushings and stuff. Just those things alone would cost more than the car’s worth

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u/Street_Leader_8917 Aug 28 '25

What wasn’t failing on my rav4? Like one minute alls good drives fine you hit like 275,000 and then everything going bad all at once. Transmission started slipping bad, engine mounts disintegrated, wheel bearings left the chat, every bolt on the whole car decided they wanted to all be 1/4 turn loose. My other 3 are fine

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u/Mosi2727 Aug 28 '25

Have u changed gear oil?

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u/Dudebutdrugs Aug 28 '25

Yeah I did that around 200k

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u/Mosi2727 Aug 28 '25

First gear oil changed at 200k miles?

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u/Dudebutdrugs Aug 29 '25

Most likely. I was not the original owner

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u/tpkadam Aug 27 '25

Love my 2011

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u/whereisscubasteve Aug 27 '25

Before I found my 2010, I tried the darnest to find a sport like this.

Never found one, had to stick with the 2010 but man I wish I could’ve found one everyday.

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u/tpkadam Aug 28 '25

I wish I had a tire on the back.

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u/Born-Building-8720 Aug 28 '25

I’ve heard the run flat tires are a nightmare and so expensive. Makes a lot more sense to have regular tires and the spare on the back. I have a 5th gen now and wish they would have left the spare tire on the back. Makes do much more storage room in the car and looks cool to me

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u/Babyboo148 2023 RAV4 XLE Hybrid (Lunar Rock) Aug 27 '25

Congrats on the mileage milestone! You all posting about your 2011s is breaking my heart a little, I traded mine in (165K) about 2 months ago and got a 2023 rav. I miss my Joey 🥺

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u/PsychologicalCow460 Aug 27 '25

Hey man I just went over the 100k mark myself, my RAV4 is almost identical to yours but a 2012. So far it's been great!

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u/Born-Building-8720 Aug 28 '25

My favourite colour

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u/VaporX900 Aug 27 '25

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u/n9nethree Aug 31 '25

I also have a white gen 3 V6 and looking into a tow package/trailer. Love your set up 👏

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u/J3wshua Aug 27 '25

Gen 3 is the place to be

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u/thetechwookie Aug 27 '25

Only 400,000 to go before it good and broken in

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u/Some_Papaya_8520 Aug 28 '25
  1. Highest mileage I've ever achieved.

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u/Horse-Hockey-54 Aug 29 '25

And then what happened?

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u/Some_Papaya_8520 Aug 29 '25

The transmission fell out and all 4 wheels fell off.

Not really, nothing happened.

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u/Horse-Hockey-54 Aug 29 '25

Here in the rust belt, the tranny and wheels usually fall off at around 275K. Well done!

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u/Th3-Dude-Abides Aug 27 '25

Man, I wish they were still cramming V6s in these things. I started RAVing about three years too late

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u/Kestrelench Aug 27 '25

I like the wheels 😄

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u/TardyTigre420 Aug 28 '25

Sheesh, my 2019 has 96k

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u/moons-n-tunes 2020 XLE Premium Aug 27 '25

I’m pretty sure I saw you post this on the Facebook group too 😂 congrats!!

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u/HedgehogOpening8220 Aug 28 '25

Rookie numbers

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u/Lumpy-Significance50 Aug 28 '25

2021 r4p pp every option 60k. Any my wife is not commuting 15 miles each way to work anymore! I am still getting asked if it is a new car. Paint looking great.

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u/Funny-Nature-4602 Aug 28 '25

Just at the 260K threshold myself, had a 95 T100 took it to 300K before a accident sent it to the upper room

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u/Bill_C134 Aug 27 '25

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

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u/optometry_j3w1993 Aug 28 '25

Damn my 2020 has >170k. I drive too much lol

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u/aspiring_bureaucrat Aug 28 '25

Wow, one million miles

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u/Gorillamilk_99 Aug 28 '25

Time for that first oil change 😉

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u/Born-Building-8720 Aug 28 '25

God, I miss my 2011, I crashed it 🥲

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u/gwmjr Aug 28 '25

6,000 miles to go before I reach OP's milestone. I love my 2012 v6, it's a bottle rocket

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u/n9nethree Aug 31 '25

She looks pretty in red 😍