Just wondering what kind of maintenance costs people are seeing with their RAV4s. Like how much do you think it adds up to in the first 5 years compared to years 5 to 10? Trying to get a rough idea of what to expect long term.
With ToyotaCare in the US, the first two years were pretty much free.
Over 5 years? Maybe a set of tires and a few oil changes after the free stuff ends. I’d guess under $1000 total.
Aldrin said:
With ToyotaCare in the US, the first two years were pretty much free.
Over 5 years? Maybe a set of tires and a few oil changes after the free stuff ends. I’d guess under $1000 total.
Do you mean $1000 total for 5 years, or $1000 every year?
@Ezri
Just total. I’ve got a 2021 with 36k miles and spent around $200 so far. Probably need tires soon. Maybe $100 more on car washes.
It really depends how much you drive.
I’d say under $1000 for the first 5 years unless you go with expensive tires.
For years 5 to 10, you’re out of free ToyotaCare so probably closer to $2000, depending what comes up.
Dane said:
I’d say under $1000 for the first 5 years unless you go with expensive tires.
For years 5 to 10, you’re out of free ToyotaCare so probably closer to $2000, depending what comes up.
Are those numbers for the whole 5 year chunks or per year?
@Ezri
Those are totals for each 5-year period.
If you’re hitting 100k miles in just a few years, that’s a different story. Most people don’t drive that much though.
Sidney said:
If you’re hitting 100k miles in just a few years, that’s a different story. Most people don’t drive that much though.
Yeah 100k that quick means you drive for work or something. Not the usual case.
I’ve got a 2020 with 65k miles and spent around $2000 total so far. Just regular stuff like oil changes and tires.
I’ve had mine for 4 years and 49k miles. Only thing I’ve replaced is tires. Paid about $800 for those and around $600 for dealer service plans after ToyotaCare ran out. So about $1400 total so far.
Depends if you’re sticking with dealer recommendations or doing your own thing. I’ve got a 2014 and follow a more detailed schedule. I’m 10 years in and spent about $6500 total.
Amory said:
Depends if you’re sticking with dealer recommendations or doing your own thing. I’ve got a 2014 and follow a more detailed schedule. I’m 10 years in and spent about $6500 total.
I’d probably follow what the dealer suggests, but open to hearing other approaches. $6500 over 10 years doesn’t sound bad, seems close to the average for Toyotas.
Mine’s at 150k miles after 6 years and I’ve averaged about 4.5 cents per mile in maintenance. Can share my full breakdown later if you want.
Ameliascarlet said:
Mine’s at 150k miles after 6 years and I’ve averaged about 4.5 cents per mile in maintenance. Can share my full breakdown later if you want.
Would love to see your list when you’ve got time.
@LillyGrace
Sure thing. I shared this before on this forum, but here’s my list again:
- Oil changes: every 10k miles
- Trans fluid: drain and fill every 50k
- AWD service (diffs): every 50k
- Brake fluid: every 3-4 years
- Coolant: every 100k
- Air filters: every 30k or sooner if dirty
- Serpentine belt: around 75k
- Spark plugs: around 75k to avoid them seizing
- Brakes: as needed (I got 75k out of mine)
- Tires: rotated every 5-10k
- Battery: test once it starts getting old
- Wipers: as needed, I use OEM inserts
- Wash/wax/detail: quarterly
- Lube door hinges and struts yearly
I’ve never done fuel injector service and only use top tier gas. Hope that helps.
First two years are covered with ToyotaCare. After that I used ToyotaCare Plus. It locks in pricing and might help if you ever need help from Toyota on out-of-warranty stuff. And resale is better with full records.
On my 2016 hybrid, 4 years and 95k miles cost about $2200 total. That includes oil changes, tires, and front brakes. My 2022 hybrid has 42k miles and so far I’ve spent $180 on two oil changes.
How much you drive makes a big difference.
I’ve got 125k miles and coming up on another service. New tires soon, front brakes again, wipers too. I’ve replaced air filters twice. I do the prepaid maintenance plan with Toyota which is $280 every 25k miles.