One big word of caution about these Venzas, especially if you get the all-wheel drive v6 version. If you buy one used like we did, try to make sure as best you can that the person who had it before you did had the regular maintenance on the rear differential performed. We bought our 2011 Venza used with 78,000 mi on it. 5,000 mi later, the rear differential completely blew out because the previous owner never did it. Almost $6,000 later we'll be getting a new differential this week. Toyotas can and will last forever, but you have to maintain them. The differentials need serviced (drain and fill) every 30,000 miles. And there's no real way a mechanic can know if the differential is almost shot, because there is no module that sends information to the computer like there is with the engine and transmission. It is completely dependent on getting that fluid service done on a regular schedule. Just an FYI.
A good mechanic (old school who can touch, shake, listen and tell what is wrong) will put your venza on jacks and tell you if it is good or bad. The sensor/computer stuff is for newbies who only know how to read a screen and tell you what it says, no knowledge of their own.
You have to take into account that gas mileage is cumulative and includes when the driver is just sitting there with the car on in the drive-thru, waiting for her kid at soccer practice, on the cell phone outside of the department store. I never count cumulative gas mileage. I pretty much go by the gas mileage I get on trips, that's what's more accurate.
I love my 2009 Venza; it has just starting to give me problems the timing chain after 218+thousands miles. I will repair it and keep driving the Venza 2009
I use my 09 Venza for delivering mail on rural routes, gas is bad but overall the car handled great. I also have 245 65 R17 All Terrain tired makes the car look beastly but it's needed for what I do. 9/10 I'd buy another.
We went from a '14 Venza to a '16 Venza (fully loaded, leather seats). We LOVE this car and would upgrade to a newer model in a few years if it were still offered. It's very comfortable for a small car and the stereo is amazing. I'm disappointed that it's no longer available.
I bought a 2010 4 cylinder. Great Gas Mileage. 17 inch wheels and the ride is smooth. Should have gone with a 4 cylinder. And yes! Toyota brought back the new 2021 Venza.
I loved the video fam..i have a 2013 Venza and had trouble starting it...i dont know if its a battery issue seeing that the lights came on the dash board ..but not the engine ....please help.
I hate : the gas tank capacity ....the driver seat should extend to the back a little bit more.... the side mirrors should be a little bigger .....mpg in my fwd v6 is around 11.5 due to my subwoofers 15” and batteries weight , but I’m thinking to get a Hiunday palisade in about 4 years more ahead
2022- they do now have an awesome new version and I drove many luxury cars Lexus, Avalon & this far surpasses all of them! They fixed every little problem! Road noise, blind spots, etc Now has remote start, seat memory, rain sensitive windshield, excellent large screen! but imo, blew it when they removed the Su glass storage case at garage sorry opener level
I agree. I did a review on one last year. The main problem was that it was pretty awful to drive. Very numb. Wasn't impressed at all with the driving experience. Still an alright vehicle.
The worst problem with the Venza is the stupid design of the OIL FILTER! Instead of the normal one piece filter used in MOST CARS, the Venza has a filter housing that you take off in three or four steps to replace the filter and rubber seal. A really dumb step backwards in design.
Has anyone had knuckles bushing problem? I have the exact the same one and it’s almost eight years now. I have rear knuckles bushing problem and Toyota said I cannot buy just a bushing, have to replace the whole knuckles because they don’t just made a bushing and I was quote $1500 for it recently . From 2011 to 2019, I only have to replace the smart key battery twice .
Oh man, that's crazy about the knuckles. I haven't had one issue with that. My key batteries go like crazy. Hope you can get that taken care of cheaper than what they quote you with.
I usually add 2 to 3 ounces of Lucas Injector Cleaner when we fill our 2009 RAV4 with fuel. I also usually use ethanol-free gasoline. I average 28 to 30 mpg with everyday (mostly highway) driving and 30 to 32 on a trip but have gotten as high as 35.5. Our daughter recently took a 5000 mile road trip with it but only averaged 25 mpg. She did not buy ethanol-free fuel and she did not add any Lucas Injector Cleaner to her fill ups. Quite a difference.
Just found out my 2012 Venza at 103,000 miles has oil consumption problems. Oil getting into catalytic chamber. Due to piston priblems. Mechanic tells me to dump it, engine failure in the future. I'm so bummed. Has anyone else heard of this?
The best car I ever owned, my daughter got into an accident with my 2009 and car was written off, she was fine and without a scratch ,the beast kept her safe, I was devastated, the only way to relieve my pain was to buy another one!!! The 09 was a v6 base and now a 2016 limited ,had to go all out on the next one! If I could change one thing it would definitely be fuel mileage other than that we LOVE it!!! Only Venza drivers no Venza! My Venza is the only one in the parking lot at work which makes me feel like a luxury car owner and I'm the only one in on the secret of Venza!
I worked p/t for used car dealer so twice a week a group of us drove cars to the auction and drove other cars back to his lot. I sold Cadillac & Oldsmobiles for 17 years. Driven them all for Rolls Royce to Corvettes. I was looking for a low mileage 4 wheel/all wheel drive vehicle. One day driving back in an older Venza I noticed it drove smooth and had a lot of pickup, I fell in love with that model of Toyota. By chance one Sat. AM on line I found a 2 year old Venza (2014) with 10,000 miles on it. Loved the style, it was virtually new car so I bought it. It's is the only Toyota I like to this day and the only foreign car I have ever bought! The rest of the Toyota line up , Highlander, Rav4 (what the hell is that anyway!) are ugly and overpriced! Most people just buy anything regardless of looks. I can park my Venza next to a new Highlander knowing my Venza has better styling and an enormous amount of room inside.
“Most people just buy anything regardless of looks” Or maybe people have different opinions? Is that possible, or is your opinion correct and anyone who disagrees is wrong? Dummy
Just stumbled upon the Venza at a used car dealer. What a sleeper! Fun to drive, just the right amount of luxury feel, roomy. Your "hates" about the car say it all. There's just not that much not to like
Insights. 1. Get the 2wd not awd, the awd easily get destroyed if maintenance not done and can mess up the transmissions. 2. Get the 4cl not v6. I4 gets Better mpg. The v6 has more problems and is very expensive to fix as any major repair the v6 must be removed from the car.
@@GemmyDonCarsmine is a total money pit! Everything breaks on it! You all got lucky. Don't buy an 09' V6.. Word the the wise, from an old Toyota lover. Not with this one 👎 POS car!
Love our 09 V6 AWD 250K with just regular maintenance. Didn't even notice the panel gap until a few months ago. MPGs aren't as advertised but it's been consistent since new. Keeping ours forever
Ok.. I love my 2009 Venza. I’ve had people offer to buy it. It runs like a top and is great in snow. Instead of moaning about your wife’s car, take care of your lawn...LOL 😝
I'm thinking about trading my 2012 rogue with 92k miles for a 2009 venza with 130k miles.... reliability is my main thought Lol. the venza is also a higher package than my rogue. heated leather seats, awd. etc.
I bought my 2009 Venza new and love it!! After 218+ thousands miles it just starting to give me problem with the timing chain; I will replace it and continue to drive
I was shocked that you are having replace your key battery every 6 months. I've had my 2010 Venza for about 6 years and have only had to replace mine once.
1. My 2013 Limited gets 22 mph combined. 2. My Limited has heated memory seats. 3. The Venza is back for 2021,Toyota retired it due to competing sales with their Lexus RX 350. 4.Splitting hairs with the “Panel Gap” complaint! 5. Buy Duracell batteries for the key. I get one year plus. I have owned appx. 25 cars in my life. The Venza is my favorite car by far! And I bought it used!
Mine is a 2011 white pearlescent AWD 6 CL. Fit and finish seems to be perfect. Milage average is 21.5 local driving. I only have 55 thousand on it and it looks like new. Only a couple of tiny rock chips on the tip of the hood. My only problem with it is that I don't want to trade it! I have had 3 Mazdas during the time I've had this Venza. Normally, I would be trading but the Venza looks so god damn good! The trade in value doesn't reflect the intrinsic value I see in the car. Knowing what I know about the Venza I would pay way more for a used 2011 than the going rate. I still feel like I'm driving a new car when I'm in it. No one else has one around here. It's such a head turner for a crossover. It's not boxy at all. I don't ever want to give it up and that, paradoxically, is what I don't like.
if you look Toyota Sienna limited or other model 2011 and up 15 is the same pretty the same like Venza is a copy is small size is a crossover from Sienna “””Toyota stop made it to give the opportunity to Sienna to sale thousands and evolution that market ….I have the sienna 2011 and is the same dashboard or cluster style and even the shifter is a copy and paste “”” the same radio the AC console is a small version… Those Venza are awesome 4 cylinder
Hey. Do you keep your fob in the same pocket as your phone? I had the same problem with my prius. I was changing the battery more often than I liked. I talked to a car buddy and he said it could be phone interference. I stopped keeping the key and phone in the same pocket and didnt change batteries ever again.
Hi! I would add 2 more things that I hate about this car: in winter when it gets really cold it takes ages to warm interior of the car, also the blind spots are terrible, it gets to the point that sometimes it gets dangerous when you change the lanes.
I'm almost too tall for the car, but can see just fine. e.g. I've noticed current Subaru side-view mirrors don't even have the movement range to properly eliminate blind spots for someone my height (not super tall, but long torso) - but our 2012 Venza does just fine.
I own a 2014, since new, best car ever. (I had a 2013, but it was stolen in 2014) I now have 144,000 Km (90,000 miles). oil changes, brakes, filters, and one broken rear strut. V6 Limited AWD, upgraded radio. Lots of power. (My previous car was 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Hemi) so to me gas mileage is fantastic. After all this time, the car runs like new, smooth and responsive.
130k miles. Just drove from Vegas to DC. So comfortable on long drives. No payments for 5 years now. For me, best car ever. FYI if you want a scenic tour take US70. US40 was BORING.
I like my 2014 AWD-V6. This car hauls my dj equipment just as I needed it. This video is old as Toyota has brought the Venza back. Can’t help but read ‘whiny’ about this. If it’s terrible, why keep it? And RIP McCain, “but”? Jeez.
I think it’s one of Toyota’s beautiful suvs , it’s a V6 so can’t expect that much from gas mileage, and it’s cross over so it’s heavier than the corvette
I'm not sure what year your vehicle is maybe I missed it at the beginning but the 2023 Venza just came out so how is it that they don't make this vehicle anymore? and also I have the same car and mine has the memory for the seating right on the door so I'm surprised this one does not I love my Venza
We have a 2013 Venza V6 AWD and owned it since new. We consistently average 21 MPG with about 60/40 hwy/city. We get about 23 hwy at about 75 mph. The overall average is pretty much the same as other SUV or V6 sedans. The hwy mileage should be better though. I'd buy another despite the hwy mileage. I love it. Keep in mind it is heavy, and wide with quite a bit of ground clearance. I hate the "smart key". It won't let you lock the car after it has been started if you need to leave the engine running, like in winter. Also, you have to be within about 20 feet to unlock the car. It's pathetic. I can lock my Ram from a few hundred feet if I need to. I have the same panel issue you do on the dash. I have seat memory buttons in my Venza, different model perhaps, ours is a Limited. Also I noticed we have a different front grille and headlights. We have projector lights with LED daytime running lights, which I love. Oh I almost forgot, it's a complete tank in deep snow with winter tires. Unstoppable really, and crazy dependable. We have had it 7 years and nothing's gone wrong with it!
I have a 2015 Venza for 2 years. Love it. I went to look at your complaints and those aren’t on my car. I do have memory for the seats. Gas mileage wouldn’t come up but I had the fuel changed last night so maybe that’s why. Love this car. I got newer? Michelin tire that takes it to another level and I didn’t notice tires before. I did replace the key battery about 3 months ago. My complaint is the roof rack? I can’t find an alternate for Toyota version/ it sets too close to the sun roofs.
I have a Toyota Venza 2015 and I love it a lot!!!! I have had 3 dealerships to call me and offer me a price, of course, I would not take it as I am still driving it and it still has the new car smell. Everything on my Venza works just as it did the day I bought it off the Showroom Floor. By the way, I have only changed the battery in my Fob 1 time & that was on September 12, 2019.
You keep saying it has been a wonderful car for you guys. You say you get many compliments about it. You also said that you and your wife both drive it. All that tells me it has been a good car both performance wise and looks wise. 1. If you want memory seats then pay for it and get a more expensive car/SUV. 2. $3.00 for a remote every six months is not a big deal considering the convenience. 3. What you see on top of your venza is a gutter cover and not an ornament. It is rubber and subject to weathering. It could get out of shape a little. 4. You should not complain about Toyota discontinuing the production. It entirely is a business decision. Toyota cannot keep a product line just because. From what I know there were not enough buyers. 5. Gas mileage depends on a lot of things...check your tire pressure, how you drive, the weight in the venza and weather you have the a/c running all the time. I suggest you have a great car with one of the best model years. Just change oils, keep it serviced, learn to love it and drive it till it falls off. Your only other option I see is for you to get a car made in heaven....if you want to go that route. Please know that I am not just talking. I personally own two venzas, 2013 I4 and 2011 v6. They both are great vehicles. I love them both. I do. I really do. I really really do. God bless!
Almost bought one of these twice but dealing with Toyota in Canada was a pain in the ass. I thought the design was good but why build a vehicle with a huge sunroof that makes you choose b/w a sunroof and roof racks? Make the sunroof glass smaller so you could have both. The vehicle actually looks better with the roof racks and more practical. The wheels on the 4 cyl actually look better than the 6 cyl wheels, just my opinion. That gas mileage is not that great. I wonder how the gas mileage is on the 2.7 Liter 4 cyl? Why would Toyota not have replaced that trim piece on the roof, you did buy it new?
I drove Mercedes in the 80’s.Great cars now Mercedes are junk. Bought a 2001 Volvo XCountry which was a Ford in Volvo clothing. Bought a 2013 Toyota Venza XLE.It now has four hundred and twenty five thousand miles on it.Never broken down. It’s has road noise. Don’t give a dam. I live in Minnesota we have -50 below zero tons of snow. Car handles very very well. car sounds great doesn’t burn drop of oil.
The Lexus RX ( 3 generations) are no better on gas either!! Like 17-20 city and highlander not much better. Only one is the Rav that’s decent?? I’m look to buy a 2007 RX 350 and it’s pretty dismal when it comes to mpg ratings. Oh well, I guess we’re still willing to take the dive because we love our cars huh?🥴
AWD? That 18.1 mpg is your combined average of city and hi-way . Memory seats? U should have bought the trim level that does. As you know, they are making the Venza again for the American market...just as nice, if not nicer, that some same year Lexus models. Construction quality? Don't but an American made car. In the old USA, America made the best cars, overall coz the companies were run by car guys. Today, auto companies are run by money men and unions.
The cost of getting high fuel efficiency is low reliability. The "simpler" the engine, the more reliable it is. expecting a 4 cylinder motor with turbo to push a 4 ton vehicle is too much stress over a long period.
Love my Venza 2012....156Ks if city and hwy driving... never had a problem... I always used synthetic oil changes and the original Toyota brake pads.the tire pressure lights do come on sometimes...damn shame it's discontinued though...
Don't be a nick picker, be glad it has power seats and when you drive it put back the seat position for your wife, don't inconvenience her... if I was you I would get rid of that Mazda trash and get you a Toyota.
Bought used2011 v6. Great car. Now has over 200k. Had to repl. Alternator and cv. Gets 20 mpg in town ,25-27 on road. Comfy n roomy. What else could u ask for. An affordable Lexus RX
Dude , you cant trust what your computer tells you on the screen. Drive till on fumes then top it off and reset trip on odometer. Do the math and dont be lazy.
think youre being picky. i hate how mine handles. cant take turns or most freeway on/off ramps over 30mph. bottom line, handles like shit. other than that, decent car
I just bought a 2010 V4 model. Also noticed the gap space on the dash and thought it may have been from changing my stereo to a video/back camera. My fuel economy is good amount the car is indeed a headturner. All in all, I love the Venza.
I have to replace one of my vehicles in the next 6 months or so. The Venza is on my list. I would go for the 2.7 engine. It has enough power. The Venza is a heavy vehicle so it will not get fantastic gas mileage. The 2.7 would be a lot easier to work on if you had to change spark plugs etc... The Venza's are quite reasonable in price as a used vehicle now. I also figure the 19" tires will give you a better ride vs the 20" tires on the V6. In winter you can put on 17" tires/rims also which cut down on the cost of tires. Overall the Venza is a design I like and there does not seem to be any big issues with the reliability of the Venza. I am a DIY type guy and I have worked on my daughters Corolla. Toyota makes good vehicles that are DIY friendly. Everything is well-engineered and the hardware they use is top-notch.
I have a 2013 venza. Love it. Yes it does have bad mileage but it is a quality vehicle and doesn't break down. Who cares. Mine has 2 memory seat buttons. Had a cx9 and the head gasket went. This was the replacement. I like the venza way more.
You really can't go by the trip computer unless you've checked it manually to see how much its off. However........... YES! My GF has a 2009 the 4cyl, 2.7? It sucks on fuel faster than a full size pickup. Ridiculous.
I have a 2013 venza 150000 miles on it , has memory seats , does not have the issue with the popout ornament on the roof , my in town fuel is about 18.5 mpg but highway is 23 at best , however I don’t go slow... I tried it once and the mileage was way better , in 6 years I had the car I only had to change the remote control battery once ... I think it really depends on the car you get
We have an 09. With 287hp. You can improve your mpg by cleaning the throttle body every 30 thousand miles you can do this yourself with $20 of spray cleaners our venza does 19mpg city 28 mpg on hwy
I feel like this guy has no idea what he's talking about lol my parents own this car and its not what he is making it out to be. and then to compare it to a corvett in gas milage? lol that's laughable like what??? lmao the only thing I don't like about it is the touchscreen radio crap its a hazard trying to change stations while dealing with the kids on the freeway lol...and there's some blind spots that's bout it.
I own a 2009 Venza 4 cyl magnetic gray metallic...I love love love my "mommy wagon!" Yes it is a wagon, not really an SUV. The 4 cly is much better on gas than the V6 AWD. The head, leg room and cargo space are the proof. I have so much room in it. We've gone car camping in it and had lots of room. It's so versatile with the ample backseat space. Also a well kept secret is that the back seats slightly recline! I've owned higher end cars (a Cadillac car and SUV) and I will not trade my Venza for anything else. I plan to drive it to 1 million miles!
my mom has a 2009 V6, hers has the same issue with the panel fit on the dashboard, and the exact same rubber piece on top is coming up just like that.... other than that she's at 250k KM with no serious issues
your review sucks huge ….it is fukkin v6 and if you step on the gas it goes like a mad dog...in a cultured sort of way and overall I get 20 mpg.....the key problem is simply crazy at the dollar store you get three batteries for 1.25...….they don't sell this car because it is too good and frankly the tendency is towards smaller rav or the bigger boy the highlander...… you can drive this car maintenance free pretty well for 150 000 miles or 250000 km.....nice ….the fit is not an issue for me and so small a point ...the main thing I hate is the turning radius....it is simply terrible...the worst I have ever experienced in a car...….that is it ...really what is not to love …..you can buy a nearly new one 2016 for 18000 and drive it for the next 10 years and still get 5000 at the end on ttrade…...now that is sweet.
'My wife's car' will be around long after the Audi is traded off for high maintenance. Big engine is always gonna cost you for gas. A tuneup and fuel cleaning can help a lot. Also, the Venza IS made again.
