BUY or BUST? '09-'15 Toyota Venza High Miles Review! 

2.7 Mighty Venza owner here, excellent ride at 200k miles.

My 2011 Venza V6 recently died. Well, the head gasket blew. So sad I'll be retiring. Almost made it to 540k km. 😮 Car was built like a tank.

I absolutely love my 2013 Venza V6

Who would gift me this dream car? I will truely appreciate.

It was a “Crossover” like the Honda version was a crossover. Not sure where you got a 1,000lb tow limit maybe the 4 cylinder but the V6 was 3,500 or more. LOVE my 2010 V6 which has 124+k miles now. Besides regular maintenance i did change out the 20” rims to 18” 2023 Highlander rims. It is quieter and smoother and Tires cost much less then the 20” and I kept the same hight. Most people are impressed then I say its 2010.

A buy? 200k miles speaks for itself.

Found a 109k miles unit for 6k

Buy, It's a Toyota, I especially like that golden umber color. I'd drive this.

I recently bought a 2009 V6 AWD model with 144K miles... I love the design and it drives perfect. The ride is a little stiff but it's a crossover AWD so that's to be expected. Wasn't sure about the built in navigation but it works great, still don't understand how it works with a DVD.

Wife owns a 2014 and loves it and no issues.

My family owns a 2013 Venza which we bought new and is now driven about 100k miles. The ride is very smooth over bumps (we live in Ukraine where roads are quite bad), I’ll say it is a bit too soft compared to my 2014 BMW X3. The example must be worn out at 200k miles or running runflats.

I think part of the rough ride is those 20" rims on the V6. At over 200K, probably time for some new struts. Tires and struts are fixable issues IMO

Love this oddball wagon. The 2nd gen is just very normal crossover

With tow package it gets up to 3,500#

Wish I could see a Matrix and a Venza side by side comparison on youtube.

put new tires on it and it will drive better,the nouise ,the rough ride tires. ( michelin )

Could have been one of the coolest bad ass vehicles Toyota ever made~ but its too damn wide and has that mini van vibe to it. It just needed to be reworked, but they were too busy trying to please the soccer mom family types with the design.

I have a 2013 XLE AWD V6 and love it!!!

The major difficulty you seem to have with this is that it doesn't fit into any "category" and that I don't understand. Is it so vital that you need to repeatedly mention it?

What an emotional roller-coaster...thanks!

The v6 AWD actually tows 3500 lbs

Every time I changed the oil in one of these it sounded like shit on initial start for a good 20 seconds.

it tows more then that,i think it tows 3500.lbs.

These are rating easiest entry and exit for the elderly. Trying to get my 80yo mother in law to trade her traverse for one.

I have a 2012 with 59k miles, it is now 2024 I constantly get compliments people think it's much newer. I have the bronze color limited awd

I need one how much

My 2014 venza 2.7 xle fwd with 76k miles has the worst suspension I’ve ever felt. They came like this from factory 😢. And now I’m dealing with all the calipers glazing my brake pads making the wheel vibrate when breaking…

I call this color -Toyota Baby Poop Brown.

I have a 4 cyl 2013 Venza XLE with 70k miles on it. Overall it's been a great ride! My suspension is smooth and absorbs a lot of the road bumps, so this Venza in the review probably just needs news shocks. The 4 cyl is definitely a little underpowered, but it's not that bad once you cycle through the 6 gears. I have Michelins on mine and overall the road noise is minimal compared to other Toyotas we've owned ( like our 2012 Rav 4). It's a roomy car with plenty of practicality, it just needs a slight face lift!

I call it a wagon in the Outback category, except it's Toyota. A wagon is what I want. I looked at the Venza ground clearance because of snow, wheel base and tire size, sits higher than a Matrix, Venza is similar to my neighbor's old Outback. Venza compares in my outlook if you want a wagon, which I do, and don't want something bigger like a Sienna type because of tight parking inner urban life. An older RAV4 would be out of my price range still but I'm saving my money. I'm moving past my Tundra and wish Toyota would have small pickups.

In which way 2.7 terrible?? Lol owning 2.7 and 100% enjoying it