2021 Toyota Venza

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DANINE H.
2021 Toyota Venza
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10/09/2020
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So far so AWESOME

While I haven't had my car very long, I can say I love it more each day. I am a BIG fan of Toyota's Hybrid technology and am still driving a 2007 Prius I bought brand new - this is what led me to the Venza and I have to say it is nothing but a dream to drive. There a a LOT of features to master so be sure to read the manual, but as usual with Toyota, the technology is not intimidating. I've had at least two people in the two weeks I've owned this car stop and remark on the body style and as me questions about the make and model. It is a definite head-turner inside and out. And the room inside is incredible - no more folding the seats down when shopping at Costco. I could load this crossover up for days and still have room. The back seats are particularly comfortable, per my 6' husband, which was important to us when we travel with guests. The car is roomy without feeling like you're driving a tank. Overall I am loving this vehicle and I look forward to getting as many years out of my Venza as I have from my Prius. Go drive one - you won't be sorry.
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KELLY S.
2021 Toyota Venza
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10/22/2020
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2021 Venza Limited

We were shopping for a 2021 RAV4, but when we saw the 2021 Venza... decided to go with it!! Very nice ride quality. This is our FIRST Hybrid vehicle. The fuel mileage is great... averaging 41 mpg so far. A PLUS with the hybrid is we are VERY surprised by the acceleration during highway driving :)
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JUDITH S.
2021 Toyota Venza
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Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
04/29/2021
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Best car ever

I have never own such a safe car before. It surpassed my expectations. So many new features. I love the rose titanium color... it’s striking. I am getting up there in age so it’s important to have a safe and economical car to drive. I really like the hybrid feature
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LUANN T.
2021 Toyota Venza
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05/02/2021
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Luxury feel

This car has a luxury feel for less cost and is a great quality car we know will last. Getting a hybrid was important to us simply for gas/cost savings and Toyota's experience making hybrids is top notch. Very happy so far with everything about it!
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KAREN B.
2021 Toyota Venza
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Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
05/27/2021
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Nice Surprise

I love my Venza Hybrid Limited with Star Gave Panoramic Roof! I did not expect to buy one as I was looking for another Rav 4 Hybrid for the family. Well, this car is right for us. A step up in style, great gas mileage, luxury feel and not a Lexus price. The safety and standard features alone made it a sweet ride. I added on a few things. A must see. Check it out.
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MICHAEL M.
2021 Toyota Venza
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10/07/2021
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What a comfortable and quite ride!!

I love this car. I went from a 2009 Prius to this car, a 2021 Venza Hybrid, and the difference in ride, comfort and noise level couldn't be more different. I only went to the dealer to ask some questions and ended up driving away in this beautiful new Venza. Wow!!
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JESSIE S.
2021 Toyota Venza
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12/14/2021
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Lexus quality with a Toyota price tag.

The Venza is the best of both worlds, luxury & practicality. I get my high tech, smooth leather with the AWD, safety features. Cherry on top... 39MPG average. The ride is quiet and smooth. The cargo area is large. The seats are comfortable. The touch screen display is large!.
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JAMES C.
2021 Toyota Venza
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12/21/2021
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Nice

We are very surprised with the features this vehicle comes with and the ease with which it handles. We are new to the Hybrid experience. So far, the mileage is great and as we put additional miles on it, it should improve.
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STEPHEN S.
2021 Toyota Venza
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04/15/2022
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Great car

Best car I've had in 60 years driving. If your going to demand a certain number of characters you can shove your review I no longer will participate in evaluations of your products. They are not an indication of. My thinking about your products. .
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MICHAEL A.
2021 Toyota Venza
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Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
07/13/2022
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Comfortable Ride

This vehicle handles the road very well. It has great gas mileage (Hybrid) and the ride is very comfortable. Sleek style and very appealing. Well built and high quality. Hybrid is very good and versatile.
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Lorrie Y.
2021 Toyota Venza
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Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
08/23/2022
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Great Car

The first non-Lexus I've owned in a very long time. I am so happy I bought this. I generally range from 42-51 mpg. It's become a game to see if I can improve it. The Lexus counterpart is well over $20k more and doesn't review as well. highly recommend
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CHARLES S.
2021 Toyota Venza
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Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
04/19/2023
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Love this vehicle.

Our 2021 Venza Limited is great for Northern Idaho. Gas mpg winter 35mpg, summer 44mpg. Love the safety features. Comfortable ride, enjoyable to drive. Apple CarPlay. Fast acceleration onto freeway. Only negative is annual subscription required for connected services, remote connect and destination assist.
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CHARLES S.
2021 Toyota Venza
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08/29/2023
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Great safety features and fuel economy

We appreciate the many safety features such as the heads up display, the vehicle warning lights on the side mirrors, the collision detection which stops the car before it hits something, the pedestrian warning feature and the 45.6 mpg. It also has great pickup when merging onto the freeway.
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WAYNE W H.
2021 Toyota Venza
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Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5
03/09/2022
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2021 venza limited

Overall auto is nice looking, AWD and Hybrid. Gas mileage is at low end of expected. Road noise is more than expected, need to turn radio up when on the highway, automatic radio volume doesn’t do it. Big 12 in screen looks nice, but radio info, songs, ect. takes up 1/3 of screen, and 1/2 in border almost cuts screen in half. Backup camera is great, and star gaze roof is nice, but $1500 extra. Wanted light colored interior and seats but none was available in area, only black. Doesn’t anyone like a lighter colored interior?
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MICHAEL TSUNG H.
2021 Toyota Venza
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08/02/2023
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Quiet, smooth ride, tons of tech

2021 venza is a vehicle that provides a comfort, smooth ride with a more quiet cabin than some of the other cars, and tons of safety technology compared to other cars of the same price. Three things I think that could improved on the vehicle are: 1) a more powerful engine (more horsepower and torque); 2) improve the software tech of the car (e.g. the speed adjusted volume control doesn’t really work, and the central console is sometimes not very responsive); 3) the interior layout should change a little (e.g. cup holders for front passenger and driver is sometimes in the way of the gear selector when there’s a tall cup or bottle in them, there’s no rear a/c controls, and there’s no window blinds for the rear windows.)
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GORDON P.
2021 Toyota Venza
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08/24/2023
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Noise

Road noise excessive, also storage capacity very limited. It does handle well and gas mileage is excellent. Car design is nice. Tap bumper to lower tail gate does not work. Settings for functions to automate not always easy.
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Roman H.
2021 Toyota Venza
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04/12/2021

Not what you expect

Leased Venza XLE for my wife, she is excited about many things in it. Comfortable seats, nice tech features, AWD that you can even feel that it works like it should in poor road conditions. But there are several things that may make you think you've made a mistake buying it, and the first and the worst is the sound insulation. I've owned several different vehicles from this price range and driven much more from that. Poor sound dampening reduces admiration gauge of this car. The wind noise breaks into the interior just after 40mph and driving 70 on a highway in addition to buzzing from the wheels on a large-fraction asphalt or whistling on a concrete will make you head blow in just couple of hours. I felt like I was piloting a plane. We did not pay much attention to it on test-drive and regret about that. Other than that the interior started squeaking after less than 3 months and 3k miles. Never expected this from Toyota. If you drive it in the city with radio on this is not a problem, but that is not true for long highway trips and not what you expect from the car of this price range. The second tricky thing it is the navigation. Poor POI, tricky routing compared to smartphone, and sometimes hazardous paths: it led me to an UNBUILT ramp in Corpus Christi on 65mph which could be fatal if I was driving at nighttime and trusted the navigation. Fortunately it was day, I was focused and knew that navigation is awful. The construction barriers were not visible till the last seconds because of the traffic. That is nonsense, but Toyota thinks that this particular road is completely built, however there is only ramp skeleton there and there was NO road before cause the ramp goes over another highway. Me and my wife are using only smartphone navigation after that moment. I bet this is not the only hazardous path in this navigation system and other recent Toyota models could be affected. By the way, the only place you can put your phone without obstructing the view or screen is the vent left to the steering wheel, which is not that comfortable. Or use the CarPlay. And you cannot buy a normal tech package without navigation, at least there was no such option when we leased our Venza, so we are paying for things that are dangerous to use in certain circumstances. Lane keep assistance is buggy too, I have driven tons of rental Corollas and they just keep you in the center like they should. Our Venza jumps from one markup line to another and you have to force steering every second with LKA turned on which makes no sense compared even to the cheaper Corolla. Other safety features work great: speed limit sign recognition, blind spot monitors, adaptive cruise and so on work perfectly in any weather and lightening conditions. But Lane Keep Assistance is something we turned off in the first couple days and never used again. The interior looks great from the first sight, and from the second. But after 3 months the black interior is covered in scratches on the cheap crappy plastic below the line of sight. Kids will damage the interior very quickly. The vinyl seats also get damage from kids much more that any leather or cloth. This is not a big problem, but it is the thing that definitely could be better especially in the above-lowest trim. Also there is no sunroof you can open to let fresh air inside, there is no such option at all. I do not know why designers thought that looking at the sky is much more important than fresh non-AC air but this is fact. You definitely can open the windows, but on the highway speed they will make much-much louder noise than any average sunroof. Other than above it looks nice, drives like you expect and feels reliable. At least feels, time will show but people used to trust Toyota and hope this model will not become an exception. Even such a simple thing like spare wheel which is not available in many modern SUVs of this class makes you feel more comfortable on the long trips. It has a good and enough large trunk space, the rear bench is comfortable to seat even for 6ft+ persons, and the driver's visibility is much nicer than in some rivals of this class and even upper classes.
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GORDON P.
2021 Toyota Venza
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Overall Rating 3.0/5Overall Rating 3.0/5Overall Rating 3.0/5Overall Rating 3.0/5Overall Rating 3.0/5
02/05/2023
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Road noise cargo space

Good gas mileage. Reliable thus far. Road noise to us, excessive! Cargo space limited, was told should have gotten a Rav 4. Venza handles well. Haven’t had any trouble with until got it serviced. Styling is good,
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Gordon P.
2021 Toyota Venza
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02/05/2023

Road noise, cargo space

Road noise is excessive, should have road tested on freeway before buying. Cargo space is very limited, fortunately there is only two of us. Dashboard difficult to figure out, takes some time checking owners manual.
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DEBORAH R.
2021 Toyota Venza
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Overall Rating 3.0/5Overall Rating 3.0/5Overall Rating 3.0/5Overall Rating 3.0/5Overall Rating 3.0/5
03/18/2023
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Pr used

I like the car it's comfy and nice as far as where I bought it from. I wouldn't give them kudos, It seems like everywhere you go you buy a car and they're nice to you. But then after you get the car things kind of turned for the worst. Being this is a certified used car when I took it in for bateness after 3 weeks. I find out it needs work that they don't cover.
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