r/Toyotavenza

We are soon to be purchasing a newer Venza. Wife and I go back and forth on the pano roof.

I see so many people posting bad things, but often as "my neighbors Venza" or "someone once told me" etc.

I want to hear from ACTUAL owners. What are the issues you've had? Do you keep it open (allowing light in) or keep it closed? Issues with insurance? What else? My wife and I don't care really, but if the right Venza comes along with the pano roof, we want to be prepared.

Thank you! God bless!

I am currently looking for a 2023/24 Venza XLE. I am avoiding the Limited because of the high replacement cost of the panoramic roof.

I test drove a 2024 LE today cuz that's all my local dealer had on hand. I also drove a 2024 RAV4 Hybrid.

It seems to me the Venza is quieter in the city but once you reach 110 km/h ( 70 mph), the wind noise is as loud as in a RAV4 hybrid, which is a little disappointing.

Am I correct in my assessment?

29000 miles. $38700. They also included $199 for door trim protection film…..ugh. But that’s a minor thing.

Given there isn’t a ton of these in my area and it’s from a Lexus dealer, how much more could I get off? Haven’t bought a car in several years.

Was hoping to see if they stuck on price, if they could at least throw an extended warranty for me since factory bumper to bumper is almost out.

EDIT - Pano roof included.

24 LE model.

My wife mentioned a few days ago that our car, parked in the garage made a faint running sound until she got the key, got in the car and pressed the start button, at which the noise stopped, I suspected the car had not properly shut down, but I have seen the one hour warning message when the car is on but the engine not active.

today it repeated and i got in with the key fob and pressed the start button and sound stopped. No messages on the dash, no error codes, dash screen remained dark when I pressed the start button briefly. the sound is like a very small motor running continuously.

Has anyone experienced this and found a cause?

Hey everyone,

Love my Venza. It has 185k miles and I’ve done all the major services and maintenance to it.

Last May 2025, I noticed the AC wasn’t blowing as cold. Took it to a mechanic and they recharged the AC and added more Freon to the system and checked with dye to ensure no leak.

Fast forward to now, I’ve noticed as it’s gotten warmer the driver side blows warm air. The passenger side is still cold and the back vents as well. It’s just the driver side.

I looked at the blend door actuator under the dash by the gas pedal and from what I can see it’s rotating just fine. The dial on it turns when the temp is turned up, and adjusts the opposite way when I turn to a lower temp.

Could this be the actual vent behind the dash not opening to allow cold air to the driver side? I’m worried if so, that would be a costly repair for a car that’s got plenty of miles, but also a lot of life left to go. I’m in that spot where I don’t have a car payment, and my Venza is worth maybe 6k tops on the private market.

28k for a 2022 Venza LE with 45k miles @ CarMax, good deal or keep looking?

I understand that the first generation Venza’s with v4 engines (2009-2015) were prone to oil consumption, but I would like to know if this ever improved after the refresh, I’ve read that the 2014 and 2015 models are the best years of the first generation and that v4 engines are less prone to oil burn, is that true?

Shopping around for Venza’s for my mom who’s interested in one and I just want to make sure she had something that will give her the least amount of problems possible, wouldn’t want her to deal with oil burning issues.

Update: just realized I’ve been saying v4 instead of i4, I mean i4 lol, thank you!

Hi! I'm thinking about buying a Venza Limited which is priced at $25K from a Honda dealership but it has 94K miles on it. One owner. What do you guys think in regards to quality, life left, value? I am kind of rough on my cars, I have an old Jeep now and I do a lot of driving with my dog and picking up items from FB marketplace as I do a renovation.

I want to keep in mind the value and quality -- I heard Toyotas can go up high in mileage.

I have 2023 XLE for almost two years and here are couple of thing I noticed, and I wonder is it just me, or the others have same/similar experience.

1. All of my pants get stained. All at the same spot. About 30 inches off the ground. on the right side below the pocket. It is a black horizontal line about an inch long and few milliliters wide. Once it is there it can't be removed with washing or using stain removers. I think that it happens while I'm reaching in to a trunk, but I can't find the source. I keep my car clean inside and out (cleaner than most people). This happens in all weather conditions.

2. I have the squeaking and grinding trunk shock on the driver side, but only when the weather is above 70f ... Last year towards the end of the summer I figured out the way how to partially lubricate the shock and it helped a lot and than with time the noise was gone. And it was gone the entire winter. As soon as it got warm the noise was back. In the last few weeks it is like a clockwork if the weather is below 70f no noise, if the weather is over 70 noise comes back.

I am looking to get a 2022 Venza XLE with 85000 km / 53000 miles. It has Toyota Platinum Warranty until 2029/200,000 km. Selling Toyota dealership is also the one who maintained it all along.

I have the Carfax which looks ok.

I will travel 2 hours to test drive it.

What should I be looking for during my inspection and test drive?