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Toyota Prado J150 GXL 4 Cylinder, 2.8 Litre Automatic

Toyota Prado J150 GXL 4 Cylinder, 2.8 Litre Automatic (2015-2020)

Also referred to as: Toyota Prado J150 GXL 4 Cylinder, 2.8 Litre Automatic 2019 and Toyota Prado J150 GXL 4 Cylinder, 2.8 Litre Automatic 2021.
3.6 from 41 reviews

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3.6

41 reviews
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  • Build Quality
    4.3 (10)
  • Value for Money
    3.3 (10)
  • Cleaning & Maintenance
    3.9 (8)
  • Noise Level
    3.9 (9)
  • Acceleration / Power
    2.9 (9)
  • Handling
    3.8 (9)
  • Braking
    4.2 (9)
  • Suspension
    4.2 (9)
  • Gear Shifting
    3.5 (10)
  • Fuel Efficiency
    3.9 (10)
  • Interior Design
    3.7 (9)
  • Boot Size
    4.1 (9)
  • Features
    3.4 (9)
  • Comfort
    4.2 (9)
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steven

stevenSydney, NSW

Crack Piston at 118,000km

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Purchased in June 2021 for $70,000.00.

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TransmissionAutomatic
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Year2015
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Satish kumar

Satish kumarPerth, WA

  • 2 reviews

It's like a lemon

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Bought second hand prado from maddington Toyota Perth. Done only 97k. I thought would be good car. But turns out it's like a lemon. Rear door is loose, even been to Toyota dealership 3 times. Its just rattle they couldn't fix it. Not really happy with Toyota response in it.



Purchased in October 2021 at Toyota Dealers for $46,000.00.

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Year2017
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Ross

Ross

  • 2 reviews

Good car but poorly optioned compared with market

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Car is largely simple for the sake of reliability BUT GXL, for a $66K car, to not have front parking sensors or apple car play/android auto, surround view cameras, leather trim, etc is actually marketed pretty arrogantly, as you need to buy the top spec model at 90K to get stuff a 20K Korean car has... it's clearly priced with a "they'll buy it anyway" attitude. Also... it's super-gutless, even for a 4wd, ranger, discovery, amarok, navigate, all go better, which is a bit annoying too

Purchased in January 2021 for $67,000.00.



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SMc

SMcSouth East Queensland, QLD

  • 14 reviews

Love this car

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In August 2018, I upgraded our 4x4 to a brand new Toyota Prado GXL. BEST decision I ever made. The car is a dream to drive and definitely looks the part too. I keep hearing all this hype about DPF issues, but I cant say that I have experienced any issues so far. The car has just clicked over 16000km and I have owned it for about 2 weeks short of a year. Only thing I don't like about it is the service intervals. Every 6 months - c'mon Toyota. Other than that I love it!!

Purchased in August 2021 at Toyota Dealers for $65,000.00.

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Year2018
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Chris S.

Chris S.Hunter Region, NSW

  • 5 reviews

Perfect family adventure vehicle

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We love our PRADO! We use our car for commuting and 4x4 adventures. We've added 33" BFG K02 AT tires and a 3" lift kit plus ARB bull bar etc. We also had the ECU remapped that gave us 30% more power. WOW! What a car. We've not had one issue with the car. Fuel economy is better after ECU remap - pays for itself. Quality Toyota build is confidence inspiring. Plenty of leg room for teens in the back who are over 6". Plenty of room for luggage too making it the perfect family adventure vehicle.

Purchased in May 2021 for $52,000.00.

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Year2015
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Jimmyt

JimmytHunter Region, NSW

  • 2 reviews

Excellent All Rounder

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After test driving around 10 different types of SUV finally settled on a new Prado GXL. Not the fastest but by far the most comfortable in that price range and below. Purchased from Maitland Toyota in 2017. Have been very happy with my purchase and an excellent car for country roads and long range touring. Recently sold and the resale was excellent as well. Highly recommended to test drive if you are considering a new large SUV.

Purchased in June 2021 at Maitland Toyota for $62,000.00.

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Year2017
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great car so far

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this car is not really remarkable in any way shape or form, but is very capable, comfortable, and safe car to drive. servicing so far has been great and fairly reasonable in terms of pricing.

Purchased in May 2021 at nunawading toyota for $65,000.00.

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Year2018
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dryduststorm

dryduststorm

  • 2 reviews

Disappointed with this Prado J150 replacement of our 90 Series Prado

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We replaced our old 90 Series (1999) Prado with the new J150 Prado just after my first attempt to retire. There is just the 2 of us - wife and hubby.
I like the body and suspension but really dislike the 2.8 litre engine. In my view, it's under powered. Just cruising around town at 80kph the slightest incline will have the eco light go off and start dropping gears. Connect a trailer with weight and it's all over so we will never tow on our travels - that decision is made. I believe a vehicle of this size and type needs a 3.2 to 3.5 litre .
I am not a fan of the auto braking and some of the other 'saftey' features and appreciate that some folks need them to operate but I wish they could be over ridden when required.

Purchased in February 2021 at Lander Toyota for $62,000.00.

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Year2017
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Chris B.

Chris B.Litchfield, NT

  • 6 reviews

Worst transmission of all time.

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Would not lock into top gear until well over 100km/hr, and then would change down when it saw a hill in the distance. Fitted a scanguage to watch the transmission temperature, and was horrified to see the temperatures while towing, and that was using the gear recommended. The only way to stop it changing and the torque converter from slipping was to tow in 4th gear at about 90km/hr.
Would not tow my small Tvan without great input from right foot, (old 120 series Prado was much better)

BadgeGXL
TransmissionAutomatic
Date PurchasedFeb 2016
Drive4WD
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Roy

RoyToowoomba

2018 PRADO Very disappointing with my purchase

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A BRAND NEW LANDCRUISER PRADO 2018 - paid almost 70k - not happy with the new Vehicle I purchased on September 2018.

Just done 2500 KM
Irregularities in gear shifting.
I was hearing unusual sound while starting the engine.
Took it to the dealer and they said the “ENGINE MOUNT” needs to be replaced (Unbelievable).
Very furious and disappointed with Toyota.
For the price and reputation I did not expect this from Toyota.

BadgeGXL
TransmissionAutomatic
Date PurchasedSep 2018
Geoff071

Geoff071Victoria

2018 GXL Prado (Love this Car BUT!!)

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I purchased this vehicle for daily commuting & as a tow vehicle. As a daily driver I love this car it's comfortable has all the options you need good fuel eco Great Car, BUT as tow vehicle i'm very disappointed!. I tow a Jayco Journey 19.5ft Caravan weight fully loaded 2.7t, when towing this van my Prado uses 22L to 26L per 100Ks traveling at 90khp on my last trip talking to landcruiser 200 owners towing bigger vans then mine, they were doing better at around 22L to 24L per 100Ks doing 110 to 125kph. The Prado tow Capacity is 3,000Kgs now but to to tow anything close to that the car 2.8L engine is working very very hard and sucks the fuel. it's a pity because I truly love this car, but I might have to look at maybe upgrading.

BadgeGXL
TransmissionAutomatic
Date PurchasedMar 2018
Vincent Joseph

Vincent Joseph

  • 3 reviews
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This is I made a big mistake in my life

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I am using daily to go to work. Mileage is very bad and after every 2 to 3 days the DPF starting to burn the chemicals during that time the mileage is very bad and the rpm going up to 900.Aand the engine sound and vibration also going up that time. It will going around 25minits. When its happening very uncomfortable to drive.

BadgeGXL
TransmissionAutomatic
Date PurchasedMar 2017
Emperor Zurg

Emperor ZurgNsw

  • 4 reviews

Not what I expected

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BadgeGXL
TransmissionAutomatic
Date PurchasedMar 2018
Brad

BradMelb

  • 12 reviews
  • 8 likes

Ok but could be much better

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Owned since dec 2015. The car is quiet and cruises nicely. Love the 150L tank capacity. Nice and roomy. Interior not too bad. A few things they annoy me incl.
- why can't you set the satnav destination whilst moving?
- the touchscreen is clunky
- when reversing with the radio from the night before on 1st start the next morning you can't click the radio off. You can only turn vol down
- I've had the car for 2 1/2 yrs now and still struggle how to switch off rear AC from the front
- engine is a bit weak for the weight of car
- dynamics a bit lacklustre
- ugly grill and front.

BadgeGXL
TransmissionAutomatic
Date PurchasedDec 2015
Jimmy

JimmyMetropolitan Adelaide, SA

  • 8 reviews
  • 7 likes

Happy

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Purchased in May 2021.

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TransmissionAutomatic
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Year2018
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darahhitam

darahhitamMetropolitan Adelaide, SA

  • 6 reviews
  • 4 likes

What a world of difference!

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BadgeGXL
TransmissionAutomatic
Date PurchasedApr 2017
Sam O

Sam ONSW

  • 8 reviews
  • 3 likes

Great Car

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Like the looks of the car, very roomy and comfortable. Very practical and reliable. Its a 2.8 L turbo diesel. One full tank of diesel gives me more than 1100 kms city driving/urban driving. Although they have used so cheap material around the car. The worst part is that the paint is super soft, gets scratched easily. A bigger turbo or a 3.0L diesel engine would have been really good.

BadgeGXL
TransmissionAutomatic
Date PurchasedJul 2017
JJ

JJSouth Australia

  • 16 reviews

This is my second one.

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Purchased in August 2021.

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Year2017
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melir

melir

  • 5 reviews
  • 4 likes

Love this car

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I'm really enjoying this car. We travel regularly, to both country and city destinations. Everyone is comfortable and happy. The long range fuel tank is a bonus. To date it has handled well on all types of roads in a variety of conditions. There is nothing that I can find to fault after a year of owning it. Long may this continue!

BadgeGXL
TransmissionAutomatic
Date PurchasedDec 2016
tcam

tcamSouth East Queensland, QLD

  • 13 reviews
  • 2 likes

Well worth the moola

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This is an extremely quiet four wheel drive, the steering is light and handles well in the wet and winding roads. The interior is very roomy we have a few adults in the family to accomadate and nno one is squished in any more- the back seat even slides forward or back.. The far back row (seats 6 and 7) are comfortable strong and can take full size adults as opposed to some other 'contenders' in the marketplace. I like the soft suede type fabric and the floor carpeting is very wearable. I havent had it for overly long - 2 services, both capped price with is great. The vehicle is light on the fuel which I was surprised by seeing as it is quiet a big car. All in All I love it.

BadgeGXL
TransmissionAutomatic
Date PurchasedJun 2017
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Guy Sim

Guy Simasked

J150 GXL 4 Cylinder, 2.8 Litre Automatic (2015-2020)

Purchased this vehicle for caravaning. Went from Coff's Harbour to Glenn Inness and got about 15litres/per 100 kilometres. Which we thought was great. We inadvertently left the caravan plugged in and it completely drained the battery. Since then the economy has been horrible, about 28l/100kls at reduced speed ie 80 kph.

Did the flat battery effect on board computers to drastically reduce fuel economy or is there another issue?

Guy

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