Of the 354 used RAV4s for sale in Orange County on Nov. 2, 2026, only 39 are on Bestest.

How this one made the cut

Model: The RAV4 is one of seven Bestest-approved compact SUVs. (Six compact SUVs don't appear on Bestest.)
Year: 2022 is inside Bestest's 2021-2024 window, and not a RAV4 year Bestest rejects.
Trim and powertrain: XLE Premium (gas). Not a RAV4 version on Bestest's exclusions list.
Miles: 42,137 or about 8,700 a year. That's under Bestest's limits of 50,000 miles and 12,000 a year.
Dealer: A franchise dealer in Tustin, one of the 109 Orange County dealers Bestest lists cars from.

The rest are too old or too new, have too many miles, or sit at independent lots or flagged dealers, or are a RAV4 version Bestest avoids: the gas LE. How Bestest picks every car

Also at the Tustin Auto Center: 12 more Bestest-approved compact SUVs at Tustin Mazda, Tustin Toyota and 4 other dealers. All at the same auto center as this RAV4, so you can see and drive them back to back.

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This Bestest-approved 2022 Toyota RAV4 XLE Premium for sale in Tustin has 42,137 miles, far fewer than the roughly 58,000 on a typical used 2022 RAV4 listed in Orange County.

This XLE Premium has front-wheel drive and the 203-hp four-cylinder, a pairing the EPA rates at 30 mpg combined.

Listing history suggests this RAV4 was first sold in November 2022, so Toyota's 3-year/36,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty is probably done, but the 5-year/60,000-mile powertrain warranty, covering the engine and transmission, should run until around November 2027 or 60,000 miles, whichever comes first, and it transfers to you in full. When you check availability, we'll also email you a link to the free Carfax vehicle history report (when available), which includes the exact in-service date and how much warranty is left.

Questions shoppers ask about this RAV4

Is the RAV4 Hybrid worth it?

A used 2024 RAV4 Hybrid lists for about $4,100 more than a gas 2024 RAV4 in Orange County. The EPA rates an all-wheel-drive RAV4 Hybrid at 40 mpg combined against this one's 30, so at 1,000 miles a month the hybrid saves about $50 a month in gas, and you're likely to get a big chunk of that $4,100 back when you sell, because used hybrids hold their value better than their gas twins. Most buyers recoup the extra cost well inside five years. The RAV4 Hybrid is also the quicker RAV4.

Do I need all-wheel drive in Orange County?

Front-wheel drive is all most Orange County drivers need. But all-wheel drive adds only about $900 to a used RAV4's price in Orange County, and costs about 1 to 2 mpg. AWD is at its best on slick roads, but even in Orange County it can deliver more confident acceleration pulling into traffic. So if a car has the color, trim and miles you want, don't let either answer stop you. If you head to Big Bear or Mammoth in winter, carry chains either way.

Why doesn't Bestest list the RAV4 LE?

Bestest recommends the RAV4, just not the gas LE. The LE is the base trim, with steel wheels and covers instead of alloys, and it's the trim rental fleets buy: more than half the used 2024 RAV4 LEs Bestest checked were never listed new at a dealer, and most of those reached Orange County dealers with 30,000 to 60,000 miles. It isn't a bad car, but every other RAV4 trim is a better buy, and Bestest lists them all.

The XLE Premium sits in the upper half of the RAV4 lineup. It adds a power moonroof, 19-inch Super Chrome alloy wheels, integrated LED fog lights, a height-adjustable power liftgate, synthetic leather seats, and a leather-trimmed steering wheel and shift lever. It carries forward the XLE's LED projector headlights, dual-zone automatic climate control, Smart Key system with push-button start, blind-spot monitoring, and the Toyota Safety Sense 2.0 suite with full-speed dynamic radar cruise control.

The 2022 Toyota RAV4 is the fourth year of the fifth-generation RAV4, which arrived for 2019, and for 2022 Toyota gave every trim above the base LE new LED headlights and made LED fog lights standard on more trims. Every gas 2022 RAV4 has a 2.5-liter four-cylinder making 203 hp with an eight-speed automatic. The EPA rates the 2022 RAV4 at 30 mpg combined with front-wheel drive and 28 to 30 mpg with all-wheel drive, depending on trim.