# Toyota 4Runner

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/toyota-4runner/

9 people recommended Toyota 4Runner in Hacker News comments, 2 had mixed feelings and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 12 months, in 11 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Owners report very long life with routine fluid changes and few smart features. Common caveat: some parts can fail.

Summary written by Claude from 15 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Reliable, long-lasting, low maintenance (4 comments in the sample): "Our 4runner has 260k miles and hasn't ever had anything done but engine oil, trans oil, and differential oil" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48969820)) "I've spent less on it than anything I could buy new, and it will probably outlast us all." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49668313)) "Stuff like this makes me hope more and more that my 4Runner actually lasts forever." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45946186))
- Simple to fix, few smart features (3 comments in the sample): "The engineering of my Toyota is so much simpler and easier to work on than his BMW." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46064835)) "absolutely huge and clear labeled knobs and buttons all over the place" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47999031)) "have been absolutely loving the car with least amount of smart tech" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49592767))

## Other off-road SUVs people recommend

- [Toyota Land Cruiser](https://hackerapproved.com/p/toyota-land-cruiser/): 10 recommend, 5 mixed, 2 criticize
- [Toyota Land Cruiser 70](https://hackerapproved.com/p/toyota-land-cruiser-70-series/): 5 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.toyota.com/4runner/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Toyota 4Runner", https://hackerapproved.com/p/toyota-4runner/ (9 recommend, 2 mixed, 3 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.