Toyota Land Cruiser
Hacker ApprovedThe most recommended of 5 off-road SUVs
Recommended for long-lasting, proven reliability and capability in harsh terrain. Critics point to poor fuel economy and few airbags.
Recommended for long-lasting, proven reliability and capability in harsh terrain. Critics point to poor fuel economy and few airbags.
17 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 15
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 88%
Recommended in 8 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 15 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 7.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 8 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Long life and proven reliability
“The Toyota Landcruiser famously had a minimum 25-year-life for each and every single component.”
Comment from 27 Nov 2025 in “Running Unsupported iOS on Deprecated Devices” “The last car on earth will probably be somebody's Toyota pickup or Land Cruiser from c. 2010.”
Comment from 29 May 2026 in “Volkswagen blocks Home Assistant by requiring client assertion” “those things will do 1Mm miles in harsh terrain”
Comment from 11 Feb 2026 in “Toyotas and Terrorists: "Why are ISIS's trucks better than ours?"” - Comment from 1 Jan 2026 in “BYD Sells 4.6M Vehicles in 2025, Meets Revised Sales Goal”
Handles harsh terrain and battle damage
“it's a system that's designed to take battle damage and keep on going, but in sublime comfort the entire time”
Comment from 4 May 2026 in “Mercedes-Benz commits to bringing back physical buttons” “is the vehicle of choice for the most demanding use”
Comment from 1 Feb 2026 in “Antirender: remove the glossy shine on architectural renderings” “those things will do 1Mm miles in harsh terrain”
Comment from 11 Feb 2026 in “Toyotas and Terrorists: "Why are ISIS's trucks better than ours?"” - Comment from 15 Jul 2026 in “My Midlife Crisis Corolla Is Fast, Furious, and Modded”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Weaker safety, visibility and airbags
“Horrible mileage, makes everything less safe, less agility, less visibility, all to cosplay.”
Comment from 15 Jul 2026 in “My Midlife Crisis Corolla Is Fast, Furious, and Modded” “I don't think it even has air bags.”
Comment from 12 Oct 2026 in “The gap in shared understanding of LLM capability is widening”
Other off-road SUVs people recommend
The four most recommended other off-road SUVs, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Land CruiserThis page | 15 | 2 | 88% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Toyota 4Runner | 11 | 3 | 79% | 8 | 2 yrs5 owners | Approved |
| Jeep Wrangler | 5 | 10 | 33% | 5 | — | — |
| Toyota Land Cruiser 70 | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| Ford Bronco | 5 | 1 | 83% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
16 of the 18 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I don't think it even has air bags.”
“They’re substantial better than the average pickup truck on most of the issues you listed”
“Horrible mileage, makes everything less safe, less agility, less visibility, all to cosplay.”
“like the ones that can cross deserts”
“My midlife crisis car would probably be a land cruiser.”
“The last car on earth will probably be somebody's Toyota pickup or Land Cruiser from c. 2010.”
“it's a system that's designed to take battle damage and keep on going, but in sublime comfort the entire time”
“they overstrain them, and put huge turbos on the engines”
“those things will do 1Mm miles in harsh terrain”
“Holy shit they are expensive used.”
“they intentionally killed Hammond's Land Cruiser at the end of the Bolivia special”
“is the vehicle of choice for the most demanding use”
“I feel like a mobile abode is the way to go.”
“The LC has decades of proven reliability”
“just like a RAV 4 or a 1998 TLC”
“The Toyota Landcruiser famously had a minimum 25-year-life for each and every single component.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.