2022 Toyota Venza

2022 is a carry-over powertrain year in the second-generation (XU80) run — Wikipedia's US yearly-changes list records only a Limited-grade fog-light update for 2022, no drivetrain change — so the 219 net system horsepower Toyota publishes for the generation applies to every 2022 trim, and the volume LE/XLE figure is also the model-range maximum.

As on every THS-II vehicle, only the gas engine's torque is rated; the electric motors' contribution off the line is real but not published as a combined number. Unchanged from the 2021 launch year and carried into 2023.

Adequate rather than quick for a premium-priced crossover; the powertrain is unchanged for 2022 so the instrumented figure matches the generation's other model years.

THS-II delivery is seamless in normal driving — electric launch, no shift shock, no turbo lag — and the Harrier-derived body carries more sound deadening than the RAV4 Hybrid it shares the drivetrain with, so gas/electric handoffs are largely inaudible. The Atkinson four still turns gravelly and flares to high revs under hard throttle, which keeps it out of the top band.

The planetary eCVT has no gears to hunt through and never shifts harshly, which is its strength; the penalty is the classic decoupled engine-speed drone when accelerating hard, and there is no meaningful manual mode — only Normal/Eco/Sport drive modes plus low-speed EV mode.

Unlike the mechanically related RAV4 Hybrid, the US Venza carries no towing rating at all across every model year of this generation, attributed to the absence of trailer sway control in the Venza's system.

Electronic On-Demand AWD (E-Four — a dedicated rear drive motor, no driveshaft or transfer case) is standard on every 2022 trim; there is no front-drive Venza, which earns solid credit. Operation is basic, though: no low range, no locking differential and no terrain-mode selector.

Explicitly pavement-oriented: 7.7 in of ground clearance (Toyota quietly raised this to ~7.8–8.2 in starting with the 2023 model year per owner-forum measurements), road-biased all-season tires, no skid plates, no hill-descent control and no Trail or terrain modes, and a rear axle driven only by an electric motor whose assist tapers as the battery depletes on sustained low-traction climbs.

One powertrain, take it or leave it — the 219-hp hybrid AWD is the only US configuration, with no gas-only engine, no PHEV, no larger engine and not even a front-drive option. It clears the floor only because that single powertrain is an electrified one.

2022 Venza is sold exclusively as a standard AWD hybrid (2.5L 4-cyl SIDI/PFI hybrid, e-CVT); EPA combined rating is 39 MPG, near the top of the compact hybrid SUV field.

EPA city rating for the 2022 Venza's standard hybrid AWD powertrain.

EPA highway rating for the 2022 Venza's standard hybrid AWD powertrain.

14.5-gallon fuel tank combined with the 39 MPG EPA combined rating yields a strong total range for a compact hybrid SUV, aided by no PHEV/EV battery packaging tradeoffs.

EPA annual fuel cost estimate at standard 15,000 mi/yr, 55/45 city/highway mix, using EPA's reference gasoline price.

Runs on regular unleaded gasoline with no premium requirement and no plug-in charging infrastructure to manage; among the simplest and cheapest fuel needs in the segment.

NHTSA rates the 2022 Venza Hybrid 5 stars overall: 5 stars side (driver 5, passenger 5, pole 5), 4 stars frontal (driver 4, passenger 5) and 4 stars rollover with a 15.5% rollover probability. The second-generation XU80 Venza is sold only as an AWD hybrid in the US, so a single rating covers LE, XLE and Limited alike, and the figures are identical to the following model year.

The 2022 Venza is an IIHS Top Safety Pick, but the award is headlight-gated: it applies only to trims equipped with the LED projector headlights (XLE, Limited), not the base LE's LED reflector unit, which IIHS rates Marginal. Crashworthiness itself is clean — Good in both small overlap front tests, Good moderate overlap front, Good roof strength, Good head restraints/seats — with the sole discount being an Acceptable (not Good) result in the updated side-impact test, which is what keeps it off TSP+. Unlike the following model year this sheet carries no Marginal crash-test result, only the headlight caveat.

All three 2022 trims — LE, XLE and Limited — carry Toyota Safety Sense 2.0 standard: Pre-Collision System with daytime/low-light pedestrian detection and daytime bicyclist detection, full-speed-range Dynamic Radar Cruise Control, Lane Departure Alert with Steering Assist, Lane Tracing Assist, Automatic High Beams and Road Sign Assist. Blind Spot Monitor with Rear Cross Traffic Alert is standard on every trim as well, so all five features this criterion looks for (AEB, ACC, LKA, BSM, RCTA) are standard fleet-wide. It loses ground only against the following model year's TSS 2.5+, which adds Emergency Steering Assist and intersection turn detection, and front/rear parking assist with automated braking is XLE/Limited-only rather than universal.

IIHS front crash prevention testing for the 2022 Venza returned Superior in both vehicle-to-vehicle and daytime vehicle-to-pedestrian evaluations — the top grade in each test actually run. No nighttime pedestrian result is published for this model year (IIHS only began requiring it, and testing for it broadly, starting with the following year's TSP+ criteria), so the strong daytime/vehicle scores can't be corroborated after dark the way the next model year's can.

Blind Spot Monitor and Rear Cross Traffic Alert are standard on all three 2022 trims rather than optional on the base car, which is above par for the segment and year. Coverage stays alert-based rather than intervention-based on the base LE, though: front/rear parking assist with automated braking is XLE/Limited-only, there is no safe-exit alert, and the Bird's Eye View Camera with Perimeter Scan that would meaningfully extend low-speed coverage is Limited-exclusive.

Lane Departure Alert with Steering Assist and Lane Tracing Assist are standard on every 2022 trim, and reviewers found the lane-centering held its position without the ping-ponging some rival systems exhibit, working well on the freeway and outperforming the same-era hardware in other Toyota models. It still requires steering-wheel torque to stay engaged and lacks the confident wide-radius centering of the segment's best systems.

Full-Speed Range Dynamic Radar Cruise Control is standard on every 2022 trim and works down to a full stop with stop-and-go resume; combined with Lane Tracing Assist it delivers competent single-lane highway assist. There is no automatic lane-change, no navigation-linked curve slowdown and no predictive route behavior, keeping it a step below the segment's most refined highway-assist systems.

No hands-free highway driving system is offered on the 2022 Venza at any trim or price. DRCC and Lane Tracing Assist both require hands on the wheel, enforced by steering-torque sensing. Toyota's hands-free Teammate/Advanced Drive system was confined to the Lexus LS in the US and never reached the Venza before its 2024 discontinuation.

The 2022 Venza splits by trim: LED projector headlights on XLE and Limited earn an Acceptable IIHS rating, but the base LE's LED reflector headlights are rated Marginal — a real trim lottery IIHS flagged by gating its Top Safety Pick award to the better-equipped trims. Automatic High Beams are standard fleet-wide, which helps, but the volume XLE trim tops out at Acceptable rather than Good, and no adaptive/curve-following beam is offered on any trim.

The Venza's coupe-like tapered roofline is the defining visibility compromise for this generation: Consumer Reports' 2022 road test and multiple contemporary reviews describe expansive forward and front-quarter sightlines undercut by 'lousy' side and rear visibility, with thick rear roof pillars obscuring the over-the-shoulder blind-spot check. Standard Blind Spot Monitor on every trim offsets some of the deficit, but the Bird's Eye View Camera with Perimeter Scan that meaningfully compensates is Limited-exclusive for 2022.

IIHS rates the 2022 Venza's child-seat anchors Good with extra LATCH positions available: two rear seating positions carry complete LATCH hardware and a third can borrow lower anchors from an adjacent position, so three child seats can be accommodated. It falls short of the top band only because there are no dedicated center lower anchors for a true 3-across LATCH install and the sloping roofline limits headroom for larger convertible seats.

The second-generation Venza (XU80, a rebadged Japanese-market Harrier) is a strictly five-passenger two-row crossover across all three 2022 grades — LE, XLE, and Limited (the Nightshade Edition did not arrive until 2023).

Toyota's published figure for all 2022 grades; unchanged from the 2021 launch year and carried forward through 2023/2024 on the same body.

Modest front stretch-out room for the class — the Venza rides on the Harrier's car-like TNGA-K package and trails the mechanically related RAV4 despite a longer body.

The published 39.0 in is strong for the segment; Consumer Reports' 2022 road test notes enough rear headroom for most adults despite the fastback roofline.

Genuinely adult-usable second-row legroom, though Consumer Reports flags very limited foot space under the front seats and seatbacks that could use more long-trip support.

No third row exists on any 2022 Venza grade — it is a five-seat two-row crossover, so there is nothing to use. Scored in the low band per the item's rule rather than omitted.

A weak figure for the class and the Venza's clearest packaging penalty — the chopped, coupe-like roofline costs cargo room against the mechanically related RAV4 Hybrid.

Seats-folded capacity sits at the very bottom of the SUV band — roughly 15 cu ft short of a RAV4 Hybrid and closer to a large hatchback than a mid-size crossover.

Style-first rather than clever: a standard tonneau cover that stows beneath the cargo deck and bottle-capable door pockets are the only real ideas, and the sculpted console leaves little accessible small-item space — Consumer Reports specifically flags the plastic center console as a constant knee intrusion.

Well-cushioned front seats with SofTex-trimmed heated seating standard from LE up, and a reclining rear bench with climate vents; held below the top band by Consumer Reports' knee-intrusion complaint, front-seat foot space limits noted for rear passengers, and a Limited-only 4-way power passenger seat rather than the fuller power adjustment later grades gained.

Firm but well-damped and notably better isolated than a RAV4 Hybrid — the Harrier-derived TNGA-K tune trades a little compliance for body control and stays composed over broken pavement.

Near-silent at low speed on electric power, but road noise is noticeable on coarse pavement and the four-cylinder is audible when it kicks on — quieter than its Toyota siblings overall, per Consumer Reports' own summary of assets.

Generous at the bottom of the range for 2022 — SofTex-trimmed heated front seats and dual-zone automatic climate with rear vents are standard on every grade including LE; ventilated seats, a heated steering wheel and the Star Gaze panoramic roof stay Limited items, and the Limited's power front passenger seat is only 4-way (full 8-way power adjustment arrived later in the generation) with no heated rear seats or separate rear climate zone.

Entry LE trim, the only starting point for the 2022 Venza lineup (AWD hybrid standard across all trims).

XLE is the mid/volume trim most 2022 Venza buyers select, adding the panoramic roof, larger touchscreen, and additional driver-assist features over LE.

Toyota hybrid crossovers post class-leading combined maintenance and repair costs; the Venza shares its powertrain and running gear with the well-proven RAV4/Highlander hybrid lineage.

Toyota hybrid SUVs hold value well above the segment average; the Venza's residuals track close to its RAV4 Hybrid sibling despite lower sales volume.

Standard Toyota basic warranty term, at the low end of the segment band.

Standard Toyota powertrain term sits at the low end of the segment band, but the hybrid-unique traction battery carries materially longer coverage than a typical gas-only powertrain warranty.

ToyotaCare provides no-cost scheduled maintenance and roadside assistance, but the maintenance window is short relative to some rivals' longer complimentary plans, and there are no charging credits (the Venza is a standard hybrid, not a plug-in).

$37,990 volume-trim price minus its estimated resale value after 5 years (62% retained, or about $23,554) leaves about $14,436 in depreciation. Add the projected $2,220 in 5-year maintenance and repairs, and owning this vehicle for 5 years costs about $16,656 in total.

Consumer Reports rates the 2022 Venza as more reliable than the average model-year vehicle; it shares its Dynamic Force 2.5L engine and hybrid transaxle with the well-proven RAV4 Hybrid/Highlander Hybrid, giving it an above-average predicted reliability outlook without being class-leading.

Toyota topped Consumer Reports' brand reliability rankings in both 2022 and 2023 and ranked 5th among all automakers in J.D. Power's 2022 Vehicle Dependability Study, placing it consistently in the top tier of mainstream brands.

The 2022 Venza has a handful of recalls specific to its model year — a Skid Control ECU software fix so VSC re-enables correctly on restart (NHTSA 22V033, Toyota 22TA03), plus lower-severity campaigns for occupant-classification sensor calibration and an incorrect tire/load label — none involving fire, powertrain failure, or safety-system loss, consistent with typical recall activity rather than a systemic problem.

The 2.5L Dynamic Force four-cylinder paired with Toyota's hybrid transaxle is shared with the RAV4 Hybrid and Highlander Hybrid and inherits Toyota hybrid system's strong high-mileage track record; owner reports note occasional oil-consumption/PCV complaints common to the Dynamic Force family but engine and transmission failures are rare in the Venza specifically.

Reviewers consistently call out the Venza's padded, stitched surfaces and soft-touch coverage as a step above typical Toyota fare, with the Limited's simulated leather and wood trim drawing direct, favorable comparisons to the Lexus UX.

Road tests describe solid, consistent assembly with no notable panel-gap or rattle complaints for the 2022 model year, in line with Toyota's generally strong initial-quality reputation.

Toyota operates one of the largest and most geographically dense dealer networks in the US (over 1,200 dealers), with service satisfaction consistently rated above the industry average.

As a Toyota, the Venza benefits from broad dealer parts availability and moderate labor/parts pricing typical of the brand, though its Harrier-derived hybrid components and lower US sales volume than the RAV4/Highlander mean less third-party aftermarket support and slightly slower parts sourcing for body-specific pieces.

Volume trim (XLE) carries the standard 8-inch Audio Plus touchscreen; the 12.3-inch Premium Audio w/ Dynamic Navigation and JBL is optional on XLE and standard only on Limited.

The new Toyota Audio Multimedia interface is a big step up from the old Entune 3.0 and responds quickly, but reviewers flagged the touch-capacitive dash controls on XLE/Limited (no physical volume/tune knob) as distracting and less intuitive than a rival's rotary controls.

Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are standard across all 2022 Venza trims, but only via wired USB connection — Toyota did not add wireless projection to the Venza's multimedia system for this model year.

Limited/optional-XLE trims get Toyota's cloud-based Dynamic Navigation with natural-language voice recognition and Destination Assist; LE/base XLE lack embedded nav and rely on phone projection, and voice recognition on the base Audio Plus system is more basic.

Optional/standard-on-Limited JBL premium system (9 speakers incl. rear subwoofer, 12-channel 1,200-watt amp) is a genuinely strong setup for the segment; the standard 6-speaker/4-channel system on LE/XLE is adequate but unremarkable.

2022 Venza uses analog gauges with a multi-information display insert — 4.2-inch color MID on LE, 7-inch color MID on XLE/Limited — not a full reconfigurable digital cluster; that upgrade (12.3-inch full digital cluster on Limited) didn't arrive until the 2023 model year per Wikipedia.

The Venza's Toyota Audio Multimedia system (launched with the 2021MY redesign, carried to 2022) supports over-the-air updates, but in this generation OTA scope is centered on multimedia/software and map data rather than whole-vehicle feature updates.

Remote Connect is included with a trial subscription and covers remote start, lock/unlock, vehicle status and driving alerts through the Toyota app — solid core functionality, but it converts to a paid subscription after the trial and lacks a digital-key feature.

The 2022 Venza offers 4 USB ports (all USB-A, not USB-C — Toyota's USB-C rollout came in later model years) plus a standard Qi wireless charging pad, which is a reasonable but not class-leading device-power package for a premium compact SUV.

Smart Key proximity entry with push-button start is standard on XLE and Limited, and Limited adds a hands-free power liftgate; LE trim gets a more basic remote/keyless setup without full proximity entry on all doors.

A backup camera with projected path/gridlines is standard fleet-wide; XLE adds front/rear parking assist with automatic braking and blind-spot monitoring; the Bird's Eye View 360-degree camera with Perimeter Scan is standard only on the range-topping Limited.

A 10-inch color head-up display projecting speed, safety alerts and the hybrid system indicator is available, but only as an option on the Limited trim — it is not standard even on the top trim, let alone the volume trim.

Car-like step-in height and wide-opening rear doors make loading kids easier than a taller body-on-frame SUV, and the 60/40 rear seat plus 28.8 cu ft behind it swallows a stroller without a fight. LATCH is only full lower-anchor hardware at the two outboard positions with the center seat borrowing anchors, and the low, sloped roofline pinches rear headroom for a rear-facing convertible seat versus a boxier RAV4/CR-V.

Toyota Safety Sense 2.0 — forward collision warning, pedestrian-detecting automatic emergency braking, blind-spot monitor, rear cross-traffic alert, lane departure alert with steering assist, adaptive cruise control and automatic high beams — is standard on every 2022 trim including the base LE, which is the strongest family-safety proposition in the class: rivals often gate ACC/BSM to mid trims. IIHS named it a 2022 Top Safety Pick, though the base-trim halogen headlights rated Marginal (Acceptable on XLE/Limited), which is why it fell short of Top Safety Pick+.

The Harrier-derived body carries extra sound deadening versus the RAV4 Hybrid it shares a platform with, giving a quiet, composed highway ride that's kind to multi-hour trips, and second-row space is adequate for adults on a medium haul. It stops short of best-in-class: no third row or huge cargo hold, rear-seat amenities (vents, USB count, tray tables) are ordinary for the price point, and the fixed panoramic glass roof (Limited) doesn't open.

The hybrid eCVT delivers seamless, shift-free power with silent EV-mode launches at parking-lot speeds, and Consumer Reports' 2022 road test praised the quiet, relaxed ride and light, easy-to-place steering — exactly the low-fatigue traits that matter in daily traffic. Standard adaptive cruise and lane tracing on every trim further cut stop-and-go effort.

EPA-rated 40/37/39 mpg city/highway/combined is exceptional for a compact/premium crossover — well ahead of gas-only rivals and competitive with or better than most hybrid competitors in the segment — and Toyota's hybrid system has a well-established low-maintenance reputation (no plug, standard 12-volt battery, conventional service intervals).

A standard backup camera helps in tight spaces, but at 183.9 in long and styled with a low, wide stance for curb appeal, the Venza is longer than most compact-SUV rivals (RAV4, CR-V) and a surround-view/birds-eye camera is limited to the top Limited trim rather than standard across the line, so parking ease trails the segment's more upright, camera-equipped competitors.

Toyota publishes no towing rating at all for the second-generation Venza and offers no factory tow-prep package on any 2022 trim — unlike the mechanically related RAV4 Hybrid — and there is no truck bed or comparable open cargo area, so it has essentially no dedicated work capability beyond generic crossover cargo hauling.

The Toyota Hybrid System II drivetrain shares its core engineering with the RAV4 Hybrid and Toyota's broader hybrid fleet, which has a strong long-term reliability track record, so the mechanicals should hold up to routine hard use. But the Venza is styled and trimmed as a lifestyle crossover — soft-touch surfaces, no washable rubber cargo liner standard, no heavy-duty suspension option — so it isn't built or marketed for fleet/work abuse the way a truck-based SUV is.

No onboard power export, no bed or exposed cargo deck, and roof rails with cross bars — rated to only about 100 lbs by Toyota — are available on XLE/Limited but not the base LE, and aren't compatible with the Limited's optional panoramic roof. There is essentially no upfit ecosystem (racks, tie-down grids, aftermarket bed accessories) built around this model.

A quiet, well-insulated cabin, standard adaptive cruise and lane tracing, and 39 mpg combined stretching the tank toward roughly 550+ miles between fill-ups make this a strong highway tourer with low driver fatigue. It loses ground to true class leaders on outright range versus the smaller-but-more-efficient RAV4 Hybrid and lacks massaging/ventilated-seat comfort features that some rivals offer at this price.

Standard Electronic On-Demand AWD (E-Four, a dedicated rear motor with no driveshaft) helps in light snow and gravel, but ground clearance is a modest 7.7 in with no skid plates, no hill-descent control, no terrain-select modes, and road-biased all-season tires — clearly a pavement-first crossover. Roof-rail load rating (~100 lbs) is also thin for carrying kayaks or a rooftop box, and rails aren't even available on the base LE.

60/40 split-folding rear seats and 55.1 cu ft of max cargo with them down cover normal road-trip luggage and moderate gear comfortably, and the low, wide liftgate opening eases loading bulky items. It's a step behind class benchmarks because the hybrid battery pack sits under the cargo floor, trimming underfloor storage and floor flatness versus a comparable gas-only compact SUV, and there's no household power outlet for camp gear.

Secure and predictable in everyday use but deliberately soft, and it comes apart at the limit: Consumer Reports' 2022 road test found handling "responsive in everyday driving" yet lacking confidence in the emergency-avoidance maneuver, and Car and Driver's instrumented test of the mechanically identical Limited measured only 0.79 g on the skidpad on the low-rolling-resistance Ecopia tires every Venza wears — below the RAV4 Hybrid it shares a drivetrain with. 2022 is the Limited's fog-light update only, per Wikipedia's yearly-changes list; the strut-front/multilink-rear chassis carries over untouched from the 2021 launch. Lands in the lower half of the 'secure but unremarkable' band.

The rack is accurate enough to place the car and light enough to make parking easy, but it is geared slower than the RAV4's and returns essentially nothing to the driver's hands — this is the drivetrain's defining steering trait across every year of the unchanged second generation, 2022 included.

Regenerative-to-friction blending is orderly and everyday stops are drama-free, but measured stopping power on the mechanically identical 2021 test car was the weakest number on the vehicle: 179 ft from 70 mph is well off the pace for a ~3,850-lb crossover, a shortfall attributable to the eco-biased tires rather than the hardware (12-in vented front / 11-in rear discs). Edmunds' 2022-specific review flags the transition as "noticeable" even if orderly.

THS-II is the Venza's best dynamic trait — electric launch, no shift shock, no starter-motor stop/start shudder, and seamless fill from the front and rear drive motors make it genuinely smooth in the commuting it was built for. It misses the top band on response, not smoothness: 7.6–7.8 s to 60 mph is unhurried, and asking for a highway pass pins the revs high and makes the engine announce itself. Matches this scorecard's 1.1.4 powertrain refinement (75) and 1.1.5 transmission behavior (78).

Near-silent on electric power and better insulated than the RAV4 Hybrid it shares a drivetrain with — the Harrier-derived body carries extra sound deadening, and 2022 reviewers reach for the same praise as every other year of this generation. Under load it undoes that: the Atkinson four is buzzy, the eCVT holds revs so the drone is decoupled from road speed, and Car and Driver's instrumented test measured more vibration through the wheel and pedals than it liked — which is what keeps this at mid-band rather than above it.

The volume XLE and the Limited both need 37.4 ft curb-to-curb on their 19-inch wheels; only the base LE's 18s get down to 36.1 ft. On the RAV4's 105.9-in wheelbase but six inches more overall length, that is unremarkable mid-pack maneuverability for a two-row crossover.

The seat itself is right — well-shaped, supportive front chairs with 8-way power adjustment, a slightly elevated hip point with generous headroom, and good forward sightlines. What drags it down is everything around the seat: the plastic center console presses into the driver's right knee, the tapered roofline and high beltline leave poor side and rear visibility, and on the Limited (and XLE with the optional Premium Audio package) the flush capacitive touch controls can't be found by feel and don't always register. 2022's LE and XLE come standard with the smaller 8-in touchscreen rather than the 12.3-in unit (standard on Limited, optional on XLE) — the following year's press-noted usability fix (physical volume buttons under a now-standard 12.3-in XLE screen) hadn't landed yet, so this is marginally the weakest ergonomics year of the generation on the volume trim, though the console intrusion and visibility complaints are unchanged.

The Venza is a calm, quiet mile-eater and makes no attempt to be anything else: one powertrain, no sport trim, a chassis tuned away from corners, and the only engine note on offer is a drone. 2022 reviewers who went looking for character came back with the same verdict as every other year of this generation.

The base LE ($32,890 MSRP) comes standard with AWD, the hybrid powertrain, Toyota Safety Sense 2.0 (dynamic radar cruise, lane tracing, pre-collision), dual-zone climate, 8-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, and LED lighting — rivals like Honda CR-V Hybrid and RAV4 Hybrid either lack standard AWD-hybrid pairing or charge more to match this content.

Standard AWD hybrid at 40/37 mpg and a hushed, well-isolated cabin are genuine differentiators, but the Venza starts several thousand above a comparably equipped RAV4 Hybrid for similar capability and less outright cargo/tow versatility, landing it at fair-not-exceptional value.

Only three trims (LE, XLE, Limited), a single hybrid powertrain, and AWD standard across the board for 2022 — no FWD option, no non-hybrid engine choice, and comparatively few packages versus rivals that offer multiple drivetrain/engine combinations.

US Venza sales fell roughly 50% in 2022 versus the 2021 launch year (from just under 62,000 units), a decline attributed partly to constrained hybrid-battery/chip-driven inventory but still reflecting a niche seller relative to segment leaders like the RAV4.

Toyota carries a strong reliability and resale-value halo in the US market that lifts every nameplate under it, including a lower-volume model like the Venza.

2022 was a seller's market industry-wide amid chip-shortage inventory shortfalls; Toyota-branded incentive searches for the 2022 Venza show little beyond a standard lease offer and occasional small conditional rebates, with many dealers reporting no incentives and cars moving at or near MSRP.

The second-generation Venza (XU80, a rebadged Harrier) launched for MY2021, making 2022 only the second model year of a current-platform design with no imminent redesign risk.

Reviewers (Edmunds and others) responded favorably to the reborn Venza's refinement, standard hybrid AWD, and efficiency, and RepairPal ranks it well among midsize SUVs, but it has not been a consistent comparison-test winner or collected major awards like a 10Best or NACTOY nod.