Reliability of Hybrid Turbo 4 iForce Max after 100k miles (an owner's report)

[Stigma]

Assuming this is the same engine we have, here is a quick writeup on one with over 100k miles on it:

The Drive article

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[RTRD_Will]

Great post! Especially with all the negativity going around about the new engine reliability. We got our 2025 TRD ORP iforce Max a few months ago. Love it!

 

[watchbuzz]

I am staying optimistic. The 2.4T isn't new. It is the same/similar to what's used in the Lexus NX350, RX350, Crown, Tacoma, LC250, etc etc ( T24A-FTS). Toyota’s tuned it pretty conservatively. It only running moderate boost. It has a water-cooled turbo + integrated exhaust manifold. And now has dual injection (port and direct) to manage heat/carbon. The bottom is also built solid, with a forged crank and chain-driven cams. It seems like it has been designed for sustained load rather than peak output. Mainly, Toyota has been running turbo engines reliably in high-heat and high-dust markets for decades, so from my (optimistic) POV this is simply North America receiving the same approach that has already been proven elsewhere.

Every once in a while I will search for the highest mileage cars I can find and peak at the car fax:
- 60k mile LC250 - 3 owner, but only oil changes, a windshield and a recall
- 67k mile Tacoma - just oil changes and a recall
- 123k mile Lexus NX - Nothing but oil changes

 

[127.0.0.1]

this example was oil change every 5000

 

[Gastan]

An owner drove over 110,000 miles on his 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser 1958 in less than a year and his experience is early evidence that our 2.4L Hybrid i-Force Max engine should prove very reliable.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/this-...p-110000-miles-in-a-year-heres-how-it-held-up

The specific vehicle we’re talking about here is a 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser, 1958 trim, with the 2.4 turbo hybrid powertrain. “No issues with the vehicle and no rattles or anything falling off,” he told us over email. Here’s a rundown of services he’s done:​

• 22 oil changes
  • 22 tire rotations
  • 3 engine air filters
  • 3 cabin air filters
  • 2 spark plug services
  • 1 engine coolant and inverter service
  • 3 sets of tires (including the set that came on the car)
  • 2 alignments

I guess I’m not surprised that the truck has held up just fine. While Somers has certainly been driving a lot, it doesn’t sound like he’s been driving particularly hard. Highway cruising between urban locations is pretty much the least taxing type of driving one could do. The Cruiser’s owner said he’d been averaging 23.1 mpg before moving to winter tires. Toyota claims 22 mpg in the city, 25 mpg on the highway, and a combined 23 mpg, so he’s right in line with EPA estimates.​

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Nevertheless, when I’d heard he’d racked up more than 100,000 miles in under a year, I was naturally curious and figured you (dear readers) might be too. So, while it’s not a particularly thrilling report, it is interesting to have a confirmed case of crazy-high mileage on a new turbo hybrid Cruiser.​

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I won’t lie, this has me rethinking the superiority of the Lexus GX over the Land Cruiser. I loved driving the GX, but reports of recalls on that V6 engine would have me nervous to take it way off the grid. Meanwhile, this less-conventional hybrid four-cylinder powertrain seems to be shining.​

 

[kekecarioca]

Great anecdote! it's good reassurance for now. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Stigma]

Another thing to note is that with those miles and those days, it was an average of 300-400 miles per day driven. So it doesn't give much of an indication of reliability in a lot of stop and go traffic I would assume.

Pretty happy with the report though, because it's also a big vehicle powered by a (little) 4 banger that isn't having the issues everyone is thinking 4 cylinders are going to have.

I, for one, trust the Toyota engineers to put the right powerplant in. So far it looks like they did!

 

[Joe Dirt]

I'll throw my two cents in. That's great to see high mileage in a short period of time and keeping up with the 5K oci. 110,000 miles for a $70,000 car, I would hope to see at least another 200,000 on top of that for that kind of price tag. I sold my third generation 4Runner with 265 k on it and it was maintaining meticulously by myself and still purred like a finely tuned machine.

 

[Nodak]

if you want to see a detailed breakdown of the t24 engine

https://www.toyota-club.net/files/faq/21-09-20_faq_t24-engine_en.htm

 

[John2112]

Good information. I've only had two vehicles that I've driven over 100,000 miles, both Toyotas. A 1985 Toyota 4Runner that I drove for 21 years, a current 2006 Toyota Matrix about to hit 20 years old, and my current 2025 Trail Hunter. Amazing that he did all of that mileage in just one year, it's always taking me decades to get that kind of mileage on a vehicle. Other than vacation I only drive about 200 miles a month so it might take me a bit of time to rack up that many miles on the trail hunter, pretty sure it will Outlast me.

 

[RAD4RNR]

This is good to see. Some people really hate the 2.4 turbo. I've had a 4.0 Tacoma and I love it but it lacked power and was always looking for a gear when on the gas. The 2.4 Iforce in my TRD ORP is awesome. Plenty of power and really move on the freeway. I got the service plan when I bought my 4 Runner but it recommends 10,000-mile oil changes. Like in the article I will be changing my own oil every 5,000 miles in between. When you spent $65, 0000 + on a car I want it to last a long time. I do the same with my wife's Lexus RX 500H also. Extra oil changes never hurts.

 

[SC4Runner]

There are a few things that should have also been done IMO that weren’t mentioned.
1. Differential service every 30-40k
2. Radiator flush, brake and power steering fluids every 30k
3. Transmission fluid drain and refill every 50k

 

[SouthCoast]

There are a few things that should have also been done IMO that weren’t mentioned.
1. Differential service every 30-40k
2. Radiator flush, brake and power steering fluids every 30k
3. Transmission fluid drain and refill every 50k

Why would either of those need to be done at those intervals? Seems awfully short.

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