Toyota 4Runner 2010–2024 · Maintenance schedule & cost to maintain

Toyota rotates the tires at every 5,000-mile service in all 15 books, on both schedules. Keep wear even across all four: the manuals say not to mix tires of remarkably different treadwear, and warn that mixing tires can damage parts of the drive train.

Toyota greases the propeller shaft joints and re-torques the shaft bolt every 15,000 miles, and every 5,000 miles if you mostly drive dirt or dusty roads or tow, carry a roof load or haul heavy. For this row the guides count roads treated with road salt as part of those conditions.

Toyota inspects both differentials every 15,000 miles and replaces the oil every 15,000 miles if you mostly tow, carry a roof load or haul heavy. The front differential is 4WD only. Toyota specifies Differential gear oil LT 75W-85 GL-5. RepairPal prices one axle at $169 to $197, so a 4WD truck doing both runs about double.

Toyota inspects the front drive shaft boots on 4WD trucks every 15,000 miles, and every 5,000 miles if you mostly drive dirt or dusty roads. AutoNation says grease splattered around the tire or suspension means a boot has torn, and puts new CV axle life at 70,000 to 130,000 miles.

Toyota inspects the transfer case oil every 30,000 miles, and replaces it every 30,000 miles if you mostly drive dirt or dusty roads, or tow, carry a roof load or haul heavy. It takes Toyota Genuine Transfer gear oil LF (SAE 75W) or an equivalent. We found no RepairPal price for this job.

Toyota measures pad and rotor thickness and rotor runout every 30,000 miles and looks at the linings at the other 5,000-mile services. It prints no replacement mileage. Toyota's pad chart lists a different front kit for trucks built from August 2019 (04465-35330) than for earlier ones (04465-60320).

Toyota's normal schedule never replaces it: the 2010-2014 books inspect the fluid every 30,000 miles, the 2015-2024 books check the transmission for leaks. If you mostly tow, carry a roof load or haul heavy, every book replaces it at 60,000 and 120,000 miles. Use Toyota Genuine ATF WS.

Toyota first inspects the belt at 60,000 miles, then every 15,000 miles, in all 15 books. It prints no replacement mileage, so the belt is replaced when that inspection finds cracks, wear or oil on it.

No Toyota interval. Monroe says worn shocks let the tire bounce, which cups the tread, so replace worn shocks before buying tires, not after. RepairPal's rows swing by year on this truck, from $803 to $1,604.

Not a Toyota schedule item in any of the 15 books. Check it when the tires wear unevenly. AutoNation says a worn control-arm bushing disrupts alignment and causes irregular tread wear, so check the bushings before paying for an alignment that will not hold.

Wear-based, no Toyota interval. AutoNation puts typical wear-out around 100,000 miles and says a worn bushing disrupts alignment and wears the tread irregularly. If an alignment will not hold, check these first.

Not a Toyota interval item. Toyota says replace a tire when its treadwear indicators show. Toyota's manuals say not to mix makes, models, tread patterns or remarkably different treadwear, and warn it can damage parts of the drive train. The 5,000-mile rotation is what keeps the four even.

All 15 books replace the coolant first at 100,000 miles or 120 months, then every 50,000 miles or 60 months, with no shorter severe interval. Those numbers assume Toyota Super Long-Life Coolant or an equivalent non-silicate, non-amine, non-borate hybrid organic acid coolant. Toyota warns another coolant type may need a different interval.

No Toyota interval, and we have not confirmed a mount weak point specific to this generation. Signs: a clunk shifting into drive or reverse, vibration, the engine moving under throttle. A failed mount lets the engine move and can break an exhaust flex pipe, hoses, wiring or CV axles. RepairPal's rows for this truck run $1,779 to $2,543.

All 15 books replace them at 120,000 miles, with no shorter severe interval, and say the service is required under the emissions warranty. Toyota's plug chart gives the V6 iridium DENSO SK20HR11 for 2010-2013 and SK16HR11 for 2014-2024. Use the one for your year.

A calendar item. AAA puts average battery life at 3 to 5 years and says testing matters from year three, so load-test from year 3 and replace by year 5 at any mileage. Toyota's 2024 battery chart lists group 24F for the V6, on a row that starts at 2010 with no end year. Match the group and cold-cranking amps, and compare warranty terms before you buy.