A new Rav 4 won't be as reliable. Every manufacturer is facing 100s of thousands of recalls for all sorts of issues. Ford isn't the only one having issues.
I have a button on my garage door opener on my wall in garage that disables it. So my remotes aren't an issue to me. Every night, part of my routine is to go click the button so remotes don't work.
True story. 3 weeks ago I purchased an XLT FX4 EB and a week later they called me in for a recall. They said they weren't sure what the recall was, but it was safety related. So they gave me a brand new lariat EB, fully loaded as a loeaner. 3 days later they called me and said they couldn't...
I drive mine pretty regular without much thinking. AC on cause I'm in Florida and getting 37.5mpg average. Not too bad. Was getting 33mpg in my accord.