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How long you'll wait for your new Toyota: RAV4 Hybrid, Camry Hybrid, Yaris Cross and LC300 now more than 12 months away at some dealers

New customers could be waiting until 2024 before taking delivery of a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid.

Nearly every single one of Toyota Australia’s models now have a wait time of at least six months, according to information passed onto the brand’s local dealers.

Of course, times will vary from dealer to dealer, but at least one outlet is quoting times of up to four years or “never” on one model – the LandCruiser 70 Series.

The new LandCruiser 300 Series is also proving difficult for Toyota Australia to source, as wait times blow out to 20 months for the Nissan Patrol rival from some outlets.

Then it’s the RAV4 Hybrid with a wait time of 18 months, as well as the Yaris Cross GXL and Urban variants with a similar wait time.

Of note, the RAV4 is due to be updated later this year, and customers ordering the mid-size SUV are advised that prices are likely to go up and specs will likely be different for the incoming model.

The Toyota Prado is also proving popular, with a wait time of 15 months before customers are expected to take delivery, meanwhile the Camry and C-HR hybrids both have a wait time of 12 months.

As for the Kluger, petrol and hybrid, as well as the Corolla Hybrid, Yaris Cross GX, Fortuner, HiAce and HiLux 4x4, buyers will need to wait up to eight months before their cars arrive.

However, for the Yaris, HiLux workmate and non-hybrid versions of the Corolla (hatch and sedan), RAV4 and C-HR, wait times are as little as six months.

This leaves only the Supra and Granvia as the only two models that are readily available at Toyota dealerships, and won’t incur a lengthy wait time.

While Toyota Australia wouldn’t provide an average wait time list like Hyundai has provided its dealers, the Japanese brand said customers should contact their local outlets for the latest up-to-date information.

“Demand for new vehicles is at unprecedented levels,” a spokesperson said. “In Australia, to support the strong demand, Toyota Australia been working closely with our global production teams to secure as many vehicles for our market as possible.

“Wait times vary depending on the model, variant and specification requirements of each customer. The RAV4 Hybrid, Camry Hybrid, LandCruiser 70 and LandCruiser 300 are in particularly high demand and currently have longer wait times.

“Due to the ever-evolving nature of this situation Toyota dealers are best placed to continue to provide updates to our customers on delivery timeframes for individual orders.”

However, Toyota also announced this week that further production lines will be suspended “due to the continued impact of a COVID-19 outbreak at one of our suppliers”.

The brand said in statement that is tricky to forecast production numbers for the future, and that “there is a possibility that the production plan may be lower”, but that is will “continue to make every effort possible to deliver as many vehicles to our customers at the earliest date”.