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22 reviews
Jun, 2025
alaTest has collected and analyzed 22 reviews of Road Angel Navigator 7000. The average rating for this product is 2.6/5, compared to an average rating of 3.9/5 for other GPS for all reviews. People really like the performance. Views about the maps and screen are different, and the route planning and reliability get less positive reviews.
performance
usability, price, reliability, route planning
We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other GPS the Road Angel Navigator 7000 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 79/100 = Good quality.
Expert review by : Ross Catanzariti (goodgearguide.com.au)
The Navigator 7000 is outstanding for road safety thanks to its
Outstanding and comprehensive safety features, good maps and voice guidance, MP3 player and photo viewer, excellent battery life
Interface and user experience could be improved, no external volume control, sunlight glare an issue, chunky windscreen mount
The Navigator 7000 is outstanding for road safety thanks to its "Road Sense" subscription, but its navigational performance could be improved.
Expert review by : Alex Kidman (cnet.com.au)
The Navigator 7000 is a fine GPS system with oodles of add-on safety features, but its complexity is also its Achilles heel. Read our Australian review.
Road Sense application ; Lots of customisable features ; Dust and splash-proof
Rubber port covers don't fit properly ; Windscreen mount is stiff and complicated to install ; Complex and sometimes befuddling interface
If you're prepared to learn the interface and can put up with the subscription pricing for the Road Sense application, then the Navigator 7000 comes highly recommended. If you want a simpler device that you can simply plug in and get going with,...
Consumer review (reevoo.com)
easy to use quick set up excellant for speed cameras warnings etc
routes are always the quickest , should continually show time and miles left of journey as you have to press something to view it and when driving not always easy ,
Consumer review (reevoo.com)
compact
looses roads
Consumer review (cnet.com.au)
paid $1000 for a unit that won't work properly. updated the unit with new card to fix the problems and made it worse they told me to send it back and they would check it out and fix it but i had to pay for it
all the alerts
updates don't work properly base constantly fell of the windscreen
Consumer review (cnet.com.au)
bought the unit 3years ago ($1000) it always took ages to find satellites, when the speaker stopped working road angel took their time replying to our email and then wanted too charge just too have a look at it ($100) before they would fix it. Dont buy...
all the alerts
expensive unit, expensive updates, guidance not always correct, poor after sales support from road angel, problem with speaker it just stopped working, over all not worth the money paid
Consumer review (cnet.com.au)
i do 360-370 thousand k a year.heavy veicle operator,have Road Angel 6000 and its the best thing i ever bought.had for three years now and only prob i have had is a bad battery.
Consumer review (cnet.com.au)
This is the WORST GPS unit ever!!! Since I've got it (2005) I'm having trouble with it no stop! I returned it back many time. I always paid for upgrade $$$ but it still does not work! CRAP! CRAP!! CRAP!!!
I had to give 1 point because no less on the scale. Shame
DO NOT BUY IT
Consumer review (cnet.com.au)
Very difficult interface compared to competitor units, after one year the battery is now stuffed. Not happy
Road Sense
Interface icons - menu navigation ; Rubber side covers keep bending open ; Battery wont recharge after one year
Consumer review (cnet.com.au)
Fantastic unit. The best WHEN IT WORKS.
great features incl school zones bus lane red and speed camers
No backup service. units fail regularly. They havn't ironed the bugs out of these yet. constant problems with screens charging and updating
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