2017 Toyota RAV4 problems
Owners have filed 419 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Toyota RAV4. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 26% of complaints. After that come brakes (9%) and engine (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 419 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 55 and 41
- Injuries and deaths
- 47 and 4
- Typical mileage
- 23,000 miles 216 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 105 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 54 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 16 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 17 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 216 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 23,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 37,000 miles (45 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 55 complaints mention a crash; 41 complaints mention a fire; 47 injuries reported; 4 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 93% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2017 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 30 model years of the Toyota RAV4 with enough data (267 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
This vehicle was involved in a T-Bone crash, where the battery came out and the vehicle caught fire. The driver of this vehicle died at the scene. This involves NHTSA recall number 23V734 & Manufacturer Recall number 23TB13.
Tl* the contact owned a 2017 toyota rav4. While driving 45 MPH, the contact swerved to avoid a deer and his foot slipped off the brake pedal. The contact crashed the vehicle into a guardrail. The air bags did not deploy. The contact's arms and ribs were bruised and his neck snapped back and was swollen. Medical attention was not received; however, x-rays were performed. The contact planned to schedule an appointment with a doctor. A police report was not filed.
The sunroof explodes / shatters for no apparent reason. Driving down the interstate at about 70 MPH, no other cars anywhere close to me in a wooded area and the sunroof shattered. I got out and looked at it and there was no damage anywhere near the sunroof, no chips, scratches, just a shattered sunroof. You would think that it might have been a rock thrown up from a car in front of me, but as I stated, there were no other drivers even remotely close to me on the interstate.