Used 2017 Toyota RAV4 Consumer Reviews
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A great, reliable car
Jesse, 02/13/2024
2017 Toyota RAV4 XLE 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I bought my 2017 RAV4 XLE AWD brand new in Spring 2017 and it has been a companion to my wife, our dogs, and I for the last 7 years. Sadly, my wife and I decided to trade the amazing RAV4 in today for something bigger (another Toyota mind you), but that was no reflection on the RAV4 whatsoever. In fact, it's an amazing vehicle all around! After 162,000 I've never had a single mechanical problem with the RAV4. Outside regular maintenance, the engine, transmission, and everything else has worked flawlessly. We drove thr car from coast to coast, and all over the place over the years (hence the high miles). Still, despite the flawless reliability, the car isn't perfect, although none of the following are enough to warrant one less star in my review. Here are a few minor issues we had in our long term ownership with the RAV4. Headlight bulbs burned out often: I don't know if this is an electrical issue or what, but I was replacing the headlight bulbs every 12-16 months. Luckily they're easy to replace, but still annoying. Infotainment is glitchy and temperamental: the infotainment unit is fairly glitchy and would often not show the song playing, or freeze on one song as new ones came up. It also did not play nicely with my old iPod when I still had it and also USB thumb drives with music on it. There were a few times where everything froze for no apparent reason and I literally had to turn the car off and start it back up to resolve. Luckily that didn't happen often, but overall I was not impressed with the infotainment system. Front seats lost support after a while: this wasn't an issue until the last couple years of ownership, but the front seats, especially the drivers seat got less and less supportive with time. It was bad enough where on longer car trips my lower back, butt, and legs would get very stiff and painful. I never had this issue the first 4 or so years, but I figured it was worth noting if you plan on looking at higher mileage examples. Other than those very minor gripes, the 2017 RAV4 is as reliable and well built a vehicle as anyone would hope. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a reliable car and one they can depend on for a very, very long time.
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a couple of issues
Boya Mac, 09/18/2023
2017 Toyota RAV4 LE 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I have my 2017 Rav 4 for three years now ,two issues I have is number one ,It just shuts down unexpectedly , on the highway or driving around town etc. Took it to the dealer, they checked it in their words"From stem to stern" reset computer, worked fine for a few months then problem comes back, If I take positive cable off the battery, and leave off for awhile it ,the problem goes away for a number of days than returns. Called Toyota I was told that they never heard of this problem before, which I doubt. 2Nd issue is minor when driving in the dark some of the instrument panel buttons dont lght up. Have to try and remember where they are. Otherwise I like everything else about the vehicle my type of vehicle.
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JMB, 02/03/2023
2017 Toyota RAV4 XLE 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Read other reviews on this model and the brakes seem to be a problem area. Found history in Carmax and the brakes where replaced twice in this vehicle
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vicky, 12/20/2017
2017 Toyota RAV4 Limited 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Over all very happy with the vehicle. Cant comment on reliability or overall value since we haven't owned it long enough. But based on our last Toyota i would give it 4 to 5 stars if it does as well. I think a 6 cyl option would have been nice to have available. Storage and cubbys are few, but it is a compact suv.
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Not all that it should be!
Chuck, 01/17/2018
2017 Toyota RAV4 Platinum 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
10 of 14 people found this review helpful
JBL system speakers sounds like an AM box...terrible sound no Base!Terrible sound system if indeed it's JBL. The heated steering wheel only heats in some spots, Gps freezes on the freeways , can't change the color on the Gps black is what you get at night teibble system ,Gps does not show your speed, this car has no digital speedometer and the notches are too small to read ,car is a gas hog for being a 4 cylinder I've never gotten 300 miles on a tank.Switchs for heated seats stay on including the steering wheel switch when you turn back on the car...non electronic switch only mechanical switches...but blue paint is pretty...switches are poorly located.
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