Model years Toyota RAV4 Hybrid
2017 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid
Complaints about this year name car far more often than the model's other years — 37% of them, about 8× the usual rate of 4.5%.
NHTSA opened a defect investigation into this model year.
| Complaints filed | 302 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 13 |
| Involving a crash | 31 |
| Involving a fire | 23 |
| Recalls | 0 |
| NHTSA crash rating | 5/5 |
| EPA combined | 32 mpg |
Also unusual this year
- rav4 contact — 20% of complaints, 50× usual
- out — 20% of complaints, 50× usual
- about — 17% of complaints, 41× usual
What owners wrote
As I drive about 70 MPH, the ABS and the brake lights come on and the car is momentarily out of control. As I grabbed the tearing and reduce the speed dramatically, the system correct itself and I am able to continue driving at a very low speed.
ABH (AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAM) SYSTEM DISCONNECTS RANDOMLY AND SHUTS DOWN THE HEAD LIGHT HIGH BEAM. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE ABH INDICATOR ON THE DASH GOES DARK. ABH MAY OR MAY NOT COME BACK ON AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS. THIS HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH NO OTHER VEHIC…
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
How this was worked out
Every year of the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid was compared against its own history rather than against other cars, which removes popularity and age from the answer — a common car draws more complaints at equal reliability, and an older one has had longer to accumulate them. A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints.
This is a fault record, not a review. Nobody files a federal complaint to say the car was fine, so it shows what tends to go wrong — not whether owners liked it, and not whether it is a good car.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . Look this vehicle up directly on NHTSA's site to check anything here.
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