2017 Toyota RAV4 consumer reviews

This SUV meets all of our needs and has exceeded our expectations. It rides smoothly, has all of the safety features to give us confidence, with power and good gas mileage!

Spent a lot of time researching and test-driving all different makes and models. So thrilled with my decision. My RAV4 has everything I wanted in a vehicle, for a great price. It has ample room, handles well and is a pleasure to drive.

This is an excellent vehicle. I came from a 2016 CR-V EX to the RAV4 XLE. The RAV has a somewhat better and quieter ride. It's still a small SUV but it is noticeable that it improves on both marks. It has far more safety features than the CR-V although Honda has now put them all into all models. There are a few issues that make it a 4.5 not a 5. The forward most cup holder is only good for shorter beverage containers or other stuff you may want handy. The automatic climate control A/C is slow to turn on. Even though it's still set from the last time the car was driven it takes 8-9 seconds before air begins flowing from the vents. That may not seem like much but on a south Texas 98 degree day with 72% humidity it is a very long time. The rear seat head restraints block too much of the view out the back window. Even with them pivoted forward as much as they will pivot and the rear seat backs reclined as much as they will recline they still impose a fair amount on rearward visibility. Lastly, the sound system, even with the fancy JBL upgrade, is mediocre. With the fader set one step up from 100% rear speakers you still only hear the front speakers. If you adjust it any more, the one last step available, then the fronts are turned off and it's only the rear speakers at maybe half the volume of the fronts. Those issues aside, it is still overall a great vehicle. I am pleased with my purchase.

This SUV has met all of our needs. We are very pleased with the ride, safety features, cargo space and the visibility is good for my wife who has had trouble seeing in others in this class.

I had a RAV4 previously, and then switched to something else. Switched back because I love the RAV4 so much! Great design, comfort and safety features.

I like how it looks and handles. Also it gets better gas mileage than I thought it would. It is easy to see out of and I like that my wife can adjust the seat up so she can see out of it better. I have not driven it in snow as of yet, but if it handles as well as it does now it will be great. I did take me a while to figure out all the displays but that is just me.

Love it. Suggest better adjustment range on air vents in front and a possible air vent for back passengers. All else is great.

The RAV4 has a comfortable drive, plenty of leg room, seats are great for the back, lots of head room. It has great safety features such as lights that tell me if a car is in my blind spot and back up camera. I like my heated seats, sun roof and roof racks.

My wife is short and the seats go up high so see can see to drive and she still has the comfort and control. I am able to lower the seats and have the same comfort.

Hadn't planned on making a purchase when I took my 2011 Corolla LE in for normal servicing at my dealership, Chicago Northside Toyota, but with a good salesman and financing I couldn't pass up, 3-hrs later I was the proud owner of a new 2017 RAV4 LTD! In fact, my RAV is so new that I have yet to get acquainted with all of its options but so far the menu-driven features and electronics are quite user-friendly--and I'm not one who is very tech-savvy. When driving there is almost no ambient road noise and the ride is so smooth that you hardly feel all the irregularities in the road.