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2017 Toyota RAV4: recalls and problems

3 recalls and 321 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. The most-reported problem area is electrical system.

3recalls
321complaints
34crashes reported
24fires reported
30injuries reported

Recalls

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Most common problems

  • Electrical System108 · 34%
  • Unknown Or Other64 · 20%
  • Service Brakes40 · 12%
  • Exterior Lighting32 · 10%
  • Engine32 · 10%
  • Structure21 · 7%
  • Air Bags17 · 5%
  • Power Train16 · 5%
  • Vehicle Speed Control15 · 5%
  • Steering13 · 4%

What owners report

Electrical System,Service Brakes,Forward Collision Avoidance

Toyota abs actuator accumulator shows problems after a while. most common on hybrid vehicles. signs comes up such abs malfunction, pre-collision malfunction, low braking power, and lose traction control.

Exterior Lighting

The tail light assembly on these vehicles seems to be a reoccurring issue reported by other owners on online forums and unfortunately we seem to fall under the same category. water and moisture constantly gets into the rear brake/turn lighting assembly and has been constantly burning out the bulbs it’s become quite ridiculously expensive now. how was my safety put at risk? well it’s the brake lights! if my brake ligh

Vehicle Speed Control,Service BrakesCrash

I was pulling into a parking spot in a parking garage and pressed on the brake. the brake pedal did not offer the usual resistance and went flat to the floor. the car began to accelerate and smashed into a concrete i-beam on the wall of the garage. i put the car in park and kept my foot on the brake but it still kept trying to move forward. then i put it in reverse and it slowly backed away from the wall but still wo

Unknown Or Other

The sunroof/moonroof glass on my 2017 toyota rav4 xle suddenly shattered while i was driving on the highway. i heard a very loud explosion-like sound, and the sunroof glass broke unexpectedly. i did not observe any object, rock, or road debris striking the sunroof before it shattered. the remaining damaged sunroof and vehicle are currently available for inspection upon request. this incident put my safety and the sa

Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. They are owner reports and have not been verified.

Crash-test ratings

VersionOverallFrontalSideRollover
2017 Toyota Rav4 SUV FWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
2017 Toyota Rav4 SUV AWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★

Source: NHTSA recalls, complaints and NCAP APIs, covering RAV4, RAV4 HYBRID. Last refreshed 2026-09-29.