2017 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Customer Reviews

Pros

• Technology and Entertainment

  Keeps me from locking it with out proper procedures. Warns me of potential problems

• Fuel Economy

  Fuel MPG between 32 & 36 MPG

Cons

• Interior Space

  Prior owner had scraped driver side window shading

Pros

• Braking

  brakes last 10s of thousands of miles longer than gas only vehicles because of the majority of stopping force being handled by the regenerative friction in the electric motors to recharge the hybrid battery

• Cost to Maintain

  fewer parts to potentially replace (hybrids have no alternators or starters). coolant is easy to drain and refill, transmission and rear differential is easy to drain and refill (no transmission flushes required) and other than oil changes, there's really nothing else that requires maintenance

• Fuel Economy

  when weather conditions are warm enough, I can see 45mpg for a moderate distance trip. averages around 38. can't beat that for an SUV

Cons

• Value

  I'd say the only con to purchasing a hybrid is that they are initially more expensive. but in the grand scheme of things between reliability, low maintenance costs, and less money on fuel, you eventually come out way ahead

Pros

• Fuel Economy

  Gas prices are high

• Reliability

• Power

  Awesome with gas and electric combined!

Cons

• Interior Space

  The RAV4 was a great reduction in the space we used to have in our Toyota Sienna minivan. We will miss that aspect!

Pros

• Fuel Economy

  very economical

• Seat Comfort

Cons

• Power

  don’t have a lot of pick up

• Technology and Entertainment

  needs Apple play

Pros

• Fuel Economy

  Great on the gas

• Interior Space

  Lots of space and comfortable

• Visibility

  I can see all around the car.

Cons

Pros

• Fuel Economy

  35 - 38 MPG around town. 30-31 on a trip. My gasoline powered 2013 got about 65% of that.

• Ride and Handling

  Does well nearly everywhere. I even take it off roading on some pretty rough places. It is perfectly adequate around town and on the highway.

• Reliability

  Rav4s rarely have problems. I've had none with this one.

Cons

• Seat Comfort

  Seats are narrow and hard. I have a thin memory foam cushion and it corrects the problem.

Pros

• Ride and Handling

  The ride is extremely comfortable and the handling is awesome. Tight and responsive

• Fuel Economy

  The best fuel economy I've experienced in a while. Excellent range, perfect for our road trip escapes.

• Interior Space

  Very spacious and very comfortable. A joy to drive on long trips

Cons

• Styling

  Decent styling but still pretty plain