Toyota Highlander by model year

7,339 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Toyota Highlander across 26 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Toyota Highlander

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2001	158
2002	335
2003	316
2004	337
2005	289
2006	349
2007	160
2008	504
2009	178
2010	272
2011	229
2012	230
2013	283
2014	163
2015	255
2016	139
2017	379
2018	363
2019	656
2020	387
2021	665
2022	361
2023	248
2024	60
2025	15
2026	6

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2026	6			24
2025	15		4	24 to 25
2024	60	Brakes (13%)	7	24 to 25	5 stars
2023	248	Body & structure (13%)	9	24 to 25	5 stars
2022	361	Drivetrain & axles (15%)	5	23 to 24	5 stars
2021	665	Drivetrain & axles (34%)	4	23 to 24	5 stars
2020	387	Drivetrain & axles (33%)	4	23 to 24	5 stars
2019	656	Drivetrain & axles (32%)	3	22 to 23	5 stars
2018	363	Drivetrain & axles (19%)	4	22 to 23	5 stars
2017	379	Drivetrain & axles (20%)	3	22 to 23	5 stars
2016	139	Brakes (14%)	2	20 to 22	5 stars
2015	255	Electrical system (20%)	1	20 to 22	5 stars
2014	163	Electrical system (22%)	4	20 to 22	5 stars
2013	283	Steering (16%)	3	19 to 22	4 stars
2012	230	Steering (20%)	2	19 to 22	4 stars
2011	229	Wipers, windshield & visibility (15%)	5	19 to 22	4 stars
2010	272	Electrical system (20%)	10	19 to 22
2009	178	Engine (16%)	9	19 to 22
2008	504	Brakes (17%)	11	19 to 20
2007	160	Brakes (23%)	4	19 to 22
2006	349	Brakes (29%)	7	19 to 22
2005	289	Cruise control (14%)	6	19 to 22
2004	337	Transmission (15%)	5	19 to 22
2003	316	Engine (27%)	2	18 to 22
2002	335	Wipers, windshield & visibility (42%)	2	18 to 22
2001	158	Wipers, windshield & visibility (17%)	3	18 to 22