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2012 Toyota Highlander body & structure problems

20 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2012 Toyota Highlander, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
20 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
35,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When body & structure problems show up

Body & structure complaints by mileage, 2012 Toyota Highlander Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 35,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 35,000 miles
Based on 11 complaints that include mileage. 73% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 11 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 35,000 miles, and 73% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

Toyota highlander was crossing intersection with green light and was struck on the middle side by oncoming vehicle running a red light. Toyota highlander rolled 1.25 times. Toyota highlander had second row set up in bench configuration with center console unit stowed as manual indicated under center seat. Center console unit dislodged during impact and/or roll and flew through rear passenger area, striking two children on the head and causing head/brain injury (concussion and loss of consciousness).

Reported at 35,000 miles, August 2014 CrashInjury

Over the course of a few weeks we noticed a significant smell in our car. We have rubber floormats, so did not notice that there was a drainage problem in our A/C condenser. The blockage caused drainage to back up into the body of our vehicle and mold started to grow all over the inside of the vehicle on the carpet underneath the rubber floormats. We later learned that the blockage was caused by a spider web in the A/C condenser drainage tube.

Reported at 14,000 miles, July 2013

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