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Toyota Highlander Hybrid

Every Toyota Highlander Hybrid model year on file, 2015 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years633 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years122015 to 2026
Recall campaigns13Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,281Summed across model years
By model year

The 2021 model year drew the most complaints, 15, 24% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

05101520152016201720182019202020211520222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Airbags leads the Toyota Highlander Hybrid complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Airbags
13
Structure
11
Brakes
11
Engine and cooling
8
Electrical system
7
Fuel system
4
Speed control
4
Visibility and wipers
3
Steering
3
Wheels
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Toyota Highlander Hybrid model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Toyota Highlander Hybrid by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Not decoded0NoneNone0024
2025Not decoded0NoneNone3040
2024Not decoded0NoneNone4081
2023SUV90.04560117
2022SUV60.02641150
2021SUV150.05041159
2020SUV90.03241140
2019SUV60.0140188
2018SUV540.01201106
2017Not decoded30.030021103
2016SUV616.71501121
2015SUV40.0901152
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Toyota Highlander Hybrid

  • 26V-128 Mar 5, 2026
    Second-row seat backs may fail to lock into position during seat back adjustment
    Seats · 687k vehicles
  • 25V-872 Dec 17, 2025
    Third row center seat belt roof anchor may have been installed at an incorrect angle, preventing the seat belt from properly restraining the occupant
    Seat belts · 39 vehicles
  • 25V-744 Oct 30, 2025
    Software error may cause the rearview camera to freeze or display a blank screen when the vehicle is in reverse
    Back-over prevention · 1.02M vehicles
  • 25V-040 Jan 29, 2025
    Electrical connection inside the steering column's spiral cable assembly may be insufficiently welded, causing the connection to separate and…
    Airbags · 1,716 vehicles
  • 24V-548 Jul 23, 2024
    Load carrying capacity modification label may display inaccurate added weight values
    Equipment · 34k vehicles
  • 23V-865 Dec 20, 2023
    Short circuit may develop in the Occupant Classification System (OCS) sensor, preventing the front passenger air bag from deploying
    Airbags · 1000k vehicles
  • 23V-720 Oct 26, 2023
    During normal vehicle operation, minor impact to the front lower bumper cover may result in the cover coming loose or detaching
    Structure · 751k vehicles
  • 23V-480 Jul 12, 2023
    Electrical connection inside the steering column's spiral cable assembly may be insufficiently welded, causing the connection to separate and…
    Airbags · 153k vehicles
  • 22V-310 May 6, 2022
    Load carrying capacity modification labels may not be permanent and can fade, becoming illegible
    Equipment · 661 vehicles
  • 22V-239 Apr 13, 2022
    Skid Control ECU software may not turn on the Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) system when the vehicle is restarted after the driver has disabled…
    Stability and traction control · 458k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.