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Toyota Highlander

Every Toyota Highlander 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 years2,661203 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years122015 to 2026
Recall campaigns25Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins2,047Summed across model years
By model year

The 2021 model year drew the most complaints, 523

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

0200400600201520162017201820192020202152320222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Powertrain leads the Toyota Highlander complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain
774
Brakes
314
Engine and cooling
285
Electrical system
276
Fuel system
275
Structure
226
Airbags
175
Driver assistance
113
Visibility and wipers
96
Speed control
89
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Toyota Highlander 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 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026SUV20.0330024
2025SUV1020.0774036
2024SUV4216.72107064
2023SUV1827.791090130
2022SUV2596.91,12650160
2021SUV5235.21,74340180
2020SUV3175.41,13240186
2019SUV4894.91,16430162
2018SUV2679.764350253
2017SUV2679.752440265
2016SUV11115.327130269
2015SUV19213.042220318
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Toyota Highlander

  • 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-595 Sep 11, 2025
    Due to an error in the instrument panel software at vehicle startup, the instrument panel may fail to display vehicle speed, brake system, and…
    Electrical system · 591k 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
  • 24V-452 Jun 18, 2024
    20-inch accessory tires with an insufficient load rating for the vehicle's Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) were installed
    Tires · 4,763 vehicles
  • 24V-419 Jun 6, 2024
    Installed tires have an insufficient load rating
    Tires · 4,869 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
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.