Toyota Highlander Hybrid
Owners filed 824 complaints across 22 model years of the Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The 2006 drew the most (370); the 2025 the fewest (0).
Model years22
Complaints824
Recalls55
Fires14
Deaths2
Every Toyota Highlander Hybrid model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2023 | 9 | 6 | — | — | Structure | Routine | |
| 2022 | 6 | 4 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2021 | 15 | 4 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2020 | 9 | 4 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Visibility/Wiper | Routine | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2012 | 9 | 0 | — | — | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2010 | 22 | 4 | — | 1 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2009 | 40 | 4 | — | 2 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2008 | 197 | 8 | 4 | 6 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2007 | 110 | 2 | 2 | 14 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2006 | 370 | 6 | 7 | 34 | Service Brakes | Fatalities reported | |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Toyota Highlander Hybrid years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2006 is the weakest year on record, with 370 complaints concentrated in the service brakes. It carries 6 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.