Complaints by model year
Federal complaints filed against each model year of the Toyota Highlander. Hover a bar for the count.
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
Three most-complained-about yearsAll other years
Which years to avoid
Ranked from the same federal record. Click any year for its full file.
Years to look at twice
- 2019 Toyota Highlander - 626 complaints
- 2021 Toyota Highlander - 622 complaints
- 2008 Toyota Highlander - 502 complaints
Highest raw complaint counts. Counts are not adjusted for sales volume.
Quieter years
- 2024 Toyota Highlander - 57 complaints
- 2016 Toyota Highlander - 137 complaints
- 2001 Toyota Highlander - 158 complaints
Fewest complaints among years with a meaningful record; the two newest model years are excluded because they have had little time to accumulate filings.
What fails, all years combined
Every model year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Toyota Highlander | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 Toyota Highlander | 13 | 3 |
| 2024 Toyota Highlander | 57 | 7 |
| 2023 Toyota Highlander | 234 | 9 |
| 2022 Toyota Highlander | 312 | 5 |
| 2021 Toyota Highlander | 622 | 4 |
| 2020 Toyota Highlander | 368 | 4 |
| 2019 Toyota Highlander | 626 | 3 |
| 2018 Toyota Highlander | 355 | 4 |
| 2017 Toyota Highlander | 370 | 3 |
| 2016 Toyota Highlander | 137 | 2 |
| 2015 Toyota Highlander | 253 | 1 |
| 2014 Toyota Highlander | 161 | 4 |
| 2013 Toyota Highlander | 281 | 3 |
| 2012 Toyota Highlander | 230 | 2 |
| 2011 Toyota Highlander | 229 | 5 |
| 2010 Toyota Highlander | 272 | 10 |
| 2009 Toyota Highlander | 178 | 9 |
| 2008 Toyota Highlander | 502 | 11 |
| 2007 Toyota Highlander | 159 | 4 |
| 2006 Toyota Highlander | 346 | 7 |
| 2005 Toyota Highlander | 289 | 6 |
| 2004 Toyota Highlander | 337 | 5 |
| 2003 Toyota Highlander | 316 | 2 |
| 2002 Toyota Highlander | 335 | 2 |
| 2001 Toyota Highlander | 158 | 3 |
| 1998 Toyota Highlander | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 Toyota Highlander | 1 | 0 |
Recall campaigns, all years
Every campaign filed against this model, with the model years it covers. Recall repairs are free at the dealer.
| Campaign | Years | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26V128000 | 2021-2024 | Seats | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid vehicles. The second-row seat backs may fail to lock into position |
| 25V872000 | 2024-2025 | Seat Belts | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid vehicles. The third row center seat belt roof anchor may have been |
| 25V744000 | 2023-2025 | Back Over Prevention | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022-2026 Toyota, Lexus, and Subaru Solterra vehicles equipped with a Panoramic View Monitor (PVM) system. Pl |
| 25V595000 | 2023-2025 | Electrical System | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Toyota Venza, 2023-2025 RAV4 Prime, RAV4, Highlander, GR Corolla, Crown, 2024-2025 Lexus TX, LS, To |
| 25V040000 | 2023 | Steering | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023 Toyota Corolla, Corolla Cross, Corolla Cross Hybrid, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Tacoma, Lexus RX350, |
| 24V548000 | 2023-2024 | Equipment | Gulf States Toyota, Inc. (GST) is recalling certain Toyota 2023 GR Supra, 2024 4 Runner, Corolla, Grand Highlander, Grand Highlander Hybrid, Land Cruiser Hybrid, Tacoma, Tacoma Hyb |
| 24V452000 | 2021-2024 | Tires | Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Highlander vehicles. The 20-inch accessory tires with an insufficient load rating for the vehicle's Gross Ax |
| 24V419000 | 2022-2024 | Tires | Gulf States Toyota, Inc. (GST) is recalling certain 2022-2024 model year Highlander L and Highlander LE vehicles equipped with the Blackout Package that includes 20" black alloy wh |
| 23V865000 | 2020-2021 | Air Bags | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Corolla, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, RAV4, RAV4 Hybrid, Lexus ES350, Lexu |
| 23V720000 | 2020-2023 | Structure | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Highlander & Highlander Hybrid vehicles. During normal vehicle operation, minor impact to the front |
| 23V480000 | 2023 | Steering | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023 Corolla, Corolla Cross, Corolla Cross Hybrid, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Tacoma, 2023 Lexus RX350, R |
| 22V310000 | 2022 | Equipment | Gulf States Toyota, Inc. (GST) is recalling certain 2022 4Runner, Tacoma, Highlander, and Highlander Hybrid vehicles. The load carrying capacity modification labels may not be perm |
| 20V682000 | 2017-2019 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 4Runner, 2019-2020 Avalon, 2019 Corolla Hatchback, 2017-2019 Highlander, 2018-2020 Camry, 2020 Coro |
| 20V633000 | 2020 | Seats | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020 Highlander and Highlander hybrid vehicles. Incorrect seat trim covers on one or both of the front seats |
| 20V162000 | 2020 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020 Highlander vehicles equipped with a 3.5 L, V6 (2GR-FKS) gasoline engine. Due to an Engine Control Unit ( |
| 20V012000 | 2018-2019 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) recalled certain 2018-2019 4Runner, Highlander, Camry, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma and Tundra, and Lexus RC 300, RC 350, |
| 19V244000 | 2019 | Equipment | Gulf States Toyota (GST) is recalling certain 2019 C-HR, 4Runner, Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, Land Cruiser, Prius, RAV4, Sequoia, Tacoma, Sienna, Tundra |
| 18V211000 | 2018 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018 Toyota Camry and Highlander vehicles, 2017 Toyota Sienna and Tacoma vehicles and 2017 Lexus RX350 vehicl |
| 17V831000 | 2018 | Equipment | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Toyota 4Runner and Tundra, 2018 Toyota Highlander, RAV4 and Lexus GX460 and 2017 Toyota Sienna and |
| 17V520000 | 2017 | Equipment | Gulf States Toyota, Inc. (GST) is recalling certain 2017 Toyota Highlander and Highlander Hybrid vehicles equipped with accessory roof rail cross bars. The fasteners for the roof r |
| 17V295000 | 2017 | Tires | Gulf States Toyota, Inc. (Gulf States) is recalling certain 2017 4Runner , 86, Avalon, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Corolla, Corolla iM, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Prius, Prius C, RAV4 |
| 16V775000 | 2016 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Highlander vehicles manufactured May 26, 2016, to September 16, 2016. The brake fluid level s |
| 16V420000 | 2016 | Equipment | Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2016 Toyota Camry and Highlander, 2015-2016 Toyota Tundra, Scion FR-S, and tC vehicles. The Load Carrying C |
| 16V396000 | 2005-2011 | Seats | Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2005-2011 4Runner, Highlander, Sequoia, and Sienna, 2005-2010 Avalon and Tundra, 2006-2008 Camry Solara, 2006-2010 Hig |
| 15V689000 | 2008-2011 | Visibility | Toyota Motor Company (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Tundra, Sequoia, Corolla, Corolla Matrix and Scion xB, 2008-2011 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid, 2007 Camr |
| 15V144000 | 2015 | Steering | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2015 Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, and Highlander Hybrid, and 2014-2015 Rav4 vehicles. A compon |
| 14V743000 | 2006-2011 | Seats | Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 Prius and Corolla, 2009-2011 Venza, 2006-2010 Avalon, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2005-2011 Sienna and |
| 14V576000 | 2014 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2014 Toyota Avalon, Camry, Sienna, and Highlander and model year 2015 Lexus RX350 vehicles. Fuel m |
| 14V274000 | 2014 | Seats | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2014 Highlander vehicles manufactured April 23, 2014, through April 29, 2014. The affected vehicle |
| 14V272000 | 2014 | Seat Belts | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2014 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid vehicles. The affected vehicles may have improper software i |