Worst years for a Toyota Highlander Hybrid
Owners have filed 1,104 complaints about the Toyota Highlander Hybrid with NHTSA across model years 2005 to 2023. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Avoid
2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid481 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly brakes.
Cleanest on record
2023 Toyota Highlander Hybrid11 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Toyota Highlander Hybrid year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | A | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
| 2022 | A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 35,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2021 | A | 17 | 0 | 0 | 16,650 | Airbags |
| 2020 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2019 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9,655 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2018 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 36 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2017 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2,900 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2016 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 42,000 | Brakes |
| 2015 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2014 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2013 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2012 | A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2011 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 72,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2010 | B | 26 | 1 | 0 | 35,000 | Brakes |
| 2009 | B | 55 | 4 | 0 | 60,200 | Brakes |
| 2008 | D | 272 | 6 | 7 | 113,400 | Brakes |
| 2007 | D | 160 | 21 | 4 | 105,000 | Brakes |
| 2006 | D | 481 | 45 | 12 | 100,000 | Brakes |
| 2005 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
What breaks on a Toyota Highlander Hybrid
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2006
Worst in 2008
Worst in 2006
Exactly what failed on a Toyota Highlander Hybrid
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Toyota Highlander Hybrid, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Toyota Highlander Hybrid problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Toyota Highlander Hybrid
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.