Reliability & cost of ownership
Toyota Highlander Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Toyota Highlander? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Toyota Highlander problems by model year
126 recall entries and 5671 owner complaints on file across 28 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Toyota Highlander, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- power train1008 complaints
- service brakes743 complaints
- electrical system625 complaints
- unknown or other610 complaints
- engine530 complaints
- vehicle speed control443 complaints
- structure442 complaints
- steering362 complaints