Reliability & cost of ownership
Toyota Highlander Hybrid Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Toyota Highlander Hybrid? 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 Hybrid problems by model year
44 recall entries and 823 owner complaints on file across 19 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Toyota Highlander Hybrid, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- service brakes349 complaints
- electrical system151 complaints
- hydraulic78 complaints
- hybrid propulsion system75 complaints
- vehicle speed control75 complaints
- electronic stability control (esc)64 complaints
- engine58 complaints
- steering41 complaints