Toyota Highlander Hybrid Reliability
1,103 NHTSA complaints (2005–2023). Complaint rate: 50.6 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2006–2010 Toyota Highlander Hybrid (77 crash-related complaints). The 2014–2015 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: SERVICE BRAKES.
Avoid These Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Toyota Highlander Hybrid Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | 230 | 5.7% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 143 | 2.1% |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 75 | 10.7% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 73 | 27.4% |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 64 | 1.6% |
| HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER | 63 | 1.6% |
| ENGINE | 58 | 0.0% |
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | 39 | 17.9% |
| STEERING | 39 | 2.6% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 37 | 10.8% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005GOOD | — | 2 | 0 | — | View 2005View→ |
| 2006AVOID | — | 481 | 45 | 12 | View 2006View→ |
| 2007AVOID | — | 160 | 21 | 4 | View 2007View→ |
| 2008AVOID | — | 272 | 6 | 7 | View 2008View→ |
| 2009AVOID | — | 55 | 4 | — | View 2009View→ |
| 2010AVOID | — | 26 | 1 | — | View 2010View→ |
| 2011GOOD | — | 5 | 0 | — | View 2011View→ |
| 2012 | — | 11 | 0 | — | View 2012View→ |
| 2013 | — | 6 | 0 | — | View 2013View→ |
| 2014GOOD | — | 2 | 0 | — | View 2014View→ |
| 2015GOOD | — | 5 | 0 | — | View 2015View→ |
| 2016 | — | 9 | 0 | — | View 2016View→ |
| 2017 | — | 7 | 0 | — | View 2017View→ |
| 2018 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | View 2018View→ |
| 2019 | — | 9 | 0 | — | View 2019View→ |
| 2020 | — | 9 | 0 | — | View 2020View→ |
| 2021AVOID | — | 17 | 0 | — | View 2021View→ |
| 2022 | — | 10 | 0 | — | View 2022View→ |
| 2023 | — | 10 | 0 | — | View 2023View→ |
See also: Toyota Highlander Hybridaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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