"How reliable is the 2001 Toyota Highlander?"

"Based on 158 NHTSA complaints, the 2001 Toyota Highlander has a median complaint mileage of 53000 miles. The most common issue is VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL."

"What are common problems with the 2001 Toyota Highlander?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2001 Toyota Highlander is VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, accounting for a significant portion of the 158 total complaints filed."

2001 Toyota Highlander: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 158 complaints

158

Total Complaints

53,000mi

Median Mileage

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

25,000 25th Percentile

53,000 Median Mileage

102,136 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

VISIBILITY

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

STRUCTURE:BODY

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

AIR BAGS

TIRES

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

POWER TRAIN

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"REAR WINDOW REFLECTED SOUND. IF HAD ONE REAR WINDOW ALL WAY DOWN IT CREATED WIND VACCUM THAT HURT EAR DRUMS. CAN CRACK RIGHT REAR WINDOW. *AK"

"WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH WITH REAR WINDOW DOWN WILL MAKE A LOT OF VIBRATION AND A LOUD NOISE THAT COULD NOT BE TAKEN BY CONSUMER. DEALER SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT COMMON ON THIS VEHICLE.*AK *SLC"

"A/C WORKS HIGH SPEED ON RECIRCULATING ONLY. DEFECTIVE COMPUTER?*AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28