2023 Toyota Highlander: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 194 complaints
194
Total Complaints
28,000mi
Median Mileage
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Top Issue
14
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

8,874 25th Percentile
28,000 Median Mileage
49,050 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
36
ENGINE
26
STRUCTURE
15
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
14
SERVICE BRAKES
13
POWER TRAIN
13
STRUCTURE:BODY
12
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
9
AIR BAGS
9
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
7

Severity Assessment

14
Crashes
0
Fires
13
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"The vehicle brakes stop working suddenly requiring lift the pedal and slam the brakes to make it work correctly. I almost have a bad accident for this problem. I did my research and learned this is a problem that Toyota need to fix. The situation was very scary."
"The vehicle brakes stop working suddenly requiring lift the pedal and slam the brakes to make it work correctly. I almost have a bad accident for this problem. I did my research and learned this is a problem that Toyota need to fix. The situation was very scary."
"******* DELETE VOQ ******* THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING MARKED FOR DELETION BECAUSE IT IS REQUESTED BY THE CONSUMER THAT THEY WISH TO HAVE IT REMOVED*DJR ******* DELETE VOQ *******"

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