Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy

Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid: 2 model years scored from 7 NHTSA owner complaints and 5 recall campaigns. Worst year 2024, best year 2024.

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Year-by-year data table

YearScoreVerdict Running cost / yrNHTSA complaintsRecalls
202591BUY$2,23002
202484BUY$2,43673

Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.

Grand Highlander Hybrid sub-models & family

Variants & trims on record

Body, powertrain and trim variants of the Grand Highlander Hybrid on the federal record. Variants folded into this nameplate are counted in this page's data; the rest have too thin a record for a page of their own yet.

Grand Highlander

What goes wrong on the Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid

Across every Grand Highlander Hybrid model year in our index, owners report these component groups most often. The cost beside each one is the representative repair for that group at a US independent shop, re-priced to your country.

  • Air Bags3 complaints across all Grand Highlander Hybrid years · typical job: Airbag module, clockspring or sensor replacement$600–$1,700
  • Power Train2 complaints across all Grand Highlander Hybrid years · typical job: Transmission service or clutch-pack repair$1,290–$4,040
  • Vehicle Speed Control1 complaints across all Grand Highlander Hybrid years · typical job: Throttle body, pedal sensor or cruise module replacement$520–$1,150
  • Hybrid Propulsion System1 complaints across all Grand Highlander Hybrid years · typical job: Hybrid battery module or inverter service$2,120–$5,920
  • Fuel System1 complaints across all Grand Highlander Hybrid years · typical job: Fuel pump or injector replacement$680–$1,620
  • Engine1 complaints across all Grand Highlander Hybrid years · typical job: Cooling-system or timing-drive repair$1,040–$2,220

Flat-rate labour hours x local shop rate plus a parts band. An estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote. Formula.

FAQ

What is the most common Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid problem?

3 of the complaints filed against the Grand Highlander Hybrid across all its model years sit in the Air Bags group — more than any other component.

Sources: NHTSA, EPA · Methodology · Updated 2026-10-04