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2026 Toyota Highlander

SUV · 2015–2027 · Highlander, Highlander Hybrid

Trims and features

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What changed for 2026

Starting prices: +$800 to +$2,450 (4 trims; hover for each)
Trim dropped: LE
Engine: 2.4-liter 4-cylinder turbocharged Double Overhead Cam (DOHC) → 2.4L Turbo 4-Cylinder DOHC 16-Valve D-4S (all trims)
Automatic emergency braking: AEB with Pedestrian Detection → AEB with Pedestrian + Cyclist Detection (all trims)
Digital gauge cluster: 7 in → 12.3 in (XSE)

2026 Highlander trims

	Limited	Platinum	XLE	XSE
Price
Starting MSRP	$50,025	$53,525	$45,570	$47,940
Powertrain
Engine	2.4L Turbo 4-Cylinder DOHC 16-Valve D-4S	2.4L Turbo 4-Cylinder DOHC 16-Valve D-4S	2.4L Turbo 4-Cylinder DOHC 16-Valve D-4S	2.4L Turbo 4-Cylinder DOHC 16-Valve D-4S
Horsepower	265 hp	265 hp	265 hp	265 hp
Torque	310 lb-ft	310 lb-ft	310 lb-ft	310 lb-ft
Transmission	Direct Shift-8AT	Direct Shift-8AT	Direct Shift-8AT	Direct Shift-8AT
Gears	8	8	8	8
Drivetrain	Awd	Awd	Awd	Awd
Fuel economy (combined)	24 mpg	24 mpg	24 mpg	24 mpg
Size and capability
Seats	7 + option	7	7 + option	7
Max towing	5,000 lb	5,000 lb	5,000 lb	5,000 lb
Cargo behind last row	16 cu ft	16 cu ft	16 cu ft	16 cu ft
Max cargo	84.3 cu ft	84.3 cu ft	84.3 cu ft	84.3 cu ft
Third-row legroom	28 in	28 in	28 in	28 in
Ground clearance	8 in	8 in	8 in	8 in
Length	194.9 in	194.9 in	194.9 in	197.4 in
Curb weight	4,453 lb	4,453 lb	4,376 lb	4,420 lb
Tech
Touchscreen	12.3 in	12.3 in	8 in + option	8 in + option
Apple CarPlay	Wireless	Wireless	Wireless	Wireless
Android Auto	Wireless	Wireless	Wireless	Wireless
Digital gauge cluster	12.3 in	12.3 in	7 in	12.3 in
Head-up display	—	Windshield HUD	—	—
Audio	JBL	JBL	—	Optional
Speakers	11	11	6 + option	6 + option
Wireless phone charging	Qi	Qi	Qi	Qi
Driver assistance
Adaptive cruise control	Adaptive Cruise with Stop & Go	Adaptive Cruise with Stop & Go	Adaptive Cruise with Stop & Go	Adaptive Cruise with Stop & Go
Lane keeping	Lane Centering	Lane Centering	Lane Centering	Lane Centering
Blind-spot monitoring	Blind Spot Alert	Blind Spot Alert	Blind Spot Alert	Blind Spot Alert
Automatic emergency braking	AEB with Pedestrian + Cyclist Detection	AEB with Pedestrian + Cyclist Detection	AEB with Pedestrian + Cyclist Detection	AEB with Pedestrian + Cyclist Detection
Rear cross-traffic	Rear Cross-Traffic Alert	Rear Cross-Traffic Alert	Rear Cross-Traffic Alert	Rear Cross-Traffic Alert
360-degree camera	Optional	Surround View Camera	—	—
Parking sensors	Front, Rear	Front, Rear	—	—
Comfort
Seats	Leather	Leather	Synthetic Leather	Synthetic Leather
Heated seats	Front	Front, Second Row	Front	Front
Ventilated seats	Front	Front	—	—
Driver seat memory	Driver Seat	Driver Seat	—	—
Climate zones	3	3	3	3
Remote start	App-Based Remote Start	App-Based Remote Start	App-Based Remote Start	App-Based Remote Start
Second row	Captain's Chairs + option	Captain's Chairs	Captain's Chairs + option	Captain's Chairs
Exterior
Sunroof	Tilt/Slide Moonroof	Panoramic Moonroof	Tilt/Slide Moonroof	Tilt/Slide Moonroof
Power liftgate	Hands-Free Power Liftgate	Hands-Free Power Liftgate	Hands-Free Power Liftgate	Hands-Free Power Liftgate
Wheels	20 in	20 in	18 in	20 in
Headlights	Bi-LED Projector	Bi-LED Projector	Bi-LED Projector	Bi-LED Projector

Packages and options (44)

	Limited	Platinum	XLE	XSE
All-Weather Floor Liner Package $388	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Carpet Floor Mats and Cargo Liner Package $388	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Carpet Mat Package $388	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Protection Package #3 $650	Optional	—	Optional	Optional
Tow Hitch Receiver Package $759	Optional	Optional	Optional	—
Blackout Emblem Overlays $175	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Body Side Moldings $260	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Cargo Cross Bars $350	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Door Edge Guards $165	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Mudguards $160	—	—	—	Optional
Paint Protection Film $439	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Rear Bumper Appliqué: Clear $80	Optional	—	Optional	Optional
Rear Bumper Protector: Chrome $135	Optional	—	Optional	Optional
Running Boards $599	Optional	Optional	Optional	—
Alloy Wheel Locks $90	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
All-Weather Floor Liners $248	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Bench Seat	Optional	—	Optional	—
Cargo Cover $185	—	—	Optional	Optional
Cargo-Net Envelope	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Cargo Tote $60	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Illuminated Door Sills $395	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Emergency Assistance Kit $75	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
First Aid Kit $30	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Integrated Dashcam $375	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Toyota Multimedia Screen Protector $105	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Quick-Charging Cable Package $70	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Universal Tablet Holder $99	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
12.3-Inch Toyota Audio Multimedia with 6 Speakers $735	—	—	Optional	—
12.3-in. Toyota Audio Multimedia with JBL $1,375	—	—	—	Optional
Panoramic View Monitor (PVM) $850	Optional	Standard	—	—
Drive Connect and Remote Connect 2-Year Trial $325	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Drive Connect 3-Year, Remote Connect 2-Year $485	—	—	Optional	Optional
SiriusXM $350	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Blueprint	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Heavy Metal $475	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Midnight Black Metallic	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Ruby Flare Pearl $475	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Wind Chill Pearl $475	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Black Leather-Trimmed	Optional	Optional	—	—
Black Mixed Media-trimmed	—	—	—	Optional
Black SofTex-trimmed	—	—	Optional	—
Glazed Caramel Leather-trimmed	—	Optional	—	—
Graphite Leather-trimmed	Optional	Optional	—	—
Graphite SofTex-trimmed	—	—	Optional	—

Trim data from OpenSpec (ODbL 1.0), built from Oem configurator, Oem brochure, Oem brochure, Nhtsa vin decode. Still partial for this year: warranty, options. "Optional" means a package or option adds it; hover for which.

Apple lists CarPlay for: Highlander 2020–2025 (Apple).

NHTSA crash ratings, recalls and complaints

Year	Version	Stars	Forward collision warning	Lane departure warning	Recalls	Complaints
2026	TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID SUV HEV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	0	0
2026	TOYOTA HIGHLANDER SUV N/A AWD	5	Standard	Standard	0	0
2025	Toyota HIGHLANDER SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	4	10
2025	Toyota HIGHLANDER SUV FWD	5	Standard	Standard	4	10
2025	Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	3	0
2024	Toyota HIGHLANDER SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	7	42
2024	Toyota HIGHLANDER SUV FWD	5	Standard	Standard	7	42
2024	Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	4	0
2024	Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID SUV FWD	5	Standard	Standard	4	0
2023	Toyota HIGHLANDER SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	9	182
2023	Toyota HIGHLANDER SUV FWD	5	Standard	Standard	9	182
2023	Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	6	9
2023	Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID SUV FWD	5	Standard	Standard	6	9
2022	Toyota HIGHLANDER SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	5	259
2022	Toyota HIGHLANDER SUV FWD	5	Standard	Standard	5	259
2022	Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	4	6
2022	Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID SUV FWD	5	Standard	Standard	4	6
2021	Toyota HIGHLANDER SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	4	523
2021	Toyota HIGHLANDER SUV FWD	5	Standard	Standard	4	523
2021	Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	4	15
2021	Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID SUV FWD	5	Standard	Standard	4	15
2020	Toyota HIGHLANDER SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	4	317
2020	Toyota HIGHLANDER SUV FWD	5	Standard	Standard	4	317
2020	Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	4	9
2020	Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID SUV FWD	5	Standard	Standard	4	9
2019	Toyota Highlander SUV FWD	5	Standard	Standard	3	489
2019	Toyota Highlander SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	3	489
2019	Toyota Highlander Hybrid SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	0	6
2018	Toyota Highlander SUV FWD	5	Standard	Standard	5	267
2018	Toyota Highlander SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	5	267
2018	Toyota Highlander Hybrid SUV AWD	5	Standard	Standard	0	5
2017	Toyota Highlander SUV AWD	5	Optional	Standard	4	267
2017	Toyota Highlander SUV FWD	5	Optional	Standard	4	267
2017	Toyota Highlander HV SUV AWD	5	Optional	Standard	3	224
2016	Toyota Highlander SUV FWD	5	Optional	Optional	3	111
2016	Toyota Highlander SUV AWD	5	Optional	Optional	3	111
2016	Toyota Highlander HV SUV AWD	5	Optional	Optional	3	108
2015	Toyota Highlander SUV AWD	5	Optional	Optional	2	192
2015	Toyota Highlander SUV FWD	5	Optional	Optional	2	192
2015	Toyota Highlander HV SUV AWD	5	Optional	Optional	2	182

Source: NHTSA.

EPA fuel economy (combined mpg)

Year	EPA model	Engines	Combined
2026	Highlander AWD	Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Turbo	24
2026	Highlander Hybrid AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L	35
2026	Highlander Hybrid AWD LTD/PLAT	Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L	35
2025	Highlander	Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Turbo, SIDI & PFI; with Stop-Start Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Turbo, SIDI & PFI	24–25
2025	Highlander AWD	Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Turbo	24
2025	Highlander Hybrid AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L	35
2025	Highlander Hybrid AWD LTD/PLAT	Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L	35
2024	Highlander	Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Turbo, SIDI & PFI; with Stop-Start Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Turbo, SIDI & PFI	24–25
2024	Highlander AWD	Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Turbo	24
2024	Highlander Hybrid	Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L	36
2024	Highlander Hybrid AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L	35
2024	Highlander Hybrid AWD LTD/PLAT	Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L	35
2023	Highlander	Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Turbo, SIDI & PFI; with Stop-start Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Turbo, SIDI & PFI	24–25
2023	Highlander AWD	Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Turbo	24
2023	Highlander Hybrid	Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L	36
2023	Highlander Hybrid AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L	35
2023	Highlander Hybrid AWD LTD/PLAT	Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L	35
2022	Highlander	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L, SIDI & PFI; Stop-Start Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L, SIDI & PFI	23–24
2022	Highlander AWD	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	23
2022	Highlander Hybrid	Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L	36
2022	Highlander Hybrid AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L	35
2022	Highlander Hybrid AWD LTD/PLAT	Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L	35
2021	Highlander	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L, SIDI & PFI; Stop-Start Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L, SIDI & PFI	23–24
2021	Highlander AWD	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	23
2021	Highlander Hybrid	Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L	36
2021	Highlander Hybrid AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L	35
2021	Highlander Hybrid AWD LTD/PLAT	Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L	35
2020	Highlander	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L, SIDI & PFI; Stop-Start Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L, SIDI & PFI	23–24
2020	Highlander AWD	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	23
2020	Highlander Hybrid	Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L	36
2020	Highlander Hybrid AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L	35
2020	Highlander Hybrid AWD LTD/PLAT	Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L	35
2019	Highlander	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.7 L	22–23
2019	Highlander AWD	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L, SIDI & PFI Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L, SIDI & PFI; Stop-Start	22
2019	Highlander AWD LE	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	23
2019	Highlander Hybrid AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	28
2019	Highlander Hybrid AWD LE Plus	Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	29
2019	Highlander LE/XLE/SE/LTD	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	23
2018	Highlander	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.7 L	22–23
2018	Highlander AWD	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L, SIDI & PFI Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L, SIDI & PFI; Stop-start	22
2018	Highlander AWD LE	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	23
2018	Highlander Hybrid AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	28
2018	Highlander Hybrid AWD LE Plus	Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	29
2018	Highlander LE/XLE/SE/LTD	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	23
2017	Highlander	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.7 L	22–23
2017	Highlander AWD	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L, SIDI & PFI; Stop-Start Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L, SIDI & PFI	22
2017	Highlander AWD LE	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	23
2017	Highlander Hybrid AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	28
2017	Highlander Hybrid AWD LE Plus	Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	29
2017	Highlander LE/XLE/SE/LTD	Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	23
2016	Highlander 2WD	Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.7 L Auto (S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	21–22
2016	Highlander AWD	Auto (S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	20
2016	Highlander Hybrid AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	28
2016	Highlander Hybrid AWD LE Plus	Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	28
2015	Highlander 2WD	Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.7 L Auto (S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	21–22
2015	Highlander AWD	Auto (S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	20
2015	Highlander Hybrid AWD	Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	28
2015	Highlander Hybrid AWD LE Plus	Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L	28

Source: fueleconomy.gov.

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