Toyota Grand HighlanderYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 380 owner complaints and 7 safety recalls on record for the Toyota Grand Highlander.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints380Top: Power train Safety recalls72024–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Cutlass, CC0.

Best & worst years

Toyota Grand Highlander years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Grand Highlander median. Tap a year for its full report.

24281 57

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Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2026Too new–/10057 complaints · 3 recalls 2025Too new–/10081 complaints · 3 recalls 2024Not rated–/100242 complaints · 4 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Toyota Grand Highlander problems

All model years combined: 380 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

75Power train1 crash/fire/injury

60Engine

53Fuel/propulsion system

41Structure1 crash/fire/injury

32Electrical system

32Vehicle speed control3 crash/fire/injury

31Air bags4 crash/fire/injury

19Suspension

15Forward collision avoidance

9514 other systems4 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Power train	75	1
Engine	60	0
Fuel/propulsion system	53	0
Structure	41	1
Electrical system	32	0
Vehicle speed control	32	3
Air bags	31	4
Suspension	19	0
Forward collision avoidance	15	1
14 other systems	95	4

7 recalls

Toyota Grand Highlander recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Spindle: arm26V-598 · 2026 · Sep 17, 2026 · 617 vehicles Power train: axle assembly26V-437 · 2026 · Jul 8, 2026 · 5,408 vehicles Other: labels26V-179 · 2025 · Mar 24, 2026 · 8,230 vehicles Back over prevention: display function25V-744 · 2024–2026 · Oct 30, 2025 · 1,024,407 vehicles Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel25V-595 · 2024–2025 · Sep 11, 2025 · 591,377 vehicles Other: labels24V-548 · 2024 · Jul 23, 2024 · 33,848 vehicles Side/window: curtain24V-461 · 2024 · Jun 20, 2024 · 145,254 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Grand Highlander

Aug 20, 2026
Road debris/rocks damaging the heat exchangersDP26006 · 2024–2026 · still open
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