Every Highlander Hybrid model year from 2006 to 2024, scored on reported failures weighted against how many were sold — and ranked against every other Mid-Size SUV of the same year.
Scored separately as its own vehicle: Highlander (2004–2025).
Across 18 scored model years the Highlander Hybrid needs fixing less often than its class, and repairs cost about what you would expect. The spread between years is what matters: 2018 is its strongest, 2006 its weakest.
Longer bar is better. Rank is against every Mid-Size SUV sold that same model year.
| Year | Relative standing | Class rank | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #27 /28 | 4th | Avoid | |
| 2007 | #24 /36 | 34th | ||
| 2008 | #34 /38 | 11th | ||
| 2009 | #25 /39 | 37th | ||
| 2010 | #13 /40 | 69th | ||
| 2011 | #11 /39 | 74th | ||
| 2012 | #16 /39 | 61th | ||
| 2013 | #5 /37 | 89th | ||
| 2015 | #5 /40 | 90th | ||
| 2016 | #14 /38 | 65th | ||
| 2017 | #7 /37 | 83th | ||
| 2018 | #2 /42 | 98th | Best year | |
| 2019 | #6 /45 | 89th | ||
| 2020 | #13 /49 | 75th | ||
| 2021 | #18 /53 | 67th | ||
| 2022 | #19 /59 | 69th | ||
| 2023 | #6 /67 | 92th | ||
| 2024 | #15 /72 | 80th |
The line held a weak position through 2008, ran middling in 2009–2010, and has been strong from 2011 on. The recent trend is upward. This 2024 car falls in a strong stretch.
All 12 systems, measured against the class average for each model year.
Every Highlander Hybrid model year is scored across 12 separate systems — engine, transmission, brakes, electrical, steering and suspension, structure, interior, and five more. Each system is compared against how often that same system fails on the average Mid-Size SUV of the same year, so a common failure is judged against how common it is everywhere else.
Across the last three model years (2022–2024), no single system stands out. All measured systems draw issue reports less often than the same systems on the average Mid-Size SUV of their year — a cleaner sheet than most of this class manages.
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Your Highlander Hybrid is plotted against 72 rivals from 2024.
Look up your Highlander Hybrid →Your Highlander Hybrid is scored the same way, for every model year.
Look up your Highlander Hybrid →2018 is the strongest Highlander Hybrid model year on record, ranking #2 of 42 Mid-Size SUVs that year.
2006 is the weakest year in the model's history, ranking #27 of 28.
The 2024 Highlander Hybrid ranks #15 of 72 Mid-Size SUVs — the upper quarter of its class.
Failure reports filed with NHTSA — submitted by vehicle owners and repair shops alike — weighted against US sales volumes so a high-volume model is not penalised for selling well, then benchmarked within segment and model year.
All 12 systems scored, the whole class plotted, and a downloadable Full Model Report for any year — 6,000+ vehicles in the dashboard.
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