Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2020 Toyota Highlander has 4 recalls, 267 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
4
Recalls
267
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 7, 2026
20V633000
AIR BAGS
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020 Highlander and Highlander hybrid vehicles. Incorrect seat trim covers on ...
20V162000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020 Highlander vehicles equipped with a 3.5 L, V6 (2GR-FKS) gasoline engine. ...
23V720000
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Highlander & Highlander Hybrid vehicles. During normal vehicle opera...
23V865000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Corolla, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, RAV4, ...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2020 Toyota HIGHLANDER SUV AWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | My 2020 Toyota Highlander experiences transmission jerking and hesitation during low speed accelerat... |
| Feb 19, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | 1. The vehicle’s transmission appears to be failing. I was driving my 2020 Toyota Highlander on the ... |
| Feb 17, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Vehicle: 2020 Toyota Highlander XLE Purchased: August 2020 Owner: Original owner Transmission: UA80F... |
| Feb 16, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | My 2020 Toyota Highlander, with 83k miles, started making a whining noise when accelerating. I took ... |
| Jan 30, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | THE TRANSMISSION FAILED SUDDENLY. |
| Jan 7, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission is presenting a high-pitched whining noise. |
| Jan 6, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The sunroof suddenly exploded while stopped at a stoplight. Luckily I had the interior slide shut ot... |
| Jan 5, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | Our 2020 Highlander with 45,000 miles started making a whining noise when accelerating. After the To... |
| Jan 2, 2026 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | The contact owns a 2020 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view ca... |
| Dec 31, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | My 2020 Toyota Highlander Hybrid has a braking issue identified in Toyota Service Bulletin T-SB-0059... |
| Dec 26, 2025 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The vehicle is a 2020 Toyota Highlander experiencing a transmission system malfunction, specifically... |
| Dec 22, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Whine noise when you accelerate coming from the automatic transmission. Car is hesitant in shifting ... |
| Dec 22, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission stutters. Only has 32000 miles. |
| Dec 21, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | While driving on the highway, our sunroof spontaneously exploded. We heard what sounded like a gunsh... |
| Dec 19, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission whines in low gear. |
| Nov 24, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Premature transmission failure. Vehicle had less than 100K miles. Took the vehicle in for an oil c... |
| Nov 20, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Lift gate does not close and it just beeps. Needs to be closed manually. Toyota has known this issue... |
| Nov 18, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSFER CASE MAKING ROTATIONAL BEARING NOISE FLUID HAVE LOTS OF METAL DEBRI |
| Nov 16, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | While driving and/or accelerating you can feel some harsh shifts as well as slipping and shuttering ... |
| Nov 16, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission malfunction that left us on the highway with no power and in an unsafe situation. Not c... |