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2018 Toyota Highlander other problems

The 2018 Toyota Highlander has 40 other complaints filed with NHTSA — 12% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

40

Other complaints

12%

Share of year

4

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Other complaints by year

Highlander other complaints by model year77 complaints2001: 6 complaints2002: 21 complaints2003: 10 complaints2004: 7 complaints2005: 13 complaints2006: 9 complaints2007: 10 complaints2008: 23 complaints2009: 7 complaints2010: 19 complaints2011: 16 complaints2012: 24 complaints2013: 23 complaints2014: 33 complaints2015: 42 complaints2016: 21 complaints2017: 54 complaints2018: 40 complaints2019: 77 complaints2020: 40 complaints2021: 60 complaints2022: 35 complaints2023: 39 complaints2024: 13 complaints2025: 2 complaints
Highlander other complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

17V831000OtherDecember 20, 2017 · 649 units

Defect

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Toyota 4Runner and Tundra, 2018 Toyota Highlander, RAV4 and Lexus GX460 and 2017 Toyota Sienna and Tacoma vehicles. These vehicles may have incorrect load carrying capacity modification labels. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."

Consequence

An incorrect load information label can result in the operator overloading the vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Toyota will notify owners and provide them with corrected labels, free of charge. The recall began on January 23, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are H0Z for Toyota vehicles, and HLF for Lexus vehicles.

What owners report

“DURING THE WINTER OR WHEN THE ROAD IS WET OR MUDDY, THE RADAR CONTROLLED CRUISE CONTROL , AND OTHER SAFETY FEATURES SHUT DOWN. THIS RESULTS IN DANGER TO THE PASSANGERS WHO ARE TOLD ON THE IN DASH SCREEN TO STOP AND CLEAN THE SENSORS. MY BACK UP CAMERA WAS CLOUDED AND DID NOT SHOW A CAR BEHIND ME…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Other · January 12, 2019 · crash

Common questions

How many other complaints does the 2018 Toyota Highlander have?

NHTSA has 40 complaints about the 2018 Toyota Highlander other — 12% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2018 Toyota Highlander other?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the other: 17V831000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.