2021 Toyota Highlander

Small SUV · gas

★ Open to everyone — one of the ten most-registered models this year.

Fuel economy
10.3L/100 km1
22.8 mpg (US gallons)
CO₂ 240 g/km · 386 g/mi2
NRCan
Fuel cost
C$2,6853
per year · estimate
NRCan · StatCan
Power
295hp4
rated
EPA
Crash rating
5of 5 ★5
frontal 4 · side 5 · rollover 4
4 recall campaigns · US data6
NHTSA
Test weight
2,041kg9
4,500 lb · EPA test class
EPA
Warranty
3yr10
60,000 km
Toyota
How much to run it10.3 L/100 km · C$2,685 / yr
Combined
10.3 L/100 km1NRCan
NRCan rating, combined · configuration Highlander
In US gallons
22.8 mpgNRCan
the same NRCan rating, converted
Tailpipe CO₂
240 g/km2NRCan386 g/mi
tailpipe rating, driven as rated on the test cycle · 386 g/mi
Fuel, per year
C$2,6853NRCan · StatCanestimate · C$13,426 over five years
estimate — 15,000 km at 10.3 L/100 km, C$1.738 per litre (Statistics Canada, August 2026)
How it performs295 hp
Power
295 hp4EPArated
the rated figure — EPA test-car data
Engine
3.5 L, 6 cylindersNRCan
as listed in the NRCan fuel-consumption file
How safe5 of 5 ★ · 4 recalls
Crash rating
★★★★★5NHTSA
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings — a US rating, carried with its publisher named · as of 2026-09-10
Frontal · side · rollover
4 · 5 · 4NHTSAof 5 stars each
the three tests behind the overall rating
Recall campaigns
46NHTSA
NHTSA recall register (US) · as of 2026-09-10
4 campaigns, what and when
  • 2023-10-26Structure · body · bumpers — A detached front bumper cover can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash. 23V720000
  • 2023-12-20Air bags · sensor · occupant classification — An air bag that does not deploy during a crash increases the risk of injury. 23V865000
  • 2024-06-18Tires — Tires with an insufficient load rating can be overloaded and fail, increasing the risk of a crash. 24V452000
  • 2026-03-05Seats · mid/rear assembly · recliner — A seat back that fails to lock may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury. 26V128000
Complaints per 10,000 built
19.377NHTSA388 complaints, 16 severe · 200,263 built
computed here: 388 US complaints ÷ 200,263 built (NHTSA early-warning production, 2026 Q1); no publisher states the rate
What owners complain about
Power train210Unspecified39Air bags38Engine31Structure · body24

See these complaints at NHTSA ↗

How big2,041 kg
Kerb weight
—8
EPA test weight
2,041 kg9EPA4,500 lb
EPA equivalent test weight class — the loaded class it was tested at, not kerb weight
Class
Small SUVNRCan
the publisher's own vehicle class
Body
SUVNHTSA
as NHTSA lists it
Ownership3 yr / 60,000 km
Warranty
3 years10Toyota60,000 km
Toyota's published 2021 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table
On the road in New York
9,65011NY DMV
NY DMV registration file, 2026-09-02

Notes and sources

  1. Fuel economy: Natural Resources Canada's combined rating for the Highlander, 10.3 L/100 km (22.8 mpg, US gallons). The NRCan file is dated 2026-09-15, the Last-Modified sent by the server with nrcan_2015-2024.csv.↩
  2. CO₂: NRCan's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 240 g/km, or 386 g/mi.↩
  3. Fuel cost: an estimate — 15,000 km a year at 10.3 L/100 km, priced at C$1.738 per litre, Statistics Canada's Canada-wide average for regular unleaded at self-service stations, August 2026 (Table 18-10-0001-01). Five years: C$13,426. The record carries US$9,801 at 0.73 (rate of 2026-09-13). No publisher states this figure.↩
  4. Power: 295 hp is the rated figure, from EPA test-car data.↩
  5. Crash rating: NHTSA's overall rating for the 2021 Highlander — frontal 4, side 5, rollover 4 stars. NHTSA is the US regulator; its rating is carried here with its publisher named. NHTSA data as of 2026-09-10.↩
  6. Recall campaigns: NHTSA's count for this nameplate (HIGHLANDER), as of 2026-09-10 — a US register. Each is repaired free of charge by dealers.↩
  7. Complaints per 10,000 built: computed here from NHTSA's complaint count for the Highlander nameplate (388, of which 16 describe a crash, fire, injury or death) and the 200,263 vehicles NHTSA's own early-warning production reports place on it (2026 Q1). US data. No publisher states the rate itself.↩
  8. Kerb weight: not published. No source states a curb weight for this car.↩
  9. EPA test weight: 2,041 kg (4,500 lb) is the equivalent test weight class EPA tested this configuration at, not the kerb weight.↩
  10. Warranty: 3 years or 60,000 km, from Toyota's published 2021 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
  11. Registrations: 9,650 Highlanders of this model year on New York's roads, from the NY DMV registration file as of 2026-09-02.↩
  12. This car is measured on the petrol scale: litres per 100 km, the tailpipe CO₂ rating and whole-car horsepower. MPGe and charge-weighted CO₂ are electric-scale quantities and do not apply to it.↩
  13. Price: no free, resellable source publishes a price for any 2021 car sold in Canada, so none is shown for any car in this market.↩

Sources: NRCan · NHTSA · EPA — about these sources →