2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid
Small SUV · hybrid
How much to run it36 mpg · $1,656 / yr
How it performs186 hp
Power
the combustion engine's rating alone — EPA test-car data; the basis is confirmed by NHTSA's vPIC engine record
How safe5 of 5 ★ · 4 recalls
Crash rating
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, front-wheel-drive 2022 Highlander · as of 2026-09-10
Recall campaigns
NHTSA recall register, campaigns naming HIGHLANDER HYBRID (2022) · as of 2026-09-10
4 campaigns, what and when
- 2022-04-13Electronic stability control (esc) · control module · software — Driving with a deactivated stability control system increases the risk of a crash. 22V239000
- 2022-05-06Equipment · other · labels — An illegible label may allow the vehicle to be overloaded, increasing the risk of a crash. 22V310000
- 2023-10-26Structure · body · bumpers — A detached front bumper cover can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash. 23V720000
- 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
computed here: 88 complaints ÷ 44,339 built (NHTSA early-warning production, 2026 Q1); no publisher states the rate
What owners complain about
Service brakes27Unspecified13Air bags10Structure · body8Electrical system7
How big4,750 lb
Notes and sources
- Fuel economy: EPA combined test-cycle figure for the configuration Highlander Hybrid (36 city, 35 highway). EPA data dated 2026-09-09, the latest modifiedOn date EPA records in vehicles.csv.↩
- CO₂: EPA's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 245 g/mi, or 152 g/km.↩
- Fuel cost: an estimate — 13,800 mi a year at the EPA combined figure, priced at $4.319 per gallon (EIA US regular, 2026-09-14). Five years: $8,278. No publisher states this figure.↩
- Power: 186 hp is the combustion engine's rating alone, from EPA test-car data; the basis is confirmed by NHTSA's vPIC engine record. The whole car's output with the electric motor is not published by any free source, so it is not stated.↩
- Crash rating: NHTSA's overall rating for the front-wheel-drive 2022 Highlander — frontal 4, side 5, rollover 4 stars. NHTSA data as of 2026-09-10.↩
- Recall campaigns: NHTSA's count for this variant (HIGHLANDER HYBRID), as of 2026-09-10. Each is repaired free of charge by dealers.↩
- Complaints per 10,000 built: computed here from NHTSA's complaint count for the Highlander nameplate (88, of which 4 describe a crash, fire, injury or death) and the 44,339 vehicles NHTSA's own early-warning production reports place on it (2026 Q1). No publisher states the rate itself.↩
- Kerb weight: not published. No source states a curb weight for this car.↩
- EPA test weight: 4,750 lb (2,155 kg) is the equivalent test weight class EPA tested this configuration at, not the kerb weight.↩
- Warranty: 3 years or 36,000 miles, from Toyota's published 2022 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
- Registrations: 2,010 Highlanders of this model year on New York's roads, from the NY DMV registration file as of 2026-09-02.↩
- This car is measured on the petrol scale: miles per gallon, the tailpipe CO₂ rating and engine horsepower. MPGe and charge-weighted CO₂ are electric-scale quantities and do not apply to it.↩
- Price: no price is published for this car. NHTSA's CAFE market data prices this market's cars by compliance configuration, and it lists none matching this one.↩
Sources: EPA · NHTSA — about these sources →