2022 Toyota Highlander

Small SUV · gas

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

Fuel economy
24mpg1
21 city · 29 highway
CO₂ 372 g/mi · 231 g/km2
EPA
Fuel cost
$2,4833
per year · estimate
EPA · EIA
Power
295hp4
rated
NHTSA
Crash rating
5of 5 ★5
frontal 4 · side 5 · rollover 4
5 recall campaigns6
NHTSA
Test weight
4,500lb9
2,041 kg · EPA test class
EPA
Warranty
3yr10
36,000 mi
Toyota
How much to run it24 mpg · $2,483 / yr
Combined
24 mpg1EPA
EPA test cycle, combined · configuration Highlander
City · highway
21 · 29EPA
EPA test cycle, mpg
Tailpipe CO₂
372 g/mi2EPA231 g/km
tailpipe rating, driven as rated on the test cycle · 231 g/km
Fuel, per year
$2,4833EPA · EIAestimate · $12,417 over five years
estimate — 13,800 mi at $4.319 per gallon, EIA US regular, 2026-09-14
How it performs295 hp
Power
295 hp4NHTSArated
the rated figure — NHTSA's CAFE market data
Engine
3.5 L, 6 cylindersEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Transmission
Automatic (S8)EPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Drive
Front-wheel driveEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
How safe5 of 5 ★ · 5 recalls
Crash rating
★★★★★5NHTSA
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, front-wheel-drive 2022 Highlander · as of 2026-09-10
Frontal · side · rollover
4 · 5 · 4NHTSAof 5 stars each
the three tests behind the overall rating
Recall campaigns
56NHTSA
NHTSA recall register, campaigns naming HIGHLANDER (2022) · as of 2026-09-10
5 campaigns, what and when
  • 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
  • 2024-06-06Tires — Tires with an insufficient load rating may be overloaded and fail, increasing the risk of a crash. 24V419000
  • 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
8.87NHTSA165 complaints, 13 severe · 187,545 built
computed here: 165 complaints ÷ 187,545 built (NHTSA early-warning production, 2026 Q1); no publisher states the rate
What owners complain about
Power train48Unspecified22Air bags13Electrical system12Service brakes12

See these complaints at NHTSA ↗

How big4,500 lb
Kerb weight
—8
EPA test weight
4,500 lb9EPA2,041 kg
EPA equivalent test weight class — the loaded class it was tested at, not kerb weight
Class
Small SUVEPA
the publisher's own vehicle class
Body
SUVNHTSA
as NHTSA lists it
Ownership3 yr / 36,000 mi
Price
—13NHTSA
Warranty
3 years10Toyota36,000 mi
Toyota's published 2022 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table
On the road in New York
10,36611NY DMV
NY DMV registration file, 2026-09-02

Notes and sources

  1. Fuel economy: EPA combined test-cycle figure for the configuration Highlander (21 city, 29 highway). EPA data dated 2026-09-09, the latest modifiedOn date EPA records in vehicles.csv.↩
  2. CO₂: EPA's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 372 g/mi, or 231 g/km.↩
  3. 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: $12,417. No publisher states this figure.↩
  4. Power: 295 hp is the rated figure, from NHTSA's CAFE market data.↩
  5. 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.↩
  6. Recall campaigns: NHTSA's count for this nameplate (HIGHLANDER), as of 2026-09-10. 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 (165, of which 13 describe a crash, fire, injury or death) and the 187,545 vehicles NHTSA's own early-warning production reports place on it (2026 Q1). No publisher states the rate itself.↩
  8. Kerb weight: not published. No source states a curb weight for this car.↩
  9. EPA test weight: 4,500 lb (2,041 kg) is the equivalent test weight class EPA tested this configuration at, not the kerb weight.↩
  10. Warranty: 3 years or 36,000 miles, from Toyota's published 2022 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
  11. Registrations: 10,366 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: miles per gallon, 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 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 →