Toyota Highlander
2017 only
215,775 sold in the US for 2017.
per 10,000 sold
2017 Toyota Highlander have 355 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 3 recalls. The most common issue in this year is Body control and other modules, typically surfacing around 24,310 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2017 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Toyota Highlander report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2017 only
Median onset: 24,310 miles. 12.5% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 20,000 miles. 7.0% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Which other vehicles have automatic transmission problems? →Median onset: 50,000 miles. 3.1% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · Typical repair: $630–$1,700 nationally.
Median onset: 29,155 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · Typical repair: $2,910–$5,410 nationally.
Which other vehicles have automatic transmission problems? →Median onset: 41,000 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years. · Typical repair: $250–$1,030 nationally.
Median onset: 18,950 miles.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 6,200 miles. 10.0% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues.
Median onset: 15,000 miles. 42.9% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works. Cost ranges are national estimates from book labor hours and parts pricing, not this vehicle's actual repair history — they don't account for your location or shop type.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2017 model year. See the full Toyota Highlander report for every year and full specs/safety data.