2025 Toyota Grand Highlander problems and complaints

Owners have filed 72 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander. The most-reported areas: Unknown Or Other (20), Power Train (15), Engine (12).

Key takeaways

  • 72 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 0 involve a crash, 0 a fire, 0 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Unknown Or Other2028%
Power Train1521%
Engine1217%
Fuel/Propulsion System1115%
Structure913%
Vehicle Speed Control68%
Electrical System57%
Forward Collision Avoidance34%
Back Over Prevention34%
Visibility/Wiper34%
Engine And Engine Cooling23%
Seats23%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2025 Toyota GRAND HIGHLANDER SUV AWD5/54/55/54/5
2025 Toyota GRAND HIGHLANDER SUV FWDNot ratedNot ratedNot ratedNot rated

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Engine - filed 2026-09-18

A piece of road debris/rock struck the radiator/heat exchangers in my 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid that immediately damaged the radiator/heat exchangers to result in coolant leakage and sudden loss of propulsion and terminated the engine from moving and required a tow to a Toyota dealer and thus a replacement of...

Fuel/Propulsion System - filed 2026-09-14

Our 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander Platinum repeatedly produces a strong gasoline odor and visibly observable vapor under hot-weather/hot-soak conditions. The condition has been observed by dealership personnel. There is footage from us and the dealership. The manufacturer has characterized the condition as normal, but h...

Engine And Engine Cooling - filed 2026-09-14

The contact owns a 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the air conditioner failed to operate. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the condenser had failed and needed to be replaced. The dealer inf...

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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.