2026 Toyota Grand Highlander — reported problems
CarFaultIQ holds 60 evidence records for the 2026 Toyota Grand Highlander, drawn from official sources and owner complaints.
What owners report: issue areas
Owner complaints are classified by the system they concern: 38 classifications in all. One complaint can concern several systems, so these add up to more than the number of complaints.
- Body & structure8 (21.1%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2026.
- Engine6 (15.8%)
- Driver-assistance systems5 (13.2%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2024–2026.
- Fuel system2 (5.3%)
- Brakes1 (2.6%)
- Electrical system1 (2.6%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2024–2025.
Other / uncategorized: 10 classifications (26.3%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.
These are counts of records held by CarFaultIQ, not a failure rate. More records can simply mean more vehicles were sold or more owners reported. No vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability or risk score can be derived from it.
What the records are about, by source
Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.
- Owner complaints (644 records, model years 2024–2026) are most frequently classified under: powertrain (transmission & drivetrain), engine and fuel system.
- Manufacturer communications (360 records, model years 2024–2026) are most frequently classified under: electrical system, body & structure and engine.
"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records
Evidence by model year
Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.
Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.
Official records held
- Safety recalls NHTSA 2
- Manufacturer communications NHTSA 25
- Investigations NHTSA 1
- Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 2
- Owner complaints NHTSA 30
Where to go next
- Toyota Grand Highlander coverage hub Published problems, year windows and buyer guidance for this model.
- Evidence Explorer — the underlying records Read the individual recalls, investigations, manufacturer communications and complaints these counts come from.
- All model years of the Toyota Grand Highlander Compare how much evidence is held for each year before narrowing to one.
- Browse all vehicle coverage Every make and model CarFaultIQ has published coverage for.