Used Toyota Highlander Hybrid for Sale nearMissoula, MT

How much does the Toyota Highlander Hybrid cost in today's market?

Used Toyota Highlander Hybrid prices span a wide range depending on model year. Here's what the market looks like right now:

The Toyota Highlander Hybrid's current nationwide average price is $36,590, and its nationwide average price reached a low of $34,126 over the past year.

Recently, prices have come down for the 2023, 2024, and 2025 models, making now a good time to shop recent model years.

Is the Toyota Highlander Hybrid a good car?

Yes — the Toyota Highlander Hybrid is a strong pick if you want a family-focused hybrid SUV with comfort, efficiency, and everyday practicality.

The all-generations owner rating is 4.7/5 across every model year in the data.

Owners consistently praise the Toyota Highlander Hybrid for its spacious interior, smooth and quiet ride, and strong fuel efficiency. Reviewers also highlight its comfortable driving experience and family-friendly layout, along with the advanced safety features and useful technology that show up across many model years.

Expert reviews rate the 2016 and 2020 models among the highest across all years.

The main trade-offs are the third row, which is often described as cramped, along with performance that feels fairly pedestrian and technology that can feel dated in some years.

35.8% of listings are priced as good or great deals.

Are Toyota Highlander Hybrid models reliable?

Owners and experts consistently point to the Toyota Highlander Hybrid’s comfort, fuel efficiency, spacious cabin, and family-friendly practicality. Across the model’s history, it also earns praise for a quiet ride and a dependable, easy-to-live-with character.

• Owners rate the Toyota Highlander Hybrid between 3 and 5 out of 5 stars across all model years in the data.

For used buyers, long-term ownership risk is generally tied more to age, mileage, and prior use than to the model’s core hybrid formula, so a careful history check matters most on older examples.

What should I look for when buying a used Toyota Highlander Hybrid?

Across all model years, accident-free inventory is solid at 78.3% — always verify the vehicle history report.

Older model years carry meaningfully higher accident rates, so always verify the vehicle history report on pre-2021 models.

Key things to evaluate:

• Safety package: Toyota Safety Sense 2.5+ with adaptive cruise control, forward collision warning with pedestrian detection, automatic emergency braking, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assist, lane-centering assist, automatic high-beam headlights, and a road sign assist system.
• Infotainment: Toyota Audio Multimedia infotainment systems with an 8.0-inch touchscreen in lower trims and a larger 12.3-inch display in Bronze Edition, Limited, and Platinum, plus wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
• Fuel efficiency: According to the EPA, our Platinum test vehicle should have averaged 35 mpg in combined driving.

Which Toyota Highlander Hybrid trim should I buy?

The 2023 Toyota Highlander Hybrid offers these trims:

• LE: The base LE trim level with front-wheel drive gives you the entry point into the lineup and the lowest starting price.
• XLE: A step up for shoppers who want more equipment while staying in the mainstream of the lineup.
• Bronze Edition: Adds a distinct trim choice with the larger 12.3-inch display.
• Limited: A strong value-oriented upper trim with the larger touchscreen and power folding exterior mirrors standard.
• Platinum: The top trim brings the most upscale equipment, including the standard surround-view camera, front and rear parking sensors with automatic braking, and the comprehensive head-up display.

What Toyota Highlander Hybrid do most buyers choose?

The Toyota Highlander Hybrid years with the most listings are 2022, 2023, and 2021.

Those higher-volume years tend to draw more shoppers because they combine broad availability with strong value and familiar equipment. They also give you more choices across trims, mileage, and price points.

What is the Toyota Highlander Hybrid's resale value?

Most model years in this set are moving lower year over year, which is good news if you’re shopping used. The declines are generally modest, with several recent years showing only small drops. One older year is moving up, which suggests some buyers are still willing to pay more for that version.

The 2018, 2023, and 2020 model years have held their value best, with the smallest year-over-year price changes.

Is the Toyota Highlander Hybrid safe?

• 2023: 9/10
• 2022: 7/10
• 2021: 8/10
• 2020: 8/10
• 2019: 8/10
• 2016: 8/10

Toyota Safety Sense 2.5+ is standard on the 2023 Highlander Hybrid, bringing a broad suite of driver-assistance features across the lineup.

For the safest used buy, the 2023 model posts the highest confirmed score of 9/10.

Should I buy a used Toyota Highlander Hybrid now or wait for the next model?

Buy now if:

• Price trend: The 2025 model is at −3.79% versus a year ago, and the 2024 model is at −5.97%.
• Deal availability: The 2025 model has 35.7% good and great deals, and the 2024 model has 37.8%.
• Sweet-spot year: The 2022 model has the most listings at a current average price of $35,450. The Toyota Highlander Hybrid offers a family-focused cabin with useful space and a practical, easy-to-live-with character.

Consider waiting if:

• Powertrain/efficiency: The Highlander Hybrid pairs a 2.5-liter Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder engine with two electric motor-generators, and Toyota says it is good for 243 combined horsepower.
• Tech: New Toyota Audio Multimedia infotainment systems take up residence, and both benefit from over-the-air software updates and feature dual-device Bluetooth pairing, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, HD Radio, and SiriusXM satellite radio.
• Safety: Every Highlander is equipped with Toyota Safety Sense 2.5+ (TSS 2.5+), a standard collection of advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS).
• Starting price: You can buy a 2023 Toyota Highlander Hybrid for as little as $41,995, including the $1,335 destination charge.

If you're buying used today, the 2022 model year offers the best mix of value and availability. If you want the latest tech and features, it may be worth waiting for the next model year's inventory to build up.

How does the 2021 Toyota Highlander Hybrid compare to the 2021 Honda Pilot?

Expert Pros & Cons (per CarGurus review team)

2021 Toyota Highlander Hybrid:

• Pros: Spacious, Excellent value for money, Fuel-efficient.
• Cons: Uninspired styling, Cramped third row, Outdated technology.

2021 Honda Pilot:

• Pros: Spacious, Easy-to-use technology, Stylish design.
• Cons: Fairly pedestrian performance, Irritating transmission.

Our experts score the 2021 Toyota Highlander Hybrid 6.7/10 and the 2021 Honda Pilot 7.2/10. The Highlander Hybrid brings stronger fuel efficiency and excellent value for money, while the Pilot counters with easier-to-use technology and a more stylish design. Both are spacious family SUVs, but the Highlander Hybrid’s cramped third row and outdated technology stand out against the Pilot’s more polished tech experience.

Read our full side-by-side expert comparison here.

These recommendations are based on CarGurus' proprietary market data from October 27, 2026, CarGurus experts' opinions, and generative AI.