Used Toyota Highlander Hybrid for Sale nearOmaha, NE

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 $36,530, and its nationwide average price reached a low of $34,114 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-friendly hybrid SUV with broad owner approval and a long-running reputation for comfort, efficiency, and practicality.

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

Owners consistently praise the quiet ride, spacious cabin, and excellent fuel economy. Reviewers also repeatedly highlight the comfortable driving experience and the model’s family-friendly usefulness.

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

The main tradeoffs that show up in recent expert reviews are pedestrian performance, interior materials that feel cheap, and a third row that is best suited to kids.

33.2% 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, efficiency, and family-friendly practicality. Across the model’s history, it has also earned praise for a quiet ride and strong safety credentials.

• 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 shaped more by age, mileage, and maintenance history than by the model’s core reputation.

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

Across all model years, accident-free inventory is solid at 78.9% — always verify the vehicle history report.

Older model years carry meaningfully higher accident rates, so always verify the vehicle history report on pre-2020 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 with an 8.0-inch touchscreen in lower trims and a larger 12.3-inch display in Bronze Edition, Limited, and Platinum trims, 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 trim starts the lineup and gives you the entry point to the Highlander Hybrid’s hybrid efficiency and family-focused layout.
• XLE: This trim adds a step up in comfort and equipment for shoppers who want a more well-rounded daily driver.
• Bronze Edition: This version adds a distinct appearance and sits above the mainstream trims for buyers who want extra style.
• Limited: This trim adds more upscale equipment and is a strong choice if you want a richer feature set.
• Platinum: The top trim adds the most premium equipment, including the larger display and the most advanced available features.

What Toyota Highlander Hybrid do most buyers choose?

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

These higher-volume years tend to be popular because they combine broad availability with strong value and familiar equipment. They also give you more choices across trims and prices, which can make shopping easier.

What is the Toyota Highlander Hybrid's resale value?

Most model years are moving lower year over year, which can work in your favor if you’re shopping used. The changes are generally modest, with one model year showing a slight increase while the rest trend downward.

The 2018 model year is holding steady, with prices close to flat year-over-year.

The 2018, 2020, and 2023 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 across all trims.

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 −3.71% versus a year ago, and the 2024 model is at −6.57%.
• Deal availability: The 2025 model has 33.6% good and great deals, and the 2024 model has 35.2%.
• Sweet-spot year: The 2022 model has the most listings at a current average price of $35,409. The Toyota Highlander Hybrid offers a quiet, comfortable, family-friendly cabin that makes it easy to live with every day.

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+), and hybrids also include a standard blind-spot monitoring system with rear cross-traffic alert.
• 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 2020 Toyota Highlander Hybrid compare to the 2020 Honda Pilot?

Expert Pros & Cons (per CarGurus review team)

2020 Toyota Highlander Hybrid:

• Pros: Comfortable, Impressive technology, Standard advanced safety features.
• Cons: Fairly pedestrian performance, Uninspired styling, Priced at a premium compared to the gas model.

2020 Honda Pilot:

• Pros: Powerful engine, Standard advanced safety features.
• Cons: Unintuitive technology, Interior materials feel cheap.

Our experts score the 2020 Toyota Highlander Hybrid 7.2/10 and the 2020 Honda Pilot 8/10. The Highlander Hybrid brings better fuel economy and stronger tech, while the Pilot counters with a more powerful engine and a lower starting price. Both offer standard advanced safety features, but the Highlander Hybrid asks more money for its hybrid efficiency and comfort-focused character.

These recommendations are based on CarGurus' proprietary market data from October 21, 2026, CarGurus experts' opinions, and generative AI.