Used Toyota Highlander Hybrid for Sale nearSan Diego, CA

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 $36,536, and its nationwide average price reached a low of $34,420 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 — it earns strong marks from owners across the lineup and has a clear family-first appeal.

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 comfort, quiet ride, spacious interior, fuel efficiency, and practical family-friendly layout. Reviewers also highlight its advanced technology and strong safety reputation, which help make it an easy SUV to live with day to day.

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

The main trade-offs are the fairly pedestrian performance, the interior materials feel cheap in some years, and the third row is cramped.

35.4% 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, spacious cabin, and dependable hybrid character. Across the lineup, it comes across as a practical family SUV that delivers a smooth, quiet driving experience and strong everyday usability.

• 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 looks manageable if you verify maintenance history and choose a well-kept example.

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

Across all model years, accident-free inventory is solid at 76.8% — always verify the vehicle history report.

Older model years carry meaningfully higher accident rates, so always verify the vehicle history report on pre-2022 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, 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 into the model’s hybrid efficiency and family-focused layout.
• XLE: A strong step up for shoppers who want more comfort and convenience while staying near the value end of the range.
• Bronze Edition: Adds a more distinctive appearance and sits above the mainstream trims.
• Limited: A well-equipped choice that adds more premium features and is a strong fit if you want a richer cabin experience.
• Platinum: The top trim brings the most upscale equipment and is the best fit if you want the most features in the lineup.

What Toyota Highlander Hybrid do most buyers choose?

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

Higher-volume years tend to be the easiest to shop because you get more listings to compare and more chances to find the right trim, color, and price. They also tend to be the years most shoppers cross-shop first, which helps explain why they stay popular in the used market.

What is the Toyota Highlander Hybrid's resale value?

Most model years in the table are moving lower year over year, which is good news if you’re shopping used and want more room to negotiate. The changes are generally modest, with one older year showing a small increase while the rest trend downward. That pattern suggests the Highlander Hybrid is still adjusting in price rather than swinging sharply in either direction.

The 2020 model year is holding steady, with prices close to flat year-over-year.

The 2018, 2020, and 2025 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 −1.83% versus a year ago, and the 2024 model is at −5.44%.
• Deal availability: The 2025 model has 36.4% good and great deals, and the 2024 model has 35.8%.
• Sweet-spot year: The 2022 model has the most listings at a current average price of $35,157. The Toyota Highlander Hybrid offers a spacious, 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+), a standard collection of advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS).

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 leans into comfort, technology, and efficiency, while the Pilot counters with a stronger engine and a lower starting price. If you want the more fuel-conscious choice with a richer tech story, the Toyota makes sense; if you want more power and a lower entry price, the Honda has the edge.

These recommendations are based on CarGurus' proprietary market data from November 10, 2026, CarGurus experts' opinions, and generative AI.