Used Toyota Highlander Hybrid for Sale nearSpokane, WA

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 $36,833, 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-focused hybrid SUV with broad owner approval and a long-running reputation for comfort and practicality. The all-generations owner rating is 4.75/5 across every model year in the data.

Owners consistently praise the Highlander Hybrid for its quiet ride, comfortable cabin, and strong fuel efficiency. Across the model years, you also see recurring appreciation for its spacious interior and family-friendly usefulness.

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

The main trade-offs are a third row that tends to feel cramped, performance that leans more relaxed than lively, and interior materials that some reviewers describe as less polished than the rest of the package.

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 as its biggest strengths. The model also earns repeated praise for a quiet ride and a dependable overall character.

• Owners rate the Toyota Highlander Hybrid between 3.0 and 5.0 out of 5 stars across all model years in the data.

For used buyers, long-term ownership risk is generally shaped more by the specific vehicle’s history and maintenance record than by the model’s overall reputation.

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

Across all model years, accident-free inventory is solid at 79.8% — 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:

• Fuel efficiency: According to the EPA, our Platinum test vehicle should have averaged 35 mpg in combined driving. It returned 28.7 mpg on the evaluation loop.
• Infotainment: An 8.0-inch touchscreen is standard in lower trims while the Bronze Edition, Limited, and Platinum get a larger 12.3-inch display, 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 package: Every Highlander is equipped with Toyota Safety Sense 2.5+ (TSS 2.5+), a standard collection of advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS).

Which Toyota Highlander Hybrid trim should I buy?

The 2023 Toyota Highlander Hybrid offers these trims:

• LE: The base trim gives you the entry point to the lineup with front-wheel drive, standard Toyota Audio Multimedia, and the core safety suite.
• XLE: This trim adds a step up in comfort and equipment, making it a strong value if you want more everyday convenience.
• Bronze Edition: This trim brings the larger 12.3-inch display and a more distinctive look for shoppers who want extra tech and style.
• Limited: This trim adds more upscale equipment, including power folding exterior mirrors and the larger touchscreen.
• Platinum: This top trim adds the most premium feel, including the 12.3-inch display, a surround-view camera, front and rear parking sensors with automatic braking, and the most complete feature set.

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 give you a wider selection of trims, prices, and mileage levels to compare. They also tend to sit in the sweet spot where newer features and broader inventory overlap.

What is the Toyota Highlander Hybrid's resale value?

The table shows broad downward movement across the model years listed, which can work in your favor if you’re shopping used. The larger drops on some newer years suggest there may be room to find better value without moving too far back in age. A few older years are changing only slightly, which points to steadier pricing in those model years.

The 2018, 2017, 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 on the 2023 Highlander Hybrid, bringing adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking, lane-keeping assist, lane-centering assist, and more.

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 −3.56% versus a year ago, and the 2024 model is at −7.85%.
• Deal availability: The 2025 model has 34.5% good and great deals, and the 2024 model has 33.6%.
• Sweet-spot year: The 2022 model has the most listings at a current average price of $35,689. The Toyota Highlander Hybrid offers a quiet cabin and a comfortable, family-friendly ride.

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: Upper trim levels get a new 12.3-inch digital instrumentation display with Casual, Smart, Tough, and Sporty themes, and the infotainment system includes wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
• 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 destination.

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.

These recommendations are based on CarGurus' proprietary market data from October 6, 2026, CarGurus experts' opinions, and generative AI.