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Toyota Highlander · 3rd gen (2014–2019)

2016 Toyota Highlander

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What changed

  • Essentially unchanged, with a tow package on every V6.1

What it came with

  • 2.7L four-cylinder2,3,4

    185 hp, LE only

  • 3.5L V62,3

    270 hp · 2014–2016

  • 3.5L V6 hybrid5,6

    280 hp combined to 2016, 306 hp from 2017

Motors
Three electric motors5,6
Transmissions
6-speed automatic2,3, Continuously variable5,6
Drivetrains
Front-wheel drive2,3, All-wheel drive2,5
Trims
LE2,3, LE Plus2,3, XLE2,3, Limited2,3, Limited Platinum7,3, Hybrid5,6
Packages
Driver Technology package2,5, Platinum package2, Second-row captain's chairs2

Colors

  • Blizzard Pearl 7,4
  • Midnight Black Metallic 7,4
  • Shoreline Blue Pearl 7,4
  • Alumina Jade Metallic 7,4
  • Predawn Gray Mica 7,4
  • Ooh La La Rouge Mica 7,4
  • Nautical Blue Metallic 7
  • Creme Brulee Mica 7
  • Silver Sky Metallic 7
  • Toasted Walnut Pearl 4
  • Celestial Silver Metallic 4

Interiors

  • Black Leather 7,4
  • Almond Leather 7,4
  • Ash Leather 7,4
  • LE Cloth, LE 3
  • LE Plus SofTex accents, LE Plus 2
  • XLE and Limited Leather in the first two rows, SofTex in the third, XLE, Limited 2,5

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Recalls

  • 16V775000 2016

    The brake fluid level sensor may not be plugged in, so low fluid would go unwarned.8

Checked against NHTSA records on 21 October 2026.

What buyers say

Reputation: what owners and the press report

  • Sought after: 2015 and 2016 2015–2016 One source so far

    SlashGear lists both among the best Highlander years, for few recalls and complaints.9

Before you pay

Open the buyer's checklist

Every warning and recall for this generation, with a box to tick.

Sources

  1. Edmunds 2016 review
  2. Edmunds 2014 review
  3. Edmunds 2017 review
  4. Edmunds 2019 specs
  5. Edmunds 2014 Hybrid review
  6. Edmunds 2017 Hybrid review
  7. Edmunds 2016 specs
  8. NHTSA recalls (2016 Highlander)
  9. SlashGear (best years)