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Toyota Highlander · 4th gen (2020–2026)

2022 Toyota Highlander

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What changed

  • The Hybrid Bronze Edition and Wind Chill Pearl paint are new.1

What it came with

  • 3.5L V62,3,4

    295 hp · 2020–2022

  • 2.5L four-cylinder hybrid2,4

    243 hp from the whole system

Motors
Two motor-generators2,4
Transmissions
8-speed automatic2,3
Drivetrains
Front-wheel drive (2020–2025)3,1,5, All-wheel drive2,4, Dynamic Torque Vectoring AWD2,4, Hybrid all-wheel drive2,6
Trims
L2,4, LE (2020–2025)2,6,5, XLE2,5, XSE4,5, Limited2,5, Platinum2,5, Bronze Edition1,4, Nightshade7,6
Packages
Towing package2, Blackout Package8, 12.3-inch touchscreen4,5

Colors

  • Blizzard Pearl 2
  • Celestial Silver Metallic 2
  • Midnight Black Metallic 2,4,5
  • Magnetic Gray Metallic 2,5
  • Moon Dust 2
  • Ruby Flare Pearl 2,7,5
  • Blueprint 2,5
  • Opulent Amber 2
  • Wind Chill Pearl 2022–2026 1,5
  • Cement 1,7,6
  • Cypress 4

Interiors

  • Graphite Woven cloth, L, LE 2,4
  • Black Woven cloth, L, LE 2,4
  • Harvest Beige SofTex, XLE 2,4
  • Graphite SofTex, XLE 2,4
  • Black SofTex, XLE 2,4
  • Black SofTex with fabric inserts, XSE 4
  • Harvest Beige, Graphite or Black Perforated leather, Limited 4
  • Harvest Beige, Graphite or Black Embossed, perforated leather, Platinum 2,4
  • Glazed Caramel Embossed, perforated leather, Platinum 2,4,5
  • Bronze Edition SofTex with fabric inserts and bronze stitching, Bronze Edition 1
  • Black Fabric, Nightshade 7
  • Black two-tone SofTex with embossed fabric inserts, Nightshade 7

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Recalls

  • 22V239000 2020–2022

    Stability control may stay off after a restart if the driver had turned it off. The software is updated.9,10,11

  • 23V720000 2020–2023

    The front lower bumper cover can come loose or fall off after a minor knock.12,13,8,14,9,10,11,15

  • 26V128000 2021–2025

    Second-row seatbacks may not lock in place when adjusted. The recliner return springs are replaced.13,8,14,16,17,10,11,15,18,19

Checked against NHTSA records on 21 October 2026.

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

Sources

  1. Toyota Newsroom (Bronze Edition)
  2. Toyota Newsroom (2020 Highlander)
  3. Edmunds 2020 review
  4. Toyota Newsroom (2023 Highlander)
  5. Toyota Newsroom (2026 Highlander)
  6. Toyota Newsroom (25th Edition)
  7. Toyota Newsroom (Hybrid Nightshade)
  8. NHTSA recalls (2022 Highlander)
  9. NHTSA recalls (2020 Highlander Hybrid)
  10. NHTSA recalls (2021 Highlander Hybrid)
  11. NHTSA recalls (2022 Highlander Hybrid)
  12. NHTSA recalls (2020 Highlander)
  13. NHTSA recalls (2021 Highlander)
  14. NHTSA recalls (2023 Highlander)
  15. NHTSA recalls (2023 Highlander Hybrid)
  16. NHTSA recalls (2024 Highlander)
  17. NHTSA recalls (2025 Highlander)
  18. NHTSA recalls (2024 Highlander Hybrid)
  19. NHTSA recalls (2025 Highlander Hybrid)