2020 Toyota Highlander

This page is a draft. It has not been approved yet, so read it with care.

Learn

What changed

A full redesign on the TNGA-K platform, with the 295 hp V6 and an 8-speed automatic, and a 2.5L four-cylinder Hybrid of 243 hp. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto added.^1,2

Motors: Two motor-generators^1,3
Transmissions: 8-speed automatic^1,2
Drivetrains: Front-wheel drive (2020–2025)^2,4,5, All-wheel drive^1,3, Dynamic Torque Vectoring AWD^1,3, Hybrid all-wheel drive^1,6
Trims: L^1,3, LE (2020–2025)^1,6,5, XLE^1,5, XSE^3,5, Limited^1,5, Platinum^1,5, Bronze Edition^4,3, Nightshade^7,6
Packages: Towing package¹, Blackout Package⁸, 12.3-inch touchscreen^3,5

Graphite Woven cloth, L, LE ^1,3
Black Woven cloth, L, LE ^1,3
Harvest Beige SofTex, XLE ^1,3
Graphite SofTex, XLE ^1,3
Black SofTex, XLE ^1,3
Black SofTex with fabric inserts, XSE ³
Harvest Beige, Graphite or Black Perforated leather, Limited ³
Harvest Beige, Graphite or Black Embossed, perforated leather, Platinum ^1,3
Glazed Caramel Embossed, perforated leather, Platinum ^1,3,5
Bronze Edition SofTex with fabric inserts and bronze stitching, Bronze Edition ⁴
Black Fabric, Nightshade ⁷
Black two-tone SofTex with embossed fabric inserts, Nightshade ⁷

Buy

20V162000 2020
An engine control programming error can cut fuel during stop-and-start driving, and the engine may stall.⁹
20V633000 2020
Wrong front seat covers can stop the seat-mounted side airbag deploying properly.^9,10
22V239000 2020–2022
Stability control may stay off after a restart if the driver had turned it off. The software is updated.^10,11,12
23V720000 2020–2023
The front lower bumper cover can come loose or fall off after a minor knock.^{9,13,8,14,10,11,12,15}
23V865000 2020–2021
A short circuit in the passenger occupant sensor can stop the passenger airbag deploying.^9,13,10,11

Checked against NHTSA records on 21 October 2026.

Reputation: what owners and the press report

Sought after: 2020 2020 One source so far

SlashGear lists the 2020 among the best Highlander years, with relatively few complaints, mostly about the brakes.¹⁶

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