Toyota Highlander MPG by Year

EPA rates the best gas Highlander of each model year at 22 to 25 mpg combined and the best hybrid at 26 to 36 mpg.

Every year from 2010 to 2026 is below, with city and highway ratings and EPA's yearly cost to run each version.

Data: US EPA, fueleconomy.govUpdated Oct 1, 2026

Every Highlander model year

Newest first. Each cell is the best-rated version of that kind that year, with its city and highway ratings and EPA's yearly cost to run it. Open a year for every version.

Model year	Best gas	Best hybrid
2026 Highlander	24 mpg 21 city / 28 hwy $2,800 a year	35 mpg 35 city / 35 hwy $1,900 a year
2025 Highlander	25 mpg 22 city / 29 hwy $2,700 a year	35 mpg 35 city / 35 hwy $1,900 a year
2024 Highlander	25 mpg 22 city / 29 hwy $2,700 a year	36 mpg 36 city / 35 hwy $1,850 a year
2023 Highlander	25 mpg 22 city / 29 hwy $2,700 a year	36 mpg 36 city / 35 hwy $1,850 a year
2022 Highlander	24 mpg 21 city / 29 hwy $2,800 a year	36 mpg 36 city / 35 hwy $1,850 a year
2021 Highlander	24 mpg 21 city / 29 hwy $2,800 a year	36 mpg 36 city / 35 hwy $1,850 a year
2020 Highlander	24 mpg 21 city / 29 hwy $2,800 a year	36 mpg 36 city / 35 hwy $1,850 a year
2019 Highlander	23 mpg 20 city / 27 hwy $2,900 a year	29 mpg 30 city / 28 hwy $2,300 a year
2018 Highlander	23 mpg 20 city / 27 hwy $2,900 a year	29 mpg 30 city / 28 hwy $2,300 a year
2017 Highlander	23 mpg 20 city / 27 hwy $2,900 a year	29 mpg 30 city / 28 hwy $2,300 a year
2016 Highlander	22 mpg 20 city / 25 hwy $3,050 a year	28 mpg 27 city / 28 hwy $2,400 a year
2015 Highlander	22 mpg 20 city / 25 hwy $3,050 a year	28 mpg 27 city / 28 hwy $2,400 a year
2014 Highlander	22 mpg 20 city / 25 hwy $3,050 a year	28 mpg 27 city / 28 hwy $2,400 a year
2013 Highlander	22 mpg 20 city / 25 hwy $3,050 a year	28 mpg 28 city / 28 hwy $2,400 a year
2012 Highlander	22 mpg 20 city / 25 hwy $3,050 a year	28 mpg 28 city / 28 hwy $2,400 a year
2011 Highlander	22 mpg 20 city / 25 hwy $3,050 a year	28 mpg 28 city / 28 hwy $2,400 a year
2010 Highlander	22 mpg 20 city / 27 hwy $3,050 a year	26 mpg 27 city / 25 hwy $2,600 a year

When the best ratings changed

Each year against the model year before it. Years not listed kept the same best ratings.

2011 Hybrid up 2 mpg to 28
2017 Gas up 1 mpg to 23; hybrid up 1 mpg to 29
2020 Gas up 1 mpg to 24; hybrid up 7 mpg to 36
2023 Gas up 1 mpg to 25
2025 Hybrid down 1 mpg to 35
2026 Gas down 1 mpg to 24

Toyota Highlander best combined rating by model year

The best-rated gas and hybrid version of each model year, from EPA.

Best gas version
Best hybrid version

2026: gas 24 mpg · hybrid 35 mpg

Show as a table

Toyota Highlander best combined mpg by model year
Model year	Best gas version	Best hybrid version
2010	22	26
2011	22	28
2012	22	28
2013	22	28
2014	22	28
2015	22	28
2016	22	28
2017	23	29
2018	23	29
2019	23	29
2020	24	36
2021	24	36
2022	24	36
2023	25	36
2024	25	36
2025	25	35
2026	24	35

Highlander years to avoid and problems by year

How the Highlander's fuel economy since 2010 compares with 54 other models

Questions

Which Toyota Highlander year has the best MPG?

By EPA's ratings, the best gas Highlander gets 25 mpg combined (2023 to 2025); the best hybrid version gets 36 mpg (2020 to 2024).

How much better is the Highlander hybrid's MPG?

In 2026, EPA rates the best Highlander hybrid at 35 mpg combined, against 24 mpg for the best gas version: 11 mpg more.

How much does a year of fuel cost for a Toyota Highlander?

At EPA's current prices and 15,000 miles a year, the best gas version costs $2,700 (2023 to 2025) to $3,050 (2010 to 2016); the best hybrid version costs $1,850 (2020 to 2024) to $2,600 (2010). Each year's page has the cost of every version.

Sources and method

US EPA and Department of Energy fuel economy data (fueleconomy.gov), file dated Sep 29, 2026.
EPA fuel price assumptions: regular $4.47, midgrade $5.07, premium $5.48, diesel $6.38 a gallon; electricity $0.15 per kWh. The yearly cost is EPA's estimate for 15,000 miles, 55% of them in the city; a plug-in hybrid's assumes EPA's typical mix of charging and gas.

Ratings are EPA estimates. Real-world mileage depends on how, where and in what weather you drive. How we build these pages. Spotted an error? Tell us.