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2012–2025 · 3 generations

Toyota Highlander Parts, Specs and Maintenance Guide

Every maintenance specification for the 2012–2025 Toyota Highlander, organised by generation. Pick a topic for the full picture across every year, or jump straight to your model year.

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Quick facts: 2020–2025 Highlander

Engine oil
0W-20, 5.8 qt (base engine)
Battery
Group H6 (LN3) EFB
Tire size
235/65R18 (base trim)
Wiper blades
26" / 18" / 10" rear
Max towing
5,000 lbs
Cabin filter
Toyota 87139-0E040

Toyota Highlander maintenance guides

Oil & filter

Viscosity, capacity, filter part numbers, change interval

Battery

BCI group size, cold cranking amps, AGM or flooded

Tires & wheels

Factory sizes by trim, pressures, bolt pattern, lug torque

Wiper blades

Driver, passenger and rear blade lengths

Air & cabin filters

Cabin and engine air filter part numbers, locations, intervals

Bulbs

Headlight, fog and marker bulb types

Brakes

Rotor diameters, pad references, service notes

Fluids

Transmission fluid, coolant, brake fluid and capacities

Service schedule

What's actually due at every mileage interval

Problems & reliability

Documented failures, recalls, and which years to avoid

Oil light reset

Step-by-step maintenance light reset, no tools

Key fob battery

Which coin cell the remote takes

Specs

Towing, weight, fuel tank, fuel economy

Which Toyota Highlander generation do you have?

Specifications change at generation boundaries, not every model year. Two cars four years apart often take the identical oil, filter, and battery. These are the generations we hold data for.

GenerationModel yearsBody styleEnginesOil
XU70 (4th generation)2020–2025Mid-size 3-row crossover SUV (TNGA-K platform)30W-20, 0W-16
XU50 (3rd generation)2014–2019Mid-size 3-row crossover SUV50W-20
XU40 (2nd generation, final years)2012–2013Mid-size 3-row crossover SUV30W-20

About the Toyota Highlander

The Toyota Highlander is Toyota's three-row family crossover, and the 2012–2025 span covers three generations with very different powertrains but the same low-drama ownership reputation. 5L 2GR-FE V6 (plus an AWD-only hybrid) with simple port injection, 0W-20 oil, and a Group 24F battery. Its documented weak spots are 2GR-FE water pump leaks and failing power-liftgate struts.

7 and the 2GR-FE, then switched in 2017 to the direct+port-injected 2GR-FKS with an 8-speed automatic and stop-start; that 8-speed drew shudder/whine complaints (TSB T-SB-0160-18), and 2017–2019 models sit inside Toyota's huge Denso fuel-pump recall. 5L hybrid (0W-16 oil) became the volume seller. 3, lug torque is 76 ft-lbs, the key fob takes a CR2032, and gas V6/turbo models tow up to 5,000 lbs with the factory tow package (hybrids 3,500 lbs).

Maintenance is interval-driven Toyota fare: 10,000-mile synthetic oil changes, 30,000-mile air and cabin filters, coolant at 100k then every 50k, and iridium plugs at 120k.

Toyota Highlander by model year

Year pages show only the engines and specs offered that year.

20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015201420132012

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