Transmission and drivetrainPart report
2012 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 11%of 9 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 25,690miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2012 Toyota Highlander Hybrid, 11% of the 9 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 25,690 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Related service bulletins
- 10164330Jul 1, 2019TSB: REVISION NOTICE July 01, 2019 Rev2: ? Applicability has been updated to 2019 ? 2020 model year Toyota vehicles. ? The Techstream Preparation and Process Overview sections…
- 10054521Jan 31, 2014Toyota: see document search button for owner letter. During time of manufacturing, the rear driveshaft would disengage from inboard joint assembly, due to an assembly error, and…
- 10060827Sep 29, 2013Summary to be provided on a future date.
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2012 Toyota Highlander Hybrid
Body and structure
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsHybrid propulsion system
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsHybrid propulsion system
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Toyota Highlander Hybrid
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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