{
 "slug": "toyota-grand-highlander-mpg-gas-hybrid-hybrid-max",
 "title": "Toyota Grand Highlander MPG: Gas, Hybrid and Hybrid MAX",
 "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-grand-highlander-mpg-gas-hybrid-hybrid-max/",
 "markdown": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-grand-highlander-mpg-gas-hybrid-hybrid-max.md",
 "description": "EPA mpg for every Toyota Grand Highlander 2024–2026: gas 22–24, Hybrid 34–36, Hybrid MAX 27, plus range per tank and gallons per 15,000 miles.",
 "quickAnswer": "The gas Grand Highlander is rated 22 to 24 mpg combined, the 2.5L Hybrid 34 to 36 mpg, and the Hybrid MAX 27 mpg. The EPA ratings are identical for model years 2024, 2025 and 2026. The front-wheel-drive gas truck gets 21 city / 28 highway / 24 combined, the 2.5L Hybrid FWD 37 / 34 / 36, and the Hybrid MAX 26 / 27 / 27. At EPA combined, a 2.5L Hybrid AWD burns about 441 gallons over 15,000 miles against 652 for a gas AWD LE/XLE, a difference of about 211 gallons a year.",
 "platforms": [
  "Grand Highlander"
 ],
 "category": "Maintenance & Problems",
 "author": "Rob Krause",
 "published": "2026-10-21T05:00:00Z",
 "updated": "2026-10-21T05:00:00Z",
 "sections": [
  {
   "heading": "EPA Ratings by Powertrain, 2024–2026",
   "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-grand-highlander-mpg-gas-hybrid-hybrid-max/#epa-ratings-by-powertrain-2024-2026"
  },
  {
   "heading": "Range Per Tank and Yearly Fuel",
   "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-grand-highlander-mpg-gas-hybrid-hybrid-max/#range-per-tank-and-yearly-fuel"
  },
  {
   "heading": "What the EPA Numbers Miss",
   "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-grand-highlander-mpg-gas-hybrid-hybrid-max/#what-the-epa-numbers-miss"
  },
  {
   "heading": "Frequently Asked Questions",
   "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-grand-highlander-mpg-gas-hybrid-hybrid-max/#frequently-asked-questions"
  },
  {
   "heading": "Related Guides",
   "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-grand-highlander-mpg-gas-hybrid-hybrid-max/#related-guides"
  }
 ],
 "faqs": [
  {
   "q": "What is the Grand Highlander's gas mileage?",
   "a": "24 mpg combined for the gas front-wheel-drive truck, 23 for AWD LE/XLE and 22 for AWD Limited/Platinum."
  },
  {
   "q": "What mpg does the Grand Highlander Hybrid get?",
   "a": "The 2.5L Hybrid is rated 34 to 36 mpg combined. The 2.4L turbo Hybrid MAX is rated 27 mpg combined."
  },
  {
   "q": "Does the Grand Highlander Hybrid MAX save fuel?",
   "a": "Slightly. It is rated 27 mpg combined against 23 for the gas AWD LE/XLE, about 96 fewer gallons over 15,000 miles."
  },
  {
   "q": "Did the Grand Highlander's mpg change from 2024 to 2026?",
   "a": "No. The EPA ratings are the same for all three model years."
  }
 ],
 "related": [
  {
   "title": "Toyota Grand Highlander Maintenance Schedule by Mileage",
   "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-grand-highlander-maintenance-schedule-gas-hybrid/"
  },
  {
   "title": "Toyota Grand Highlander Oil, Tire Size and Fluid Specs",
   "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-grand-highlander-oil-tire-size-fluid-specs/"
  },
  {
   "title": "Toyota Grand Highlander Problems: NHTSA Complaints",
   "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-grand-highlander-problems-nhtsa-complaints/"
  },
  {
   "title": "Toyota Grand Highlander Recalls: Every Recall 2024–2026",
   "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-grand-highlander-recalls-2024-2026/"
  }
 ],
 "content_markdown": "> QUICK ANSWER\n>\n> **The gas Grand Highlander is rated 22 to 24 mpg combined, the 2.5L Hybrid 34 to 36 mpg, and the Hybrid MAX 27 mpg.** The EPA ratings are identical for model years 2024, 2025 and 2026. The front-wheel-drive gas truck gets **21 city / 28 highway / 24 combined**, the 2.5L Hybrid FWD **37 / 34 / 36**, and the Hybrid MAX **26 / 27 / 27**. At EPA combined, a 2.5L Hybrid AWD burns about **441 gallons** over 15,000 miles against **652** for a gas AWD LE/XLE, a difference of about 211 gallons a year.\n\nThree powertrains, four drive and trim combinations and one EPA label per combination make the Grand Highlander's fuel economy hard to compare. This guide lines up every EPA row we found, adds range per tank and a gallons-per-year figure you can multiply by your own fuel price, and flags what the EPA numbers do not tell you.\n\n**Where these numbers come from.** On October 20, 2026 we pulled the EPA's fueleconomy.gov vehicle data for the Toyota Grand Highlander, model years 2024, 2025 and 2026. Range per tank is EPA combined mpg multiplied by the fuel tank capacity in Toyota's 2025 owner's manuals (17.8 gal for the gas truck, 17.2 gal for the hybrids). It is a calculation, not a measured range. We did not use owner-reported mpg because we could not verify a consistent source.\n\n<figure class=\"chart\" style=\"margin:24px 0\">\n<svg viewBox=\"0 0 760 334\" role=\"img\" aria-labelledby=\"gm-t\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;font-family:var(--sans,system-ui);font-size:12px\">\n<title id=\"gm-t\">EPA combined mpg, Toyota Grand Highlander 2024–2026</title>\n<text x=\"20\" y=\"22\" font-weight=\"700\" font-size=\"13\" fill=\"var(--ink,#111)\">EPA combined mpg, Toyota Grand Highlander 2024–2026</text>\n<text x=\"20\" y=\"40\" font-size=\"11\" fill=\"var(--ink-2,#555)\">Orange = gas 2.4L turbo. Green = hybrids. 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Toyota's owner's manual confirms the T24A-FTS turbo engine is offered in the hybrid.\n\n## Range Per Tank and Yearly Fuel\n\n| POWERTRAIN | EPA COMBINED | RANGE PER TANK | GALLONS PER 15,000 MI |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Gas FWD | 24 mpg | about 427 mi | 625 |\n| Gas AWD LE/XLE | 23 mpg | about 409 mi | 652 |\n| Gas AWD Limited/Platinum | 22 mpg | about 392 mi | 682 |\n| Hybrid MAX AWD | 27 mpg | about 464 mi | 556 |\n| 2.5L Hybrid AWD | 34 mpg | about 585 mi | 441 |\n| 2.5L Hybrid FWD | 36 mpg | about 619 mi | 417 |\n\nMultiply the last column by your price per gallon. At $3.50 a gallon, the 2.5L Hybrid AWD saves about $738 a year over the gas AWD LE/XLE (211 gallons x $3.50). The Hybrid MAX saves about $336 (96 gallons x $3.50) over the same gas truck, so its case rests on power and towing, not fuel savings. The gas truck uses regular unleaded (87 AKI minimum).\n\n## What the EPA Numbers Miss\n\n1. **Towing and load cut mpg.** The EPA tests an empty truck. See the [towing guide](/guides/toyota-grand-highlander-towing-capacity-by-engine/) for the ratings.\n2. **Cold weather and short trips hit hybrids hardest.** Real-world hybrid mpg varies more than gas mpg because short trips and cold starts keep the engine running more.\n3. **Trim and wheels matter inside a powertrain.** The Limited/Platinum gas AWD is rated 1 mpg below the LE/XLE AWD, and the Limited hybrid FWD is rated 2 mpg below the base hybrid FWD.\n\n## Frequently Asked Questions\n\n### What is the Grand Highlander's gas mileage?\n\n24 mpg combined for the gas front-wheel-drive truck, 23 for AWD LE/XLE and 22 for AWD Limited/Platinum.\n\n### What mpg does the Grand Highlander Hybrid get?\n\nThe 2.5L Hybrid is rated 34 to 36 mpg combined. The 2.4L turbo Hybrid MAX is rated 27 mpg combined.\n\n### Does the Grand Highlander Hybrid MAX save fuel?\n\nSlightly. It is rated 27 mpg combined against 23 for the gas AWD LE/XLE, about 96 fewer gallons over 15,000 miles.\n\n### Did the Grand Highlander's mpg change from 2024 to 2026?\n\nNo. The EPA ratings are the same for all three model years.\n\n## Related Guides\n\n- [Toyota Grand Highlander Maintenance Schedule by Mileage](/guides/toyota-grand-highlander-maintenance-schedule-gas-hybrid/)\n- [Toyota Grand Highlander Towing Capacity by Engine](/guides/toyota-grand-highlander-towing-capacity-by-engine/)\n- [Toyota Grand Highlander Oil, Tire Size and Fluid Specs](/guides/toyota-grand-highlander-oil-tire-size-fluid-specs/)\n- [Toyota Grand Highlander TSB List and Known Issues](/guides/toyota-grand-highlander-tsb-list-known-issues/)\n- [Toyota Grand Highlander Recalls: Every Recall 2024–2026](/guides/toyota-grand-highlander-recalls-2024-2026/)\n- [Toyota Grand Highlander Problems: NHTSA Complaints](/guides/toyota-grand-highlander-problems-nhtsa-complaints/)\n- [Toyota RAV4 Known Issues: NHTSA Complaints by Year](/guides/toyota-rav4-known-issues-nhtsa-complaints-by-year/)\n- [Toyota Towing Capacity Chart: Every Truck and SUV](/guides/toyota-towing-capacity-chart-tundra-tacoma-4runner-sequoia/)\n\nSources: U.S. Department of Energy and EPA, [fueleconomy.gov](https://www.fueleconomy.gov/) vehicle data (Toyota Grand Highlander, 2024–2026), queried October 20, 2026. Fuel tank capacities from Toyota's 2025 Grand Highlander and Grand Highlander Hybrid owner's manuals. Range and yearly fuel figures are our arithmetic."
}