{
 "slug": "toyota-highlander-mpg-gas-hybrid-2024-2026",
 "title": "Toyota Highlander MPG: Gas and Hybrid 2024–2026",
 "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-highlander-mpg-gas-hybrid-2024-2026/",
 "markdown": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-highlander-mpg-gas-hybrid-2024-2026.md",
 "description": "EPA mpg for the Toyota Highlander 2024–2026: gas 24–25, hybrid 35–36 combined, with gallons per 15,000 miles and a yearly fuel cost gap.",
 "quickAnswer": "The gas Highlander is rated 24 to 25 mpg combined and the Highlander Hybrid 35 to 36 mpg. The EPA's 2024 front-wheel-drive gas truck is 22 city / 29 highway / 25 combined (24 on the other label), the AWD gas truck 21 / 28 / 24, the Hybrid FWD 36 / 35 / 36 and the Hybrid AWD 35 / 35 / 35. Over 15,000 miles at EPA combined, the hybrid AWD burns about 429 gallons against 625 for the gas AWD, a gap of about 196 gallons a year.",
 "platforms": [
  "Highlander"
 ],
 "category": "Maintenance & Problems",
 "author": "Rob Krause",
 "published": "2026-10-21T16:00:00Z",
 "updated": "2026-10-21T16:00:00Z",
 "sections": [
  {
   "heading": "EPA Ratings by Model Year",
   "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-highlander-mpg-gas-hybrid-2024-2026/#epa-ratings-by-model-year"
  },
  {
   "heading": "Yearly Fuel at EPA Combined",
   "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-highlander-mpg-gas-hybrid-2024-2026/#yearly-fuel-at-epa-combined"
  },
  {
   "heading": "What the EPA Numbers Miss",
   "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-highlander-mpg-gas-hybrid-2024-2026/#what-the-epa-numbers-miss"
  },
  {
   "heading": "Frequently Asked Questions",
   "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-highlander-mpg-gas-hybrid-2024-2026/#frequently-asked-questions"
  },
  {
   "heading": "Related Guides",
   "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-highlander-mpg-gas-hybrid-2024-2026/#related-guides"
  }
 ],
 "faqs": [
  {
   "q": "What is the Highlander's gas mileage?",
   "a": "24 to 25 mpg combined for the gas truck, depending on drive and label."
  },
  {
   "q": "What mpg does the Highlander Hybrid get?",
   "a": "35 to 36 mpg combined."
  },
  {
   "q": "Did the Highlander's mpg change from 2024 to 2026?",
   "a": "No for the AWD trucks. The EPA ratings are the same across the three model years."
  },
  {
   "q": "How much does the Highlander Hybrid save?",
   "a": "About 196 gallons a year over the gas AWD at 15,000 miles, or about $686 at $3.50 a gallon."
  }
 ],
 "related": [
  {
   "title": "Toyota Highlander Complaints by Year: 2008–2023",
   "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-highlander-complaints-by-year-2008-2023/"
  },
  {
   "title": "Toyota Highlander MPG by Year: 2008–2023",
   "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-highlander-mpg-by-year-2008-2023/"
  },
  {
   "title": "Toyota Highlander Recalls 2008–2023: Every Campaign",
   "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-highlander-recalls-2008-2023/"
  },
  {
   "title": "Toyota Highlander Problems: NHTSA Complaints 2024–2026",
   "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-highlander-problems-nhtsa-complaints/"
  }
 ],
 "content_markdown": "> QUICK ANSWER\n>\n> **The gas Highlander is rated 24 to 25 mpg combined and the Highlander Hybrid 35 to 36 mpg.** The EPA's 2024 front-wheel-drive gas truck is **22 city / 29 highway / 25 combined** (24 on the other label), the AWD gas truck **21 / 28 / 24**, the Hybrid FWD **36 / 35 / 36** and the Hybrid AWD **35 / 35 / 35**. Over 15,000 miles at EPA combined, the hybrid AWD burns about **429 gallons** against **625** for the gas AWD, a gap of about 196 gallons a year.\n\nThe Highlander comes in a gas version and a hybrid, and the EPA lists only AWD hybrids for 2025 and 2026. This page lines up every EPA row we found and adds a gallons-per-year figure you can multiply by your own fuel price.\n\n**Where these numbers come from.** On October 21, 2026 we pulled the EPA's fueleconomy.gov vehicle data for the Toyota Highlander and Highlander Hybrid, model years 2024, 2025 and 2026. Gallons per 15,000 miles is 15,000 divided by EPA combined mpg, our arithmetic. The EPA lists two front-wheel-drive gas rows for 2024 and 2025 that differ by one mpg, which usually reflects trim or tire differences, so we show both.\n\n<figure class=\"chart\" style=\"margin:24px 0\">\n<svg viewBox=\"0 0 760 232\" role=\"img\" aria-labelledby=\"hm-t\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;font-family:var(--sans,system-ui);font-size:12px\">\n<title id=\"hm-t\">EPA combined mpg, Toyota Highlander 2024–2026</title>\n<text x=\"20\" y=\"22\" font-weight=\"700\" font-size=\"13\" fill=\"var(--ink,#111)\">EPA combined mpg, Toyota Highlander 2024–2026</text>\n<text x=\"20\" y=\"40\" font-size=\"11\" fill=\"var(--ink-2,#555)\">Orange = gas 2.4L turbo. Green = 2.5L hybrid. 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The ratings did not change from 2024 to 2026 for the AWD trucks.\n\n## Yearly Fuel at EPA Combined\n\n| POWERTRAIN | EPA COMBINED | GALLONS PER 15,000 MI |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Gas FWD | 25 mpg | 600 |\n| Gas AWD | 24 mpg | 625 |\n| Hybrid FWD | 36 mpg | 417 |\n| Hybrid AWD | 35 mpg | 429 |\n\nMultiply the last column by your price per gallon. At $3.50 a gallon, the Hybrid AWD saves about $686 a year over the gas AWD (196 gallons x $3.50). The EPA's own annual fuel cost estimates in the same data are $2,700 for the gas AWD and $1,850 for the hybrid AWD, which is about $850 and uses the EPA's assumed fuel prices and mileage.\n\n## What the EPA Numbers Miss\n\n1. **Towing and load cut mpg.** The EPA tests an empty truck.\n2. **Cold weather and short trips hit hybrids hardest.** Real-world hybrid mpg varies more than gas mpg.\n3. **Trim and wheels matter.** The Limited and Platinum hybrid AWD is rated 1 mpg lower on the highway than the base hybrid AWD.\n\n## Frequently Asked Questions\n\n### What is the Highlander's gas mileage?\n\n24 to 25 mpg combined for the gas truck, depending on drive and label.\n\n### What mpg does the Highlander Hybrid get?\n\n35 to 36 mpg combined.\n\n### Did the Highlander's mpg change from 2024 to 2026?\n\nNo for the AWD trucks. The EPA ratings are the same across the three model years.\n\n### How much does the Highlander Hybrid save?\n\nAbout 196 gallons a year over the gas AWD at 15,000 miles, or about $686 at $3.50 a gallon.\n\n## Related Guides\n\n- [Toyota Highlander Recalls: Every Recall 2024–2026](/guides/toyota-highlander-recalls-2024-2026/)\n- [Toyota Highlander Problems: NHTSA Complaints 2024–2026](/guides/toyota-highlander-problems-nhtsa-complaints/)\n- [Toyota Grand Highlander Recalls: Every Recall 2024–2026](/guides/toyota-grand-highlander-recalls-2024-2026/)\n- [Toyota Grand Highlander MPG: Gas, Hybrid and Hybrid MAX](/guides/toyota-grand-highlander-mpg-gas-hybrid-hybrid-max/)\n- [Toyota RAV4 Known Issues: NHTSA Complaints by Year](/guides/toyota-rav4-known-issues-nhtsa-complaints-by-year/)\n\nSources: U.S. Department of Energy and EPA, [fueleconomy.gov](https://www.fueleconomy.gov/) vehicle data (Toyota Highlander, 2024–2026), queried October 21, 2026. Gallons per year and dollar figures are our arithmetic."
}