The Lemon Index$1,100 middle bill · most between $900 and $1,600
Higher than the $900 middle bill owners of all 77 models reported.
2005–2022 Toyota Highlander
Toyota Highlander owners reported paying a median of $1,100 for a strut and shock replacement, with the middle half of bills between $900 and $1,600. That's from 8 owner reports (8 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50012%
- $500–$1,00012%
- $1,000–$2,50062%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up12%
Share of the 8 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2005 Toyota Highlander1too few for a middle
- 2009 Toyota Highlander1too few for a middle
- 2012 Toyota Highlander1too few for a middle
- 2015 Toyota Highlander1too few for a middle
- 2020 Toyota Highlander1too few for a middle
- 2021 Toyota Highlander1too few for a middle
- 2022 Toyota Highlander2too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
Engines in these years
2AZ-FE 2.4 · 2GR-FE · 2GR-FKS 3.5 V6
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Keep going
- Toyota Highlander reliability by year
- Strut and shock replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Toyota Highlander owners reported
Transmission replacement (67) · ABS module replacement (53) · Brake repair (19) · Engine replacement (19) · Head gasket replacement (8)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11738117, 11708092, 11695475, 11670793, 11132340, 10874467, 10706437, 10421658.
Quick answers
How much does strut and shock replacement cost on a Toyota Highlander?
Toyota Highlander owners reported a median of $1,100, and the middle half paid $900 to $1,600, from 8 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Toyota Highlander strut and shock replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Toyota Highlander middle bill of $1,100 is higher than the $900 owners of all 77 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Toyota Highlander repair costs come from?
From 8 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.