2025 Toyota Highlander: trims, real prices & how to pick yours
6 builds left the factory as a 2025 Highlander, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 5 main configurations sell for $31,488–$59,371 today.
- 5 main configurations
- 40,733 vehicles built
- 776 for sale right now
- $31,488–$59,371 typical price range
Which Highlander is yours?
Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.
Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.
Pick your Highlander
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LE, XLE, Limited 5TDKDRAH-S2.4L 4-cyl, 265 hp, Automatic. 7,040 built.
$31,488 great deal $36,897 typical $47,076 top of market -
Most common — 37% of 2025 Highlanders
LE, XLE, XSE, Platinum, Limited · 4WD 5TDKDRBH-S2.4L 4-cyl, 265 hp, Automatic, Four-wheel drive. 15,063 built.
$37,938 great deal $44,118 typical $54,985 top of market -
Platinum · Hybrid · 4WD 5TDEBRCH-S2.5L 4-cyl, 186 hp, Electronic Continuously Variable (e-CVT), Four-wheel drive. 7,335 built.
$49,869 great deal $54,738 typical $59,371 top of market -
Limited · Hybrid · 4WD 5TDXBRCH-S2.5L 4-cyl, 186 hp, Electronic Continuously Variable (e-CVT), Four-wheel drive. 2,164 built.
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XLE, XLE Nightshade, 25TH Edition Limited · Hybrid · 4WD 5TDKBRCH-S2.5L 4-cyl, 186 hp, Electronic Continuously Variable (e-CVT), Four-wheel drive. 9,130 built.
$36,977 great deal $49,130 typical $53,563 top of market
What actually differs
| LE, XLE, XSE, Platinum, Limited · 4WD | XLE, XLE Nightshade, 25TH Edition Limited · Hybrid · 4WD | Platinum · Hybrid · 4WD | LE, XLE, Limited | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | 2.4L 4-cyl | 2.5L 4-cyl | 2.5L 4-cyl | 2.4L 4-cyl |
| Power | 265 hp | 186 hp | 186 hp | 265 hp |
| Transmission | Automatic | Electronic Continuously Variable (e-CVT) | Electronic Continuously Variable (e-CVT) | Automatic |
| Typical price today | $44,118 | $49,130 | $54,738 | $36,897 |
| For sale right now | 463 | 107 | 41 | 153 |
| Vehicles built | 15,063 | 9,130 | 7,335 | 7,040 |
Same on every 2025 Highlander
- Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
- Fuel Gasoline
- Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
- Seats 7
- Doors 5-door
What people actually pay
1,226 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026Safety, in plain English
★★★★★ 5 / 5
3 recalls on file for this model year — check any specific VIN before you buy.
- ✓ Warns you before a crash
- ✓ Brakes for you in an emergency
- ✓ Watches your blind spot
- ✓ Warns when you drift from your lane
- ✓ Steers you back into the lane
- ✓ Keeps distance on the highway
What 5TDKDRAH-S means
- 5TD
- the World Manufacturer Identifier Toyota registered — assembled in the United States
- KDRAH
- together encode the Highlander line — Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), 2.4L 4cyl — as Toyota filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
- S
- in position 10 — model year 2025
- 9, 11–17
- differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
1 rare configuration — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.
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