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Toyota Highlander Transmission

The 2026 Toyota Highlander uses Automatic (AV-S6), Automatic (S8), Automatic (S6) transmissions, depending on engine and trim.

Latest model year (2026):

The Toyota Highlander comes with Automatic (AV-S6), Automatic (S8) depending on engine and trim.

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Toyota Highlander Transmission — All Years

YearTrimEngineTransmissionDriveMPG Comb.
2026Config 1 of 3Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L4 2.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)All-Wheel Drive35
2026Config 2 of 3Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L4 2.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)All-Wheel Drive35
2026Config 3 of 3Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.4 L4 2.4LAutomatic (S8)All-Wheel Drive24
2025Config 1 of 5Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L4 2.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)All-Wheel Drive35
2025Config 2 of 5Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L4 2.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)All-Wheel Drive35
2025Config 3 of 5Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.4 L4 2.4LAutomatic (S8)Front-Wheel Drive24
2025Config 4 of 5Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.4 L4 2.4LAutomatic (S8)Front-Wheel Drive25
2025Config 5 of 5Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.4 L4 2.4LAutomatic (S8)All-Wheel Drive24
2024Config 1 of 6Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L4 2.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)All-Wheel Drive35
2024Config 2 of 6Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L4 2.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)All-Wheel Drive35
2024Config 3 of 6Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L4 2.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)Front-Wheel Drive36
2024Config 4 of 6Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.4 L4 2.4LAutomatic (S8)Front-Wheel Drive24
2024Config 5 of 6Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.4 L4 2.4LAutomatic (S8)Front-Wheel Drive25
2024Config 6 of 6Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.4 L4 2.4LAutomatic (S8)All-Wheel Drive24
2023Config 1 of 6Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L4 2.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)Front-Wheel Drive36
2023Config 2 of 6Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L4 2.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)All-Wheel Drive35
2023Config 3 of 6Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L4 2.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)All-Wheel Drive35
2023Config 4 of 6Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.4 L4 2.4LAutomatic (S8)Front-Wheel Drive25
2023Config 5 of 6Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.4 L4 2.4LAutomatic (S8)Front-Wheel Drive24
2023Config 6 of 6Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.4 L4 2.4LAutomatic (S8)All-Wheel Drive24
2022Config 1 of 6Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L4 2.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)Front-Wheel Drive36
2022Config 2 of 6Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L4 2.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)All-Wheel Drive35
2022Config 3 of 6Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L4 2.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)All-Wheel Drive35
2022Config 4 of 6Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (S8)All-Wheel Drive23
2022Config 5 of 6Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (S8)Front-Wheel Drive24
2022Config 6 of 6Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (S8)Front-Wheel Drive23
2021Config 1 of 6Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L4 2.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)Front-Wheel Drive36
2021Config 2 of 6Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L4 2.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)All-Wheel Drive35
2021Config 3 of 6Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L4 2.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)All-Wheel Drive35
2021Config 4 of 6Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (S8)All-Wheel Drive23
2021Config 5 of 6Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (S8)Front-Wheel Drive24
2021Config 6 of 6Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (S8)Front-Wheel Drive23
2020Config 1 of 6Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L4 2.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)Front-Wheel Drive36
2020Config 2 of 6Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L4 2.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)All-Wheel Drive35
2020Config 3 of 6Auto (AV-S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L4 2.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)All-Wheel Drive35
2020Config 4 of 6Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (S8)Front-Wheel Drive24
2020Config 5 of 6Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (S8)Front-Wheel Drive23
2020Config 6 of 6Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (S8)All-Wheel Drive23
2019Config 1 of 8Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)All-Wheel Drive29
2019Config 2 of 8Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)All-Wheel Drive28
2019Config 3 of 8Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.7 L4 2.7LAutomatic (S6)Front-Wheel Drive22
2019Config 4 of 8Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (S8)Front-Wheel Drive23
2019Config 5 of 8Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (S8)Front-Wheel Drive23
2019Config 6 of 8Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (S8)All-Wheel Drive22
2019Config 7 of 8Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (S8)All-Wheel Drive22
2019Config 8 of 8Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (S8)All-Wheel Drive23
2018Config 1 of 8Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)All-Wheel Drive28
2018Config 2 of 8Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)All-Wheel Drive29
2018Config 3 of 8Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.7 L4 2.7LAutomatic (S6)Front-Wheel Drive22
2018Config 4 of 8Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (S8)Front-Wheel Drive23
2018Config 5 of 8Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (S8)Front-Wheel Drive23
2018Config 6 of 8Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (S8)All-Wheel Drive22
2018Config 7 of 8Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (S8)All-Wheel Drive22
2018Config 8 of 8Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (S8)All-Wheel Drive23
2017Config 1 of 8Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)All-Wheel Drive28
2017Config 2 of 8Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)All-Wheel Drive29
2017Config 3 of 8Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.7 L4 2.7LAutomatic (S6)Front-Wheel Drive22
2017Config 4 of 8Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (S8)All-Wheel Drive22
2017Config 5 of 8Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (S8)All-Wheel Drive22
2017Config 6 of 8Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (S8)Front-Wheel Drive23
2017Config 7 of 8Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (S8)Front-Wheel Drive23
2017Config 8 of 8Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (S8)All-Wheel Drive23
2016Config 1 of 5Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)All-Wheel Drive28
2016Config 2 of 5Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)All-Wheel Drive28
2016Config 3 of 5Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.7 L4 2.7LAutomatic (S6)Front-Wheel Drive22
2016Config 4 of 5Auto (S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (S6)All-Wheel Drive20
2016Config 5 of 5Auto (S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (S6)Front-Wheel Drive21
2015Config 1 of 5Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)All-Wheel Drive28
2015Config 2 of 5Auto (AV-S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (AV-S6)All-Wheel Drive28
2015Config 3 of 5Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.7 L4 2.7LAutomatic (S6)Front-Wheel Drive22
2015Config 4 of 5Auto (S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (S6)Front-Wheel Drive21
2015Config 5 of 5Auto (S6), 6 cyl, 3.5 L6 3.5LAutomatic (S6)All-Wheel Drive20

Data sourced from fueleconomy.gov (U.S. Department of Energy). MPG figures are EPA-tested. Fuel costs are estimates based on average fuel prices and 15,000 miles/year.

Toyota Highlander data analysis

How to read this Toyota Highlander data

This page lists every 2015 through 2026 Toyota Highlander record we hold for this measurement — 72 rows in total, one per configuration and model year rather than a single headline figure. Figures are published as the source agency records them: we do not round, average or interpolate missing years, and a year that is absent from the table is a year with no published measurement rather than a zero. Where a manufacturer offered several drivetrains or body styles in the same year, each appears on its own row, because those variants rarely share the same numbers.

Where these Toyota Highlander figures come from

Every value on this page is loaded from federal open data — EPA fuel economy submissions, NHTSA vehicle and crash-test records, and manufacturer specification filings — rather than dealer listings or copied editorial content. The Toyota Highlander record refreshes as the agencies publish, which typically means new model-year rows appear in the autumn and crash-test results follow through the model year as vehicles are tested. Because certification data is filed per configuration, treat any single headline number for this vehicle with caution: the figure that applies to a specific car depends on its engine, drivetrain, body style and model year, all of which are listed separately above. If a number here disagrees with a brochure, the brochure is usually quoting the best available configuration rather than the one being sold.

Frequently Asked Questions About Highlander Transmission

What transmission does the Toyota Highlander have?

The Toyota Highlander is offered with Automatic (AV-S6), Automatic (S8), Automatic (S6) (2026 and earlier model years). Availability depends on engine and trim — see the year-by-year table above.

Does the Toyota Highlander come with a manual transmission?

No manual transmission is listed for the Toyota Highlander in the EPA data we track; all listed configurations are automatic or CVT.

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