Toyota Highlander Safety Rating

Toyota Highlander


One of the most important things drivers in Leesburg, The Village, Apopka, Mount Dora, and Clermont, FL, should look for when they’re shopping for their next car is what safety features the vehicle offers. If you’re considering the Toyota Highlander as your next vehicle, you’ll be put at ease knowing it is armed with a host of safety features that can help you avoid tons of dangerous situations.

Experts tend to agree that the Highlander is a safe vehicle, based on the safety awards it has won. At Phillips Toyota, we’re here to outline them, plus the safety features you’ll find in the Highlander!


Toyota Highlander Safety Awards

Toyota Highlander Safety Features

As you now know, the Toyota Highlander is a very safe vehicle. The 2021 Highlander is an IIHS Top Safety Pick+ recipient, and has earned 4.2 Consumer Rating from Kelley Blue Book. The 2020 Highlander was also an IIHS Top Safety Pick and received the NHTSA 5-Star Overall Safety Rating.


Toyota Safety Sense™ 2.5+

How does the Toyota Highlander keep you safe, you may ask? The answer is with Toyota Safety Sense™ 2.5+, Toyota’s most intuitive suite of safety features that are designed to alert you when danger may be imminent and even help you avoid numerous situations. These standard features include:

    Toyota Highlander Safety Technology
  • Pre-Collision System with Low Light Pedestrian Detection—using a camera and radar, this feature can limit damage from a collision with a vehicle or pedestrian or avoid it altogether depending on the situation. The system will brake automatically if you’re unable to.
  • Full-Speed Range Dynamic Radar Cruise Control—drive at a preset speed, which will adjust based on the speed of vehicles in front of you by using vehicle-to-vehicle distance control.
  • Lane Departure Alert with Steering Assist—provides audio and visual warnings if it detects that you’re swerving into another lane. You’ll automatically be gently steered back into the middle of your lane if you’re unable to do so.
  • Lane Tracing Assist—when lane markers are visible, this feature can help keep your vehicle centered.
  • Automatic High Beams—you can use these to see more clearly at night at speeds higher than 25 MPH. The system can detect headlights and taillights of passing vehicles, and can switch between high and low beams depending on the situation.

Also included with Toyota Safety Sense™ 2.5+ is Road Sign Assist, which is designed to see multiple signs, including speed limit signs, stop signs, Do Not Enter signs, a yield sign, and are all displayed on the Multi-Information Display.


Other Important Safety Features

Toyota Highlander Safety

In addition to Toyota Safety Sense™ 2.5+, there are many other safety features that see the Toyota Highlander live up to its reputation of being incredibly safe. Available Blind Spot Monitoring with Rear Cross-Traffic Alert will allow you to see everything in your blind spots by way of strategically placed cameras and can alert you if vehicles are approaching from the sides.

Available Front and Rear Parking Assist with Automatic Braking provides audio and visual warnings if you’re too close to an object that’s in or near a parking space. This makes parking easier than ever before. The brakes may automatically be applied if you’re about to collide with an object.


Experience the Safety Features in the Toyota Highlander

When it comes to safety, experts would agree with drivers in Leesburg, The Village, Apopka, Mount Dora, and Clermont, FL, that the Toyota Highlander is a very safe set of wheels.

Ready for a test drive? Come see us at our Toyota dealership, give us a call or go online to schedule an appointment.

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