Overview & Reviews

New standard features this year include a roof rack with cross bars, remote keyless entry and a cargo cover. Standard on the Limited and optional on the base is a new windshield wiper de-icer grid.

• Seats up to seven, carlike ride and handling, smooth and powerful V6 engine, fuel-efficient four-cylinder engine, lots of safety features.

• Limited towing and off-road ability, bland personality.

User Reviews:

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  Love it - 2005 Toyota Highlander
  By Joan - June 23 - 10:50 am

  I just bought this SUV 4 weeks ago. I love it. It rides like a car and interior is roomy well equipped. I looked at all the mid size SUVs and this is the one I kept coming back to.

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  Highlander Heaven - 2005 Toyota Highlander
  By nancrosy - June 10 - 5:10 pm

  I love driving my Highlander. I initially bought this because of its safety ratings and the side curtain airbags. It handles well in the Buffalo snow and ice, which is much to its credit. The seats and legroom are generous enough for my two 6 foot-plus teenagers. The ride is smooth and quiet. It requires only routine maintenance and is very reliable.

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  Love the ride - 2005 Toyota Highlander
  By Ragsny - June 4 - 10:06 pm

  I have had this car for almost 3 yrs and i love it. i have 3 small kids and a dog and we often drive down to myrtle beach and it holds all of us with no problem. My wife has a town and country mini van and she likes the way the highlander drives better. it has plenty of power and it gets pretty good gas mileage and is very good in the snow.

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  Faithful,Reliable, and Powerful - 2005 Toyota Highlander
  By luvtoyota10 - May 17 - 12:28 am

  This highlander is my grandmothers i own a toyota venza she got this car before I got my venza, that was when I had a 2000 Toyota 4runner and This car was perfect for her. It has a nice ride, I loved the sterring feel, and it is roomy. I drove this car down to Indianapolis and it was great only thing wrong was the wind noise. Overall, This is a fine Crossover.

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  The cross country vehicle - 2005 Toyota Highlander
  By poorfarm44 - May 7 - 5:46 pm

  This car appears to be very well built. It replaced a Volvo V70 that did not hold up on a lot of potholed roads and washboard gravel roads. The Highlander combines adequate performance & driving comfort on freeways with the a good quiet road on rough roads. The fuel mileage is okay with a range from 19 to 23 mpg. The only maintenance cost is the first 13,000 are two oil changes.

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  My Highlander - 2005 Toyota Highlander
  By G - April 22 - 3:16 am

  Ive only had my Highlander 10 weeks, but have already come to the conclusion that it will not be very comfortable on a long trip. The seats are hard. If I raise the seat at all, it makes it even harder. It then feels like Im sitting on a hard ball. Also on a recent pleasant day my grandaughter in the back seat, lowered the window and the noise produced by the air flow (or lack thereof) was terrible. It made a sound like a loud lawnmower.

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  2005 Toyota Highlander Fwd 4dr SUV (2.4L - 2005 Toyota Highlander
  By WarrenG - March 28 - 11:30 am

  I bought this new in 2005 and now have 65k trouble-free miles on it. After 3 Explorers, it has been very nice not to have to meet on a regular basis with the service writer for a change. 4-cyl is strong enough and gives 20 mpg around town, 25 hwy. Only problem was with original Toyo tires - at 29k they looked great but couldnt keep the vehicle on the road in FL summer rains. New Michelin LTs solved that problem. Only costs have been oil changes, filter changes, and a new battery. Very satisfied.

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  Great Vehicle! - 2005 Toyota Highlander
  By Tom Negri - March 18 - 4:33 am

  Fun and Easy to drive, Great Pick-up, very smooth ride.

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  An excellent vehicle - 2005 Toyota Highlander
  By M. Andrews - March 3 - 1:53 pm

  Have had the vehicle 3 months and driven it 4,000 miles. No problems. Rides and drives much like our Camry. Looked at a Honda Pilot but when comparing them we selected the Highlander even though it was more expensive. Would highly recommend it for those who want a smooth ride and are not interested in off-road driving.

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  Toy 05 - 2005 Toyota Highlander
  By Dave - February 23 - 9:46 pm

  Best built vehicle ever owned, perfect for many many needs.