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Ford Edge vs Toyota Highlander

Which one, and which years, drew fewer problems per car sold

The short answer

Across the 2012 to 2022 model years, the Toyota Highlander drew fewer owner complaints per car sold: 144 per 100,000 against 698 for the Ford Edge, or 79% fewer. The gap holds for the newer 2019 to 2022 cars too. The best years to target are 2021 and 2022 for the Edge and 2016 and 2018 for the Highlander.

2016 Ford Edge SEL in Magnetic Metallic, Front Right, 07-30-2023

Ford Edge

Complaints per 100k sold698
Recalls since 201231
Average crash rating4.8 of 5
'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24
Best2021, 2022
Avoid2013, 2017
2020 Toyota Highlander XLE AWD, front

Toyota Highlander

Complaints per 100k sold144
Recalls since 201233
Average crash rating4.8 of 5
'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24
Best2016, 2018
Avoid2019, 2021

By age group

Model yearsEdgeHighlanderFewer problems
Older (2012 to 2015)958133Highlander
Middle (2016 to 2018)769103Highlander
Newer (2019 to 2022)324178Highlander

Owner complaints per 100,000 cars sold, pooled across the years in each group. Lower is better. A model counts as ahead only when it is at least 10% lower.

Year by year

YearEdgeHighlander
2012886158
20131,895166
201435294
2015589124
201669061
2017971127
2018634115
2019560215
2020302156
2021134208
2022158122
2023Too newToo new
2024Too newToo new

Complaints per 100,000 sold for each model year. Green is a good year for that model, amber average, red a year to watch out for.

Most reported problems

Questions

Is the Edge or Highlander more reliable?

Across the 2012 to 2022 model years, the Toyota Highlander drew fewer owner complaints per car sold: 144 per 100,000 against 698 for the Ford Edge, or 79% fewer. The gap holds for the newer 2019 to 2022 cars too. The best years to target are 2021 and 2022 for the Edge and 2016 and 2018 for the Highlander.

Which Edge and Highlander years should I avoid?

For the Edge: 2013, 2017. For the Highlander: 2019, 2021.

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