2003 Toyota Highlander Gas Mileage (MPG)
Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Toyota Highlander's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.
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Toyota Highlander Gas Mileage
| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2003 | 4dr SUV 220-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD |
hills | med | hvy | 10 | 20 | 60 | 10 | 75 | 21.4 |
| 2003 | 4dr SUV 220-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD |
hills | med | hvy | 10 | 20 | 60 | 10 | 75 | 21.4 |
| Averages | hills | med | hvy | 10 | 20 | 60 | 10 | 75 | 21.4 | |
| With the 220-horsepower 3.0L V6 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2003 Toyota Highlander fuel economy has been averaging
21.4 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2003 Toyota Highlanders in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 60 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (20 percent), in heavy traffic (10 percent), and on the highway at an average speed of 75 miles per hour (10 percent). In addition the average 2003 Toyota Highlander in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with a medium foot and the AC on most or all of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2003 | 4dr SUV 220-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD |
flat | light | none | 10 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 65 | 19.8 |
| flat | med | light | 5 | 15 | 5 | 75 | 65 | 21.0 | ||
| flat | med | none | 10 | 40 | 10 | 40 | 60 | 18.0 | ||
| 2003 | 4dr SUV 220-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD |
flat | med | none | 8 | 18 | 5 | 68 | 63 | 19.6 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 8 | 18 | 5 | 68 | 63 | 19.6 | |
| With the 220-horsepower 3.0L V6 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive, the 2003 Toyota Highlander has been averaging
19.6 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2003 Toyota Highlanders in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 63 miles per hour (about 68 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (18 percent), in heavy traffic (8 percent), and in the suburbs (5 percent). In addition the average 2003 Toyota Highlander in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2003 | 4dr SUV 155-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | v.lt | light | 5 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 62 | 24.5 |
| flat | light | hvy | 30 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 70 | 20.0 | ||
| 2003 | 4dr SUV 155-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | hvy | 18 | 30 | 25 | 28 | 66 | 22.3 |
| Averages | flat | light | hvy | 18 | 30 | 25 | 28 | 66 | 22.3 | |
| With the 155-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2003 Toyota Highlander gas mileage has been averaging
22.3 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2003 Toyota Highlanders in this analysis were driven mostly in the city (about 30 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 66 miles per hour (28 percent), in the suburbs (25 percent), and in heavy traffic (18 percent). In addition the average 2003 Toyota Highlander in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on most or all of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2003 | 4dr SUV 155-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic AWD |
flat | med | none | 5 | 40 | 35 | 20 | 60 | 18.2 |
| 2003 | 4dr SUV 155-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic AWD |
flat | med | none | 5 | 40 | 35 | 20 | 60 | 18.2 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 5 | 40 | 35 | 20 | 60 | 18.2 | |
| With the 155-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive, 2003 Toyota Highlander fuel economy has been averaging
18.2 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2003 Toyota Highlanders in this analysis were driven mostly in the city (about 40 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (35 percent), on the highway at an average speed of 60 miles per hour (20 percent), and in heavy traffic (5 percent). In addition the average 2003 Toyota Highlander in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real 2003 Toyota Highlander MPG
| 2003 Toyota Highlander Fuel Economy: Pros | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2003 | 4dr SUV 220-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD |
For a SUV 20 MPG is pretty good, I can drive a car i like without suffering to much at the pump |
