How much can you make parting out a Toyota Highlander 2020-2026?

Parting out a Toyota Highlander (2020-2026) is one of the biggest single-part plays in this whole series - and that part is the engine. A fourth-generation XU70 Highlander takes home roughly $8,780 in the parts worth pulling, after marketplace fees, before your own labor and freight, and the engine alone keeps about $4,244 of it. This is a three-row SUV with real money under the hood, but it comes with a catch: four different powertrains ran across this generation, and which one you have swings the value by thousands. This is the XU70 Highlander (2020-2026), the current generation, so on any donor confirm the exact year and engine before you price anything. This is the full Toyota Highlander part-out value breakdown: what each major part sells for, why the engine is the whole game, and how to get the exact figure before you buy.

Parting out a Toyota Highlander 2020-2026: the top parts

A few majors carry most of the part-out value. These are real used-market prices for the XU70 Highlander, ranked by overall part-out value - your own labor, packing, and freight come off on top:

At a glance: estimated parts take-home $8,780+ · top part engine at $4,893 · 11+ parts priced · prices updated Aug 2026 · years 2020 - 2026 · XU70 generation · body SUV, Hybrid and AWD available. The “$8,780+” is the take-home across every part worth pulling, not just the five above - the top 5 are shown here, and 6 more sit behind them.

What each part is worth when parting out a Toyota Highlander

The table is the summary. The money is in reading it correctly, part by part.

Engine - the whole game. The engine keeps about $4,244 on a deep 160-listing market at high confidence - the biggest single-part number in this entire series, and nearly half the take-home. Its used-market range is wide, roughly $2,915 to $5,908, because four powertrains ran and they are worth very different amounts. This is the part you plan the whole buy around: confirm the exact engine off the VIN before you bid, because a hybrid or V6 donor is worth thousands more than you might assume from the badge.

Transmission - big, but soft. The transmission keeps about $1,570, but read it carefully: it rates low confidence on only 72 listings, with an enormous $935 to $3,610 range, because it varies by drivetrain - the gas eight-speed, the hybrid eCVT and the turbo unit are all different parts. Match it exactly to the donor’s engine and year before you quote one.

Front door - strong, but a thin market. The front door keeps about $1,474 - a big number for a body part, because this is a large three-row SUV door - but it sits on only 20 listings at medium confidence, so treat it as directional. Color, trim and condition drive the price; photograph honestly and confirm the exact door.

A/C compressor and hood - the deep, steady parts. The A/C compressor keeps about $290 on a deep 139-listing market at high confidence - it ranks above the hood here on demand and how reliably it sells, not on price. The hood keeps about $373 on 31 listings, also high confidence, with color and condition setting the number.

Four powertrains - the engine is the whole decision

This is the Highlander difference: which engine the donor has decides most of its value. Four powertrains ran across this generation - a 3.5L V6 (the early gas engine), a 2.4L turbo I4 (the later gas engine), a 2.5L hybrid, and a 2.5L four - and their engine-specific parts and transmissions do not interchange. That is why the engine’s asking range spans $2,915 to $5,908: a V6 or hybrid donor is a very different number from a base four. All-wheel drive is available across them, adding driveline parts on an AWD donor. Decode the VIN and confirm the exact engine, drivetrain and year before you bid - on this vehicle, guessing the powertrain is guessing the whole part-out.

Why 2025 divides this Highlander - price the right side of it

On the XU70, the year matters as much as the trim. 2025 is a hard boundary. Many front-end and drivetrain parts from a 2020 - 2024 donor will not fit a 2025-or-later vehicle, so confirm the exact year before you list a hood, headlight, engine or drivetrain component. Buyers shopping those parts shop by year, so a mislabeled listing is a guaranteed return. Decode the VIN and confirm the year first.

Trims change which parts a car has - and what they sell for

Six trims ran - L, LE, XLE, XSE, Limited and Platinum - and trim decides the hardware: lighting, wheels, seats, audio and interior trim all differ, and the top trims carry far more valuable parts. Read the trim off the VIN before you price the trim-specific parts, so you quote the part the donor actually has.

The full picture: 11+ parts, not 5

The five above are the headline, but they are not the whole SUV. 11 or more parts are worth pulling on a 2020 - 2026 Highlander - the top 5, plus the rest of the drivetrain, the tail lights and headlights, the other body panels, wheels, seats, mirrors, and the accessory-drive hardware. As a newer, higher-value three-row SUV, its parts hold their price well and buyers are active - and with the engine carrying so much of the value, the pre-bid math matters more here than on a cheap sedan.

Only the top 5 are shown publicly. The full ranked list - all 11+ parts with live prices, plus side-by-side vehicle comparison - is inside reParta. Start a free trial to see the rest of the parts and price your exact VIN.

The small parts still add up on a vehicle this valuable

The alternator, the starter, and the smaller mechanical parts are deep, steady markets - and on a newer SUV like this they hold their price better than on an old sedan. But at lower dollars each they still only pay if you pull and list them in volume. The upside on the Highlander is that the big parts carry the buy, so the small parts are margin on top rather than the whole play - list them well and they move. This is where a small operation either builds margin or quietly loses hours, so your listing and fulfillment speed is what turns them into money.

Get the exact number for your VIN before you buy

Everything above is the generation average - and on a vehicle where one part is worth over $4,000, the average is not good enough. The Highlander in front of you is a specific engine, drivetrain, and year, with specific damage - so the real part-out value is specific too, and on this one it hinges almost entirely on the engine and the 2025 side. That is what Pre-bid ROI gives you: paste the VIN and your max bid, edit the projected parts list to match what is intact on the lot, and it returns resale revenue from real used-market prices, minus marketplace fees, transport, and your bid - the net profit, a days-to-sell read per part, and a risk score. It works the same for Copart, IAA, and private buys, and it does not scrape the auction - you enter the price. Decoding the Highlander is free: start with the free VIN decoder, then run the full profit number in reParta.

Parting out a different car?

The Highlander is one of many. See the part-out value for other cars - ranked parts and real prices for the most profitable vehicles to part out, or go straight to the full 2020 - 2026 Toyota Highlander part-out value - so you know the number before you bid on any lot.

Comparing donors? Run the part-out math on other family SUVs - the Honda Pilot, the Ford Explorer, and the Toyota RAV4 (2018-2025).

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Takeaways

• A 2020 - 2026 Toyota Highlander takes home roughly $8,780 in the parts worth pulling, after marketplace fees - one of the highest in this series, and the engine alone keeps about $4,244 of it.
• Four powertrains ran (3.5L V6, 2.4L turbo I4, 2.5L hybrid, 2.5L four) and their engine and transmission parts do not interchange, so the engine’s range spans $2,915 to $5,908 - confirm the exact engine off the VIN, because it decides most of the value.
• 2025 is a hard boundary: many front-end and drivetrain parts do not cross from 2020 - 2024 to 2025 and later, and buyers shop those parts by year.
• Only the top 5 parts are public; the full 11+ list and your exact VIN are in reParta - start free or see the full Highlander part-out value.