Toyota C-HRYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 559 NHTSA owner complaints across 6 model years, the Toyota C-HR years to avoid are 2018, and the strongest years are 2019, 2020 and 2021. The C-HR has 6 safety recalls on record.

Years to avoid'18Based on weighted complaints Best years'19 '20 '21Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints559Top: Power train Safety recalls62018–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: BuickRiviera99, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Toyota C-HR years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the C-HR median. Tap a year for its full report.

32811666 38 3 8

'18'19'20'21'22'26

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2026Too new–/1008 complaints · 1 recall 2022Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls 2021Solid62/10038 complaints · 1 recall 2020Solid57/10066 complaints · 1 recall 2019Solid45/100116 complaints · 3 recalls 2018Avoid25/100328 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Toyota C-HR problems

All model years combined: 559 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

357Power train5 crash/fire/injury

55Engine1 crash/fire/injury

51Electrical system1 crash/fire/injury

29Service brakes

29Forward collision avoidance

11Vehicle speed control

9Fuel/propulsion system

8Air bags

8Steering

5414 other systems5 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Power train	357	5
Engine	55	1
Electrical system	51	1
Service brakes	29	2
Forward collision avoidance	29	3
Vehicle speed control	11	2
Fuel/propulsion system	9	1
Air bags	8	8
Steering	8	1
14 other systems	54	5

6 recalls

Toyota C-HR recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Electrical system: propulsion system26V-570 · 2026 · Sep 2, 2026 · 8,521 vehicles Sensing system: radar22V-107 · 2021 · Feb 24, 2022 · 36,558 vehicles Seat belts: rear/other19V-877 · 2019–2020 · Dec 11, 2019 · 9,468 vehicles Other: labels19V-244 · 2019 · Mar 27, 2019 · 3,634 vehicles Power train: axle hubs18V-710 · 2019 · Oct 11, 2018 · 681 vehicles Parking brake17V-717 · 2018 · Nov 15, 2017 · 28,764 vehicles