Toyota C-HR

183 complaints across 4 scored model years and 5 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Toyota C-HR Full report

Grade 2018–2021

2018 vs model median 2.9×

Model median3× median

Drivetrain 25

Electrical 17

Brakes 16

Avoid

2018

Best

2020 · 2021

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Toyota C-HR
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2018	2.87×	103	F
2019	0.96×	35	C
2020	0.51×	13	B
2021	1.04×	30	B

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	29
City / Highway	27 / 31
Engine	2L, 4 cyl
Drive	Front-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$2,100

Recalls

5 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
22V107000	FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: RADAR	2021	36,558
17V717000	PARKING BRAKE	2018	28,764
19V877000	SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY	2019, 2020	9,468
19V244000	EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS	2019	3,634
18V710000	POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS	2019	681

Others in Subcompact SUVs

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Alfa Romeo Stelvio	2018	C
Audi E-Tron	none flagged	C
Audi Q3	20202021	C
BMW X1	2014	C
Buick Encore	2015	C
Buick Encore GX	none flagged	B
Cadillac XT4	none flagged	B
Chevrolet Captiva	none flagged	B

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2018 C-HR

Complaints in window: 103
Severity-weighted: 140.5
Model median (weighted): 49
vs model median: 2.87×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 1
Open investigations: 0

Score 25.8 F