MODELYEARINDEX

Which Toyota C-HR years to avoid

Across 4 scored model years, the 2018 model year carries the highest severity-weighted complaint rates.

Ownership label · Toyota C-HR Full report
F
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.

Year Complaint volume 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 owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2018 F 103 reports · median 25,000 mi

  1. Drivetrain 25

    The contact owns a 2018 toyota c-hr. While the vehicle was unoccupied and parked, it rolled backwards, crashed into a pole, and then started to roll forward. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Electrical 17

    Takata recall there was a recall on the vehicle and we have called our dealership to ask to schedule a date where we can take in the car to have the problem fixed. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Brakes 16

    The vehicle will not start. The following error messages appear simultaneously when trying to start the vehicle "brake override malfunction. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

9 crash · 8 injuries

2019 C 35 reports · median 31,000 mi

  1. Lights & Visibility 6

    While sitting stationary in the driveway, 4500 miles on the vehicle one morning I noticed a large crack had appeared across the windshield, the crack originated at the top edge of the windshield approximately 52 cm from… owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Electrical 6

    While driving 55 miles per hour in highways car speed down 20 miles per hours and couldn't accelerate. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Driver Assist 6

    Got into my car and closed the door and the windshield cracked, there is no impact point from a rock, it just cracked right before my eyes, it's a crack about 20 inches long, after researching this, I've found thousands… owner complaint filed with NHTSA

2 crash · 1 injuries

The best year for the C-HR

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2020 is the best-scoring C-HR model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 84.8 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2020 0.51× 13 B
2021 1.04× 30 B
2019 0.96× 35 C

Recalls

5 campaigns on record.

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

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2018 were reported at a median of 25,000 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Toyota C-HR years should you avoid?
2018 carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates of any Toyota C-HR model year measured over an identical 60-month window.
What is the best year for the Toyota C-HR?
2020 is the best-scoring Toyota C-HR model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 84.8 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Toyota C-HR have?
5 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Toyota C-HR model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

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