Worst years for a Toyota C-Hr

Owners have filed 685 complaints about the Toyota C-Hr with NHTSA across model years 2018 to 2026. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Avoid

2018 Toyota C-Hr

403 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.

Cleanest on record

2026 Toyota C-Hr

10 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Toyota C-Hr year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2026 B 10 0 0 — Electrical System
2022 — 2 0 0 — Transmission & Drivetrain
2021 C 49 7 0 28,764 Transmission & Drivetrain
2020 C 81 3 0 14,750 Transmission & Drivetrain
2019 C 140 3 0 49,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2018 D 403 10 0 28,000 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Toyota C-Hr

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 2018

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Brakes 32 4.7%

Worst in 2018

Acceleration & Cruise Control 11 1.6%

Worst in 2019

Fuel & Propulsion 11 1.6%

Worst in 2018

Airbags 8 1.2%

Worst in 2018

Steering 8 1.2%

Worst in 2018

Body & Structure 6 0.9%

Worst in 2018

Lights 6 0.9%

Worst in 2018

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 6 0.9%

Worst in 2019

Seat Belts 6 0.9%

Worst in 2021

Exactly what failed on a Toyota C-Hr

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Warnings 15 27.8%
Automatic Emergency Braking 12 22.2%
Adaptive Cruise Control 9 16.7%
Body 5 9.3%
Assist 4 7.4%
Warning 3 5.6%
Warnings 2 3.7%
Automatic Transmission 2 3.7%
CVT 1 1.9%
Radar 1 1.9%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Toyota C-Hr, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Aug 2017 peak 47 Sep 2026

Toyota C-Hr problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Toyota C-Hr

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.