Toyota C-HR: Owner Complaints and Recalls by Model Year

This is the Toyota C-HR complaint and recall record by model year (2018–2021). 513 owner reports are on file across 4 years. 2018 has the highest count (316) — often because that year has had longer to collect reports, not because this page ranked it. Open a year to see what owners named, the recall list, and the filings themselves.

Toyota C-HR filings that NHTSA splits across body-style names are combined here. Related weight classes stay separate.

Across these years, owners named Transmission / driveline more often than any other part of the truck. Unclassified leftovers from NHTSA are not a diagnosis.

In plain English

Across 4 years of the Toyota C-HR, owners named Transmission / driveline more often than any other system. That is a pattern in the file, not a diagnosis of the vehicle in the driveway.

2018 has the most reports (316). Older years collect more filings just by being around longer. Open the year you are actually buying — not the peak year unless that is the one in the listing.

Each row is a model year. The system column is what owners named most that year. Click the year for the inspect list, the recall campaigns, and the owner text.

What to do with this table

You do not need to read every year. Use the year you are shopping.

  1. Open that Toyota C-HR year below. The peak year is only useful if it is the one you are buying.
  2. Transmission / driveline. Have a shop drive it and check the transmission: hard or delayed shifts, burnt-smelling fluid, and 4WD engagement if equipped.
  3. On that year-page, look up the VIN at nhtsa.gov for open recalls.
  4. Take repeating symptoms to a mechanic. Do not turn the complaint total into a score.

NHTSA Consumer Complaints · Sep 7, 2026 NHTSA Safety Recalls · Sep 6, 2026

Owner reports by model year

2018 2021
Model year Owner complaints Recall campaigns System named most often Compare
2018 Toyota C-HR 316 1 Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) · 192 (60.8%) not reported
2019 Toyota C-HR 106 3 Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) · 56 (52.8%) not reported
2020 Toyota C-HR 59 1 Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) · 39 (66.1%) not reported
2021 Toyota C-HR 32 1 Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) · 14 (43.8%) not reported

Frequently asked questions

Which Toyota C-HR year has the most NHTSA complaints?

2018 has the highest owner-report count in this snapshot (316). That is not a recommendation to avoid the year.

What do Toyota C-HR owners complain about most?

Across published years, owners named Transmission / driveline more often than any other system. Open the year you are buying for the mix, the recall list and the inspect steps.

How should I use this Toyota C-HR page before I buy?

Open the model year in the listing — not the peak year unless that is the one you are shopping. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov, inspect the system owners named most, then read a few owner filings.

Do these counts mean the Toyota C-HR is unreliable?

No. Counts are self-selected and not normalised for sales volume. YearTell does not publish reliability scores.

Are Toyota C-HR body styles merged?

Where NHTSA splits the same consumer vehicle across cab or body-style names, YearTell combines those filings. Distinct weight classes stay separate.