2018 Toyota C-HR problems
Owners have filed 392 complaints about the 2018 Toyota C-HR with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 52% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of engine at 9.7%.
Complaints392
Crashes10
Fires0
Injuries8
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Power train 52.0% · 204
Unknown or other 10.7% · 42
Engine 9.7% · 38
Electrical system 7.1% · 28
Forward collision avoidance 6.1% · 24
Service brakes 5.1% · 20
Air bags 1.3% · 5
Lane departure 1.3% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 10 describe a crash and 8 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Filings are rising — 240 in the last three years against 100 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 26,765 miles.
In owners' own words
My transmission has started slipping and making weird noises. I'm afraid it will fail while driving and cause an accident. I just recently went to toyota and they told me it needs to be replaced. There have been 200+ complaints on the toyota chr for transmission issues, but no recalls for the 2018 model, which apparently has the most issues. There have been no warning lights to appear since owning the vehicle in 2021 Power train
The forward collision warning goes off and automatically slams the breaks, when nothing is in front of it. It does this on highways as well. This could cause accidents. There is been several complaints about the CVT transmission. If they won't recall it, they should have a lifetime warranty. Toyota transmissions used to last. I cannot afford to get a whole new transmission, so I have to sell it to a dealership. Power train
Car began making whirring noise from front end of car at first intermittently and then eventually at al times especially when accelerating. Took car to dealership to take a look at noise have now been told whole transmission has to be replaced. Car is only three years old, bought new same driver, maintenance every 5k miles. Car mileage is around 65000 and waiting on manufacturer for possible next steps. Power train · reported at 64,500 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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