The best C-HR years to buy are 2020 and 2021. Avoid the 2018: the first year drew more than twice the C-HR's average complaints, almost all about CVT whine and internal bearing failures.
Best years: 20202021 Years to avoid: 2018
Every C-HR year compared
Owner complaints per 100,000 cars sold. Lower is better. The newest years have had less time to collect complaints, so they are marked too new to judge.
Year by year
About the C-HR
The C-HR is Toyota's small front-wheel-drive crossover, sold in the U.S. from 2018 to 2022 with a 2.0-liter engine and a CVT. Nearly every complaint in our data is about the CVT: a whine or drone that grows louder, then an internal bearing failure that needs a new transmission, often between 60,000 and 120,000 miles. The 2018 drew the most; later years drew far fewer.
- 2018-2022: Only U.S. generation, 2.0-liter and CVT. CVT bearing complaints, most on 2018.
C-HR vs rivals
Questions
What is the best year for the Toyota C-HR?
2020 and 2021. The best C-HR years to buy are 2020 and 2021. Avoid the 2018: the first year drew more than twice the C-HR's average complaints, almost all about CVT whine and internal bearing failures.
Which Toyota C-HR years should I avoid?
2018. These drew far more owner complaints per car sold than the Toyota C-HR average.
Does the Toyota C-HR have transmission problems?
Yes. Many C-HR owners, especially of 2018 models, report a CVT whine that leads to an internal bearing failure. A replacement CVT typically costs $4,000 to $7,000. Listen for whine and ask whether the transmission was replaced.
Based on 547 complaints filed by owners with U.S. safety regulators for model years 2018 to 2021, and U.S. sales by calendar year. How we score.