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2019 Toyota C-HR problems

The 2019 Toyota C-HR has 147 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (44%) concerns drivetrain & axles. After that come forward collision avoidance (7%) and engine (6%).

At a glance

Complaints
147 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Drivetrain & axles 44% of complaints
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
5 and 0
Typical mileage
49,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Where the complaints are

Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.

  • Drivetrain & axles 44%
  • Forward collision avoidance 7%
  • Engine 6%
  • Electrical system 5%
  • Wipers, windshield & visibility 3%
  • Brakes 3%
  • Cruise control 3%
  • Fuel system 2%
  • Body & structure 1%
  • Air bags <1%

When problems show up

Complaints by mileage, 2019 Toyota C-HR Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 49,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 49,000 miles
Based on 18 complaints that include mileage. 67% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Among the 18 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 49,000 miles.

Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 5 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 81% of model years in our database.

Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2019 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Toyota C-HR with enough data (61 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.

What owners wrote

A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.

Tl* the contact owned a 2019 toyota c-hr. The contact stated that while driving east bound, saw a vehicle traveling south bound from a stop. The contact's vehicle crashed into the passenger door of the other vehicle, jumped a curb and kept going. The contact stated that the brake assist did not work and even though her foot was on the brake, the vehicle did not stop, and headed to a light pole. The contact steered to the left to avoid the pole and crashed into a building head on. There was no warning.

Reported at 8,322 miles, August 2020 CrashInjury

I had two mayor accidents, one was from the rear and the other on the left doors from the passenger side. The airbags didn't deployed and I'm concerned. The body shop said he doesn't unsdertand why they didn't deployed.

August 2023 CrashInjury

My cvt transmission carrier bearing has went bad in my vehicle. Not only have these bearings been one of the main conplaints, this vehicle has several recalls. And which the recall for the precondition system has went bad in mine months ago. I was driving home when suddenly my car got hard to drive n their were very loud noises. Got it looked at and was told it was that bearing. That u can not afford to even fix. I still owe 12k on this car. Ive inky had it for exactly 2 years with only 114k miles on it.

January 2026 Injury

1- occassion #1 I made a slow right turn into a parking space at walgreens. I pressed the brake, the pedal went to the floor, the vehicle continued forward, jumped the curb and was stopped by a fence about 4 feet in front of the curb. No harm done. 2- I made a slow right turn into a parking space at sonic, the pedal went to the floor, the car jumped the curb, continued forward and started downward into a retention pond (empty, no water) I was able to stop the car after I took my foot off the pedal and it began to…

Reported at 49,000 miles, May 2020

The contact owns a 2019 Toyota C-HR. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was a squeaking sound coming from the rear suspension of the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact became aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V710000 (Power Train); however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for an oil change. The contact made the dealer aware of the failure and the recall. The dealer confirmed that the VIN was not included in the recall.

Reported at 72,000 miles, April 2025

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