2019 Toyota C-HR problems and complaints

Owners have filed 108 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Toyota C-HR. The most-reported areas: Power Train (59), Unknown Or Other (33), Engine (9).

Key takeaways

  • 108 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 3 involve a crash, 0 a fire, 3 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Power Train5955%
Unknown Or Other3331%
Engine98%
Electrical System76%
Forward Collision Avoidance66%
Visibility/Wiper55%
Vehicle Speed Control44%
Service Brakes44%
Structure22%
Fuel/Propulsion System22%
Fuel System11%
Gasoline11%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2019 Toyota C-HR 5 HB FWD5/55/55/54/5

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Power Train - filed 2026-09-21

While driving my 2019 Toyota C-HR normally on [XXX] in [XXX] at approximately 8:00 PM, traffic began slowing due to congestion. When traffic began moving again, the vehicle accelerated very slowly and did not respond normally to the accelerator. Shortly afterward, the dashboard displayed a “Pull Over Safely” warning. ...

Structure - filed 2026-08-25

Hood latch and hood latch cable corroded on a 7 year old vehicle. hood latch coroded and could have let go at any time and caused harm to myself and others on the road. The problem was evaluated by Bristol Toyota. The latch and cable broke while it was in for service, luckily. There were no warning signs or symptoms of...

Power Train - filed 2026-08-15

Transmission won’t shift out of manual mode and car won’t move at all even when in drive or reverse. Was working completely fine then all of a sudden got drive start malfunction and won’t move. Called mechanic they came looked at it and they diagnosed it as a transmission problem. Did some research and this is a well k...

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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.