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2018 Toyota C-HR

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most C-HR years

Owner complaints for the 2018 Toyota C-HR are substantially higher than the model-year median of 48.

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319Owner complaints

Model-year median: 48

1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
319
2018107
201962
202034
2021
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Power Train
211Unknown Or Other
43Engine
38Electrical System
29Service Brakes
20
All reported categories
Forward Collision Avoidance
18Air Bags
5Lane Departure
4Parking Brake
4Steering
4Structure
4Exterior Lighting
3Fuel/propulsion System
3Electronic Stability Control (esc)
2Suspension
2Vehicle Speed Control
2Back Over Prevention
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Seat Belts
1Seats
1

Tap a category to read its complaints. One report may name several components.

When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 60 of 319 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Power Train. Review the 211 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 38 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 29 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

9 crash reports0 fire reports6 injury reports

Seat Belts complaints

1 reports
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45 miles · Oct 9, 2018
Seat Belts

THE SEAT BELT WAS DEFECTIVE. MY CHILD'S STOMACH WAS STUCK AROUND THE SEAT BELT. I HAD TO STOP AT A SHOP I TRIED TO PULL ON THE SEAT TO EXTEND IT TO RELEASE MY CHILD BUT IT COULDN'T RETRACT. THE SEAT BELT WAS LOCKED AND IT WAS TWISTING ON MY SON'S STOMACH. HE WAS CRYING AND COULDN'T BREATH SO I HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT USING SCIS…

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THE SEAT BELT WAS DEFECTIVE. MY CHILD'S STOMACH WAS STUCK AROUND THE SEAT BELT. I HAD TO STOP AT A SHOP I TRIED TO PULL ON THE SEAT TO EXTEND IT TO RELEASE MY CHILD BUT IT COULDN'T RETRACT. THE SEAT BELT WAS LOCKED AND IT WAS TWISTING ON MY SON'S STOMACH. HE WAS CRYING AND COULDN'T BREATH SO I HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT USING SCISSORS.

NHTSA ODI #11139347

Official recalls

1

17V717000 · Parking Brake

Nov 15, 2017

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018 Toyota CH-R vehicles. The electronic parking brake (EPB) may not operate properly, possibly causing the parking brake not to disengage after it is applied or prevent it from being applied. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard FMVSS number 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems."

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the EPB cannot be applied, there is an increased risk of a vehicle rollaway if the vehicle is parked on a hill without being placed into "Park."

Remedy: Toyota has notified owners, and dealers will update the programming of the skid control ECU as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on November 30, 2017. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is H0W.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.