Used Toyota C-HR 2016-2023 reliability

The C-HR's rather small rear window, thick roof pillars and high rear windowline are enough to hide a bus in your over-the-shoulder view. It makes the standard fit parking sensors and reversing camera necessary. Even so, check for parking damage to the car's bumpers.

There aren’t any crazy oversized alloy wheel options on the C-HR, so this will help prevent kerb damage, but make sure there aren’t any blemishes to the wheels on Dynamic cars, whose wheels have a machine-polished finish. If this lacquer has been marred and the metal is exposed to road salt, corrosion can set in.

Good quality materials are used on the majority of surfaces you touch. On top-spec C-HRs, the centre console has a lot of piano black plastic (with metallic flecks in it which catch the interior lights at night) but this can be scratched if you like to store your keys near the gearlever.

Windscreen

Some owners have complained of cracked windscreens. The crack usually forms from the top of the windscreen and then spreads downwards. If you come across this, you will need to get the screen replaced. This will require a trip to a Toyota dealer because the camera and laser used by the C-HR's safety systems are mounted to the inside of the screen and will require reprogramming in order to work correctly.

Although generally a reliable car, the C-HR has been subject to several recalls, listed below. Make sure all remedial work has been carried out with your local dealer.

Affected vehicles are fitted with a high-pressure fuel pump which over time could develop a crack which could lead to a fuel leak and a risk of a vehicle fire.?

A possibility that a bolt of the brake pedal bracket may not have been torqued correctly.

The initialization of the radar sensor may not have been completed correctly.

On affected vehicles, there is a possibility that the DCM may not complete the shutdown process within a specific period of time when the ignition is turned off causing the DCM to not restart at the next ignition cycle and making the e-Call function unavailable. As a result, the vehicles do not comply with relevant regulations.

In our most recent What Car? Reliability Survey, the Toyota C-HR ranked eighth out of 34 cars in the family SUV class with an overall score of 97.4%. An excellent result. Check out the full list of family SUVs here.

Reliability rating 97.4%

What went wrong? Battery 7%, non-engine electrics 4%, bodywork 2%, brakes 2%

The 2016-2023 Toyota C-HR may not be the most exciting family SUV to drive, but it is one of the most dependable. Issues with the 12-volt battery were the most common complaint of the 15% of owners who said their car had gone wrong. Four out of five cars remained driveable, and were fixed in less than a week. Toyota covered the cost of 90% of repairs, leaving 10% of owners with bills of less than £100 per fault.

Toyota as a brand came second out of 32 manufacturers with an excellent overall score of 97.4%. The only brand that finished higher was its upmarket sister brand, Lexus. Check out the full list here.

To see the full reliability list for family SUVs, head to the What Car? Reliability Survey pages for more information.