Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2020 Toyota c-hr has 1 recall, 42 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
1
Recalls
42
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
19V877000
SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019-2020 C-HR and 2020 Corolla and Corolla Hybrid vehicles equipped with rear ...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2020 Toyota C-HR 5 HB FWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | I have a 2020 Toyota C-HR with 95,000 miles. The transmission is making whining noises and needs to... |
| Feb 28, 2026 | ENGINE | 2020 CHR transmission failure. There were no lights no notice nothing appeared to warn me. The car s... |
| Feb 20, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Vehicle: 2020 Toyota C-HR Mileage: 77,980 miles About a year ago, when the vehicle had fewer than... |
| Jan 14, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Cvt transmission fails for no reason on a new car could be very dangerous for us and other on the r... |
| Jan 7, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | Car is making a clunking/whirring noise that speeds up with acceleration and slows with deceleration... |
| Jan 5, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission appears to be shifting hard at times. |
| Jan 3, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | ONLY AFTER 5YRS THE TRANS NEEDED TO BE REPLACE THERE SHOULD BE A WARRANTY FOR THIS TRANS THERE IS O... |
| Dec 30, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Trans is shot bearing went in it I understand they had problems with 2018-2019 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The front of the car started making a high pitched whining noise at around 115000 miles. I had the b... |
| Dec 11, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission went out dropping daughter off at school. |
| Dec 3, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | I was driving on the highway, roughly going 70-75 miles an hour, and as i began to exit the highway ... |
| Dec 2, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Transmission issues before 120000 miles told by TOYOTA technician at maintenance. |
| Nov 22, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The bearing in the transmission has failed at 92384k miles. This is a known issue and Toyota has not... |
| Oct 25, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The CVT transmission has a faulty bearing and it will fail within the next 30,000 miles. Toyota refu... |
| Oct 22, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Good evening, My 2020 Toyota C-HR’s transmission broke down today while I was driving my kids to sc... |
| Oct 18, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | I was driving down the street, n while pressing on the gas , the car felt like the car was slowing d... |
| Oct 11, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | CVT Transmission failure |
| Sep 15, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | I was told by dealership that my transmission needs replaced. As per Reddit, this year make and mode... |
| Sep 10, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | My transmission started making whining noises about 100000 miles I brought it in to get diagnosed an... |
| Sep 6, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission failed days of buying the car used. Had less than 90,000 miles on it. |