{"id":"2021_toyota_c_hr","make":"Toyota","make_slug":"toyota","model":"C-HR","model_slug":"c-hr","year":2021,"url":"/toyota/c-hr/2021/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":42998,"model":"C-HR","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AV-S7)","cyl":4,"displ":2.0,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":27,"hwy":31,"comb":29,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Compact Cars","co2":305,"fe_score":6,"ghg_score":6,"fuel_cost":2150,"save_spend":500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TYX","modified":"Mon Apr 26 00:00:00 EDT 2021"}],"vclass":"Compact Cars","segment":"Compact car","epa_certified":true,"recalls":[{"campaign":"22V107000","component":"FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: RADAR","mfr":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","reported":"2022-02-24","owner_notified":"2022-04-22","units":36558,"summary":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2021 C-HR vehicles.  The radar sensor may not have been activated during production, making the pre-collision system (PCS) inoperative.","consequence":"An inoperative PCS that does not provide a malfunction indicator to the driver, or braking assist as expected, can increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and activate the radar sensor as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed April 22, 2022.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.  Toyota's number for this recall is 22TA02.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"22TA02","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":1,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":92,"grade":"A","complaints":{"count":33,"crash":3,"fire":0,"injured":3,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Power Train",15],["Unspecified",6],["Electrical System",5],["Forward Collision Avoidance",4],["Seat Belts",3],["Air Bags",2]],"by_year":{"2021":5,"2022":3,"2023":6,"2024":1,"2025":7,"2026":11},"excerpts":[["2026-02-19","Power Train","I was told that the bearing was going out in the transmission. Toyota is charging $11,000 to replace it. Seems to be a common occurrence amongst these vehicles."],["2026-01-28","Power Train","The transmission all of a sudden started making a whistling noise. Took it to the shop for them to tell me the transmission is bad and needs replaced."],["2025-12-29","Engine","My 2021 CHR, that I purchased in March 2021 with 11 miles on it, started making a noise when driving in December 2025 so I took it in to Street Toyota in Amarillo, TX on 12-27-2025. It was confirmed that the automatic transaxle needed to be replaced and it would cost $15,653.58 to replace. The cost of my car brand new \u2026"]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[{"desc":"5 HB FWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.143,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"5 HB FWD","overall":4,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.143,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":29,"ncap":5,"complaints":33},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}