2018 Toyota C-HR Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 29about this part
- Share
- 9%of 328 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 21,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 29 complaints about the electrical system of the 2018 Toyota C-HR, 9% of the 328 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 21,000 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The epb malfunction came up on my screen while I drove my car it became I inoperable as I drove. I was driving to get on the highway and when I accelerated the car did not accelerate and my car was only able to go at about 5mph when the incident happened”
NHTSA complaint #11277248, filed 2019-10, 26,765 miles“Toyota ch r I noticed hesitation when starting the engine about 3 days prior. Two days ago the car would not start. I called road side assistance. I was given a jump. 8 hours later I needed another jump. The car turned on and but shortly afterwards the parking break and lights began flashing on the control panel. The car could not be pushed. It was not accelerate nor reverse. Car was towed to the dealer. The dealer states the battery was not jumped correctly and the control panel may need to be replaced. …”
NHTSA complaint #11151077, filed 2018-11, 23,000 miles“I purchased this car on june 26th 2018, the car had been working just about fine until april 24th 2020. I was running errands and my car had not shown any signs or warnings about needing service or that something was wrong. I turned on my car, I backed up a little and the camera malfunctioned and I heard a weird sound, then the car turned off by itself and then it wouldn't turn on. I called aaa and they tried to charge the battery, it wouldn't charge at all. My car was towed to the dealership, they deemed the battery to be dead and it was replaced. …”
NHTSA complaint #11360234, filed 2020-09, 21,000 miles“I stopped at a friends house. When I left, the car would not start. Dashboard mentioned my brakes, malfunction. I had the car towed to the dealership. I had brought the car in a few weeks earlier because my odometer started changing from trip a to total mileage every time I restarted the car. It didn't do that before. Also the clock randomly looks more like an error code than the time, it corrects itself after 10 min. Or so. I was told by the dealership that the odometer just changes back ( I told them it never did that before) and the clock was because of heat or cold. …”
NHTSA complaint #11316458, filed 2020-03, 18,279 miles“Takata recall there was a recall on the vehicle and we have called our dealership to ask to schedule a date where we can take in the car to have the problem fixed. We have called the dealership 3 times now and every single time, we were told that the repair would not yet be checked at. We have even contacted their headquarters once and were sent to voicemail. Toyota has done a terrible job at addressing this problem and we are extremely angered by their incompetent work and disregard of consumers (especially after the purchase of the vehicle). …”
NHTSA complaint #11109623, filed 2018-07, 10,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 11021715Jul 9, 2025All VINs under ZKH are expired as of July 6, 2025 Some 2018 – 2019 model year C-HR vehicles may exhibit a condition where the door mirror foot light projects a distorted image of…
- 11021714Jul 9, 2025All VINs under ZKH are expired as of July 6, 2025 Toyota has received reports stating that the door mirror foot lights (puddle lights) may project a distorted image of the C-HR…
- 10238157May 30, 2023TSB: The Immobilizer and Smart Key Reset is a feature that allows the registration of new keys when all master keys are lost. Once the system is reset, all previously registered…
- 10210373Mar 8, 2022TT: When customers have a concern about a discharged battery, no start, or general battery concern, the DCA-8000 is the only appropriate tool to use for diagnosis
- 10182983Oct 12, 2020TT: Some customers may encounter Bluetooth® connectivity concerns such as: ?Difficulty to pair the phone. ?Intermittent Bluetooth® failure to connect to the vehicle when first…
- 10178787Jul 20, 2020TT: The new DCA-8000 Diagnostic Charger may cause your facility?s Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) breaker to trip. A GFCI breaker can be tripped for various reasons, one…
- 10176493May 13, 2020TT: The microphone circuit passes through the DCM before reaching the radio/navigation system. To simplify the diagnosis of the microphone, Safety Connect SOS button lights, and…
- 10164902Aug 13, 2019TT: Vehicle with accessory installed fog lamps experiences low battery charge causing a hard or no start condition. A parasitic draw is observed between approximately 97 to 600…
- 10164352Jul 16, 2019TT: The new DCA-8000 Diagnostic Charger may cause your facility?s Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) breaker to trip. A GFCI breaker can be tripped for various reasons, one…
- 10164330Jul 1, 2019TSB: REVISION NOTICE July 01, 2019 Rev2: ? Applicability has been updated to 2019 ? 2020 model year Toyota vehicles. ? The Techstream Preparation and Process Overview sections…
Electrical system: other model years
Other parts of the 2018 Toyota C-HR
217 complaintsOther or unknown
45 complaintsEngine
39 complaintsBrakes
25 complaintsForward collision avoidance
18 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsLane departure
4 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsElectronic stability control
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2018 Toyota C-HR
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology