2019 Toyota C-HR power train problems
58 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2019 Toyota C-HR — 54% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Transmission won’t shift out of manual mode and car won’t move at all even when in drive or reverse. Was working completely fine then all of a sudden got drive start malfunction and won’t move. Called mechanic they came looked at it and they diagnosed it as a transmission problem. Did some research…”
filed Aug 15, 2026
“While driving my vehicle, it is a consistent clicking loud noise. I had the vehicle checked out twice and both places said the same thing as it is explained down below: Transmission Replacement (Automatic): SEVERE INTERNAL TRANSMISSION NOISE- NOISE LOUDER W/ SPEED. NEED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION…”
filed Jul 31, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Rear axle hub bearing bolts may have been insufficiently tightened, causing the bolts to…Campaign 18V710000 · Oct 11, 2018
Related service bulletins
Some 2018 – 2019 model year C-HR vehicles may exhibit a grinding and/or whining noise from the transaxle while accelerating from 15 – 30 mph and/or decelerating from 30 – 15 mph. An updated transaxle is available when…
T-SB-0048-26 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 13, 2026Although the Continuously Variable Transmissions (CVT) is covered by Toyota’s New Vehicle Limited Warranty for 5 years or 60,000 miles (whichever comes first), we at Toyota care about the customers’ ownership experience…
26TE06 · Warranty Program/Extension · issued Aug 13, 2026
Power Train problems in other C-HR years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 C-HR | 16 | 47% |
| 2020 C-HR | 47 | 76% |
| 2018 C-HR | 211 | 66% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2019 Toyota C-HR
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.