How reliable is the Toyota C-Hr compared with other cars?

We do not publish a comparison for the Toyota C-Hr, because the cars of this model that have been tested do not cover a wide enough range of ages and mileages. Its raw pass rate is 86.0% across 103,567 tests, but comparing a raw rate between models mostly ranks them by how new they are rather than how good they are. The failure and advisory patterns further down the page are still drawn from real tests and are worth reading.

What is the most common MOT failure on a Toyota C-Hr?

The item recorded most often is "Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen", which appears in 26.0% of failed Toyota C-Hr tests. Because one failed test can list several items, these shares do not add up to 100%.

What do testers most often warn about on a Toyota C-Hr?

The most common advisory is "Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements", noted on 18.1% of all Toyota C-Hr tests. An advisory is not a failure: it flags something that will likely need attention before the next test.

What mileage does a Toyota C-Hr usually have at its MOT?

The average odometer reading recorded at test is 44,968 miles. This is the mileage across all tested examples of every age, not an annual figure, so treat it as a description of the fleet rather than a target for one car.

Does a Toyota C-Hr get harder to pass as it ages?

Yes. At 3 to 5 years old, 88.5% of Toyota C-Hr tests pass. By 9 to 11 years, that falls to 80.5%. Nearly every model follows this pattern, which is why comparing raw pass rates between models is misleading unless age is accounted for.

Are most Toyota C-Hr models petrol or diesel?

Of the Toyota C-Hr cars tested, 91% are hybrid, 9% are petrol. Fuel type affects which items tend to fail, particularly emissions and exhaust components.

Model reliability file

Toyota C-Hr MOT pass rate & common failures

From 103,567 recorded MOT tests of the Toyota C-Hr, published by DVSA.

Data updated 29 July 2026

Quick answer

Across 103,567 MOT tests, 86.0% of Toyota C-Hr tests ended in a pass. This figure is not adjusted for age or mileage, so it is not a reliability ranking: the Toyota C-Hr fleet does not yet cover a wide enough spread of ages and distances to compare it fairly against other models. Its most commonly recorded failure is wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, which appears in 26.0% of failed tests. Cars of this model average 44,968 miles on the odometer when tested.

At a glance

Recorded pass rate

86.0%unadjusted, not comparable103,567 tests

We are not publishing a ranking for the C-Hr. The examples tested do not cover a wide enough spread of ages and mileages to compare it fairly, and an unadjusted pass rate mostly sorts models by how recently they were bought rather than how well they were built. The failure and advisory patterns below come from the same 103,567 tests and are worth reading on their own terms.

DVSA recorded wording

Most common failure items

Share of failed Toyota C-Hr tests in which each item was recorded. One failed test often lists several items, so these do not sum to 100%.

1.Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen26.0%
2,496 occurrencesWiper or washer not working properly explained
2.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements17.6%
1,687 occurrencesTyre worn close to the legal limit explained
3.A tyre seriously damaged14.7%
1,411 occurrencesTyre damaged or deteriorated explained
4.A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED11.9%
1,138 occurrencesHeadlamp not working explained
5.A reversing lamp inoperative10.8%
1,033 occurrencesLamp not working explained
6.A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm9.8%
941 occurrencesBrake drum or shoe worn or contaminated explained
7.A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED7.8%
751 occurrencesHeadlamp not working explained
8.A tyre cords visible or damaged5.0%
477 occurrencesTyre ply or cord exposed, or the casing separating explained
9.A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened4.8%
464 occurrencesRoad spring broken or fractured explained
10.A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative3.7%
351 occurrencesTyre pressure monitoring system inoperative explained

Warnings without a failure

Most common advisories

Share of all Toyota C-Hr tests carrying each advisory. The denominator differs from the failure list above because an advisory can be issued on a car that passed.

1.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements18.1%
18,707 testsTyre worn close to the legal limit explained
2.A tyre seriously damaged16.8%
17,408 testsTyre damaged or deteriorated explained
3.Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured8.2%
8,523 testsBrake disc worn, pitted or scored explained
4.A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm5.8%
5,975 testsBrake drum or shoe worn or contaminated explained
5.A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn3.6%
3,737 testsSuspension arm bush worn explained
6.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements2.8%
2,921 testsTyre worn close to the legal limit explained
7.Nail in tyre2.4%
2,514 tests
8.Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt2.2%
2,247 tests

How wear changes the picture

Pass rate by vehicle age

3–5 yrs89%

6–8 yrs83%

9–11 yrs81%

Bands holding too few tests to be meaningful are omitted rather than shown as a rate.

What gets tested

The C-Hr fleet

Average mileage recorded at test: 44,968
Fuel mix of tested cars: Hybrid91.0%
Petrol9.0%

Trim names grouped into this model (17)

Recorded exactly as DVSA holds them. Trim-level names are rolled up so one model is not split across a dozen thin pages.

C-HR DESIGN HEV
C-HR DESIGN HEV CVT
C-HR DESIGN PHEV AUTO
C-HR DYNAMIC HEV
C-HR DYNAMIC HEV CVT
C-HR EXCEL
C-HR EXCEL HEV
C-HR EXCEL HEV CVT
C-HR EXCEL PHEV AUTO
C-HR GR SPORT HEV CVT
C-HR GR SPORT PHEV AUTO
C-HR HYBRID
C-HR HYBRID AUTO
C-HR ICON HEV
C-HR ICON HEV CVT
C-HR LIME EDITION HEV CVT
C-HR ORANGE EDITION HEV CVT

Check a specific Toyota C-Hr

A model average tells you the pattern. Its own MOT record tells you the car.

Compare within the range

Other Toyota models

Toyota Yaris — 72.3% adjusted
Toyota Aygo — 70.4% adjusted
Toyota Prius — 81.4% adjusted
Toyota Auris — 72.6% adjusted
Toyota Corolla — 78.8% adjusted
Toyota RAV4 — 79.0% adjusted
All Toyota models

Common questions

How reliable is the Toyota C-Hr compared with other cars?: We do not publish a comparison for the Toyota C-Hr, because the cars of this model that have been tested do not cover a wide enough range of ages and mileages. Its raw pass rate is 86.0% across 103,567 tests, but comparing a raw rate between models mostly ranks them by how new they are rather than how good they are. The failure and advisory patterns further down the page are still drawn from real tests and are worth reading.
What is the most common MOT failure on a Toyota C-Hr?: The item recorded most often is "Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen", which appears in 26.0% of failed Toyota C-Hr tests. Because one failed test can list several items, these shares do not add up to 100%.
What do testers most often warn about on a Toyota C-Hr?: The most common advisory is "Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements", noted on 18.1% of all Toyota C-Hr tests. An advisory is not a failure: it flags something that will likely need attention before the next test.
What mileage does a Toyota C-Hr usually have at its MOT?: The average odometer reading recorded at test is 44,968 miles. This is the mileage across all tested examples of every age, not an annual figure, so treat it as a description of the fleet rather than a target for one car.
Does a Toyota C-Hr get harder to pass as it ages?: Yes. At 3 to 5 years old, 88.5% of Toyota C-Hr tests pass. By 9 to 11 years, that falls to 80.5%. Nearly every model follows this pattern, which is why comparing raw pass rates between models is misleading unless age is accounted for.
Are most Toyota C-Hr models petrol or diesel?: Of the Toyota C-Hr cars tested, 91% are hybrid, 9% are petrol. Fuel type affects which items tend to fail, particularly emissions and exhaust components.

How this was worked out

Method and limits

Figures come from the DVSA anonymised MOT testing dataset, published under the Open Government Licence. Only class 4 initial tests are counted: retests are excluded so a car appears once, and abandoned tests are excluded entirely. No adjusted rate is shown because this model's tested examples do not cover enough of the national age and mileage range for standardisation to mean anything.

An MOT measures whether a car met a legal standard on the day. It is not a breakdown record, a service history or a running-cost estimate, and a pass rate is a property of a fleet rather than a prediction about one car.