Where each one leads
Honda HR-V
- Against cars of the same age, the Honda HR-V comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 9% more often than average) than the Toyota C-HR (passes 2% more often than average).
- Against cars of the same year, the Honda HR-V comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 33% less often than average) than the Toyota C-HR (fails 14% more often than average).
- NHTSA rates the 2027 Honda HR-V at 5 of 5 stars, the 2022 Toyota C-HR at 4.
Toyota C-HR
- New Toyota C-HR cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 113 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 122 for the Honda HR-V in 2022.
Too close to call: dutch odometer readings judged illogical; official combined fuel use, Canada (l/100 km); real-world fuel use in Europe, petrol hybrid (l/100 km).
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Honda HR-V | Toyota C-HR | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2016–2027 | 2017–2026 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 145,638 (2010–2022) | 636,184 (2016–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 58,706 | 142,448 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 5,862 | 45,376 |
| In traffic in Finland | 3,382 | 17,699 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Honda HR-V | Toyota C-HR | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 88% | 86% |
| … against cars of the same age | +9% | +2% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.7% | 1.5% |
| … against cars of the same year | −33% | +14% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 1.7% | 1.8% |
| US owner complaints | 1,869 | 552 |
| Most complaints about | Unknown or other | Power train |
| Model year with most complaints | 2023 (687) | 2018 (326) |
| US recall campaigns | 13 | 6 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 551 | 587 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 7 | — |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Honda HR-V | Toyota C-HR | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2027) | 4★ (2022) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Honda HR-V | Toyota C-HR | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 8.3 l/100 km (2026) | 8.2 l/100 km (2022) |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | 5.4 l/100 km | 5.4 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 122 g/km | 113 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 80 kW (107 hp) | 84 kW (113 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,453 kg | 1,516 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €35,015 | €36,529 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 164,000 km | 90,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).