Where each one leads
Toyota C-HR
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
- NHTSA rates the 2019 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen at 5 of 5 stars, the 2022 Toyota C-HR at 4.
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2019 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen uses 7.4 l/100 km, the 2022 Toyota C-HR 8.2.
Too close to call: new York safety inspections failed, against cars of the same year.
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
| Toyota C-HR | Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2017–2026 | 2013–2020 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 636,184 (2016–2022) | — |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 142,448 | — |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 45,376 | — |
| In traffic in Finland | 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
| Toyota C-HR | Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 86% | — |
| … against cars of the same age | +2% | — |
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.5% | 2.0% |
| … against cars of the same year | +14% | +11% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 1.8% | — |
| US owner complaints | 552 | 172 |
| Most complaints about | Power train | Electrical system |
| Model year with most complaints | 2018 (326) | 2015 (59) |
| US recall campaigns | 6 | 9 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 587 | 3,399 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | — | 5 |
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
| Toyota C-HR | Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 4★ (2022) | 5★ (2019) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Toyota C-HR | Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 8.2 l/100 km (2022) | 7.4 l/100 km (2019) |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | 5.4 l/100 km | — |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 113 g/km | — |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 84 kW (113 hp) | — |
| Average mass in running order | 1,516 kg | — |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €36,529 | — |
| Average odometer in Finland | 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).