2026 Toyota C-HR

Toyota provides numerous separate privacy policies, notices, and statements for its vehicles, apps, cameras, and connected services. Owners find it difficult to locate, understand, and track all this ...

The driver attention warning system monitors if the driver is paying attention and beeps or alerts if it detects otherwise. Owners report frequent false alerts even when actively looking at the road.

The steering wheel controls on the 2026 Toyota C-HR are positioned tightly, making them hard to use accurately. Reviewers note this as a key frustration in accessing audio and other functions.

The 2026 Toyota C-HR relies heavily on its touchscreen for controls, with few physical buttons available. This buries most functions in menus, reducing quick access while driving.

The MODE button on the steering wheel, which drivers might expect to switch drive modes, instead changes the audio input source. This counterintuitive design confuses users seeking driving mode adjust...

Despite its sporty positioning, the 2026 Toyota C-HR lacks a dedicated sport mode button, offering only eco mode. Reviewers highlight this as a missing feature for dynamic driving.

The infotainment system's user interface in the 2026 Toyota C-HR is outdated, unattractive, and slow, featuring squeezed text, blurry toggles, thin shortcut buttons hard to use while driving, and mult...

Physical climate controls in the 2026 Toyota C-HR are restricted to basic knobs, with all other adjustments requiring the touchscreen. This forces drivers to interact with screens for common HVAC func...

The 2026 Toyota C-HR's key fob is not reliably detected by the push-button start system, often requiring it to be held directly next to the power button to start the car.

The 2026 Toyota C-HR's compact steering wheel paired with a far-back digital gauge cluster creates an awkward driving position that may not suit all drivers.

The Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) in Toyota vehicles broadcasts unencrypted data that can be captured by inexpensive receivers. Research shows this allows low-cost, silent tracking of vehicle...

The Data Communication Module (DCM) is active by default in Toyota vehicles, collecting location, vehicle health, and driving data until manually deactivated by contacting Toyota, which may take days....

Toyota shares and sells personal information, including contact details, driving data, and inferences derived from it, to third parties for targeted advertising and marketing.

Toyota stores identifiable driving data for up to 15 years and location data for up to 10 years.

Toyota has a record of security breaches, including exposing location data of over 2 million users for 10 years.

Toyota's Connected Services cannot fully guarantee the security of data transmitted from the vehicle.

Toyota vehicles use interior cameras for facial recognition and driver monitoring, collecting and storing facial geometric features, biometric data, driver posture, and facial activity linked to profi...

Toyota does not confirm that all users worldwide have equal rights to access, delete, or control their data.

Toyota can use services to locate leased or financed vehicles for recovery if terms are breached, with express owner consent.

The Toyota C-HR's remote control capability relies on a Data Communication Module (DCM) for features like remote start and app access. Owners report that Toyota can terminate or suspend these services...

Toyota locks remote start functionality behind a paid app subscription for newer models like the 2026 C-HR, disabling even the key fob remote start without an active subscription. Owners express frust...