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Is a used Toyota C-HR a good buy?
With so many small SUVs to choose from on used car marketplaces such as BuyaCar, it can be a hard job deciding which one is right for you. The search is a bit easier if you want something with an eye-catching design, as there are a good number of strikingly-styled small SUVs out there – with one of the best examples of this being the Toyota C-HR.
Thanks to its prominent fascia, rakish roofline and angular looks, the Toyota C-HR is a very eye-catching car, especially if you opt for a higher-spec model with big alloy wheels and two-tone paint. On the inside, the C-HR isn’t quite as eye-catching, but the cabin does nevertheless have a fairly funky look, and the overall good fit-and-finish should bode well for buyers after a sturdy family car.
Good kit levels across the board mean you’ll have a nicely-equipped Toyota C-HR irrespective of age. All models got climate control, automatic wipers and a reversing camera as standard, and safety assists like lane departure warning came on all cars, too.
If you’d prefer more up-to-date in-car connectivity tech, we’d suggest looking for a post-2019 facelift model, as these came with an updated touchscreen with built-in Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support.
A big appeal of the Toyota C-HR as a used buy is its warranty. Out of the box, it’s covered for up to five years or 100,000 miles, whichever comes soonest, so there’s some peace of mind if your budget can only stretch to older or higher mileage examples. The age cap for the warranty can be extended to 10 years, too, but this will only apply if the car has been annually serviced at an authorised Toyota service centre.
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Which used Toyota C-HR should you buy?
One of the Toyota C-HR’s big USPs when it was new was that, at the time of its launch, it was one of the few small SUVs you could get with a hybrid engine. 1.8-litre and 2.0-litre petrol self-charging hybrid versions of the Toyota C-HR can be found on BuyaCar, with the brawnier of the two being more suitable if you tend to do longer journeys fairly regularly.
Additionally, a 1.2-litre turbocharged petrol engine was offered on the Toyota C-HR, and while they’re more expensive on paper to run than the hybrids they should be a bit more affordable to buy.
However, do be aware that 1.2-litre models tend to be relatively rare, as many buyers opted for the hybrid models and the petrol engine was removed from sale when the C-HR was facelifted in 2019.
What used Toyota C-HR trim levels are available?
Design and Excel models are the most popular on the used market and we'd suggest going for the Design as it comes with all the key equipment you need and is usually cheaper than an equivalent Excel model.
Toyota C-HR Icon
Icon is the entry-level spec on the Toyota C-HR, and it includes as standard automatic air-conditioning, front fog lights, 17-inch alloy wheels, automatic windscreen wipers, a reversing camera and a touchscreen display on the centre console. Safety features on this trim include lane departure warning and autonomous emergency braking.
For 2019, the touchscreen was updated with a new system that had built-in Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility.
Toyota C-HR Design
Introduced shortly after the Toyota C-HR’s launch, the Design model slotted above the Toyota C-HR’s Icon spec in the range. As its name implies, quite a few of this spec’s changes affected the car’s looks: there were new 18-inch alloys, rear privacy glass and ambient interior lighting.
Other features on this spec included heated seats in the front, front and rear parking sensors, built-in sat-nav and keyless entry.
Toyota C-HR Excel
Excel models will appeal to buyers who want lots of safety kit, as this spec came with a broad array of driver assists. Highlights include a blind spot monitoring system, a lane change assist and a warning system that can alert the driver of oncoming traffic when they’re reversing out of a parking spot.
Other features on Excel models included 18-inch alloy wheels and a driving aid that can control the steering for you when you’re parallel parking. As part of the C-HR’s update in 2019, a heated steering wheel and LED headlights joined the spec sheet.
Toyota C-HR Dynamic
The Dynamic trim gave the already distinctive Toyota C-HR an even more striking look, thanks to the unique 18-inch alloy wheel design, colour-contrast roof and a unique upholstery design.
Spec-wise, the Dynamic trim was quite similar to the Excel spec, so standard equipment on this trim included LED headlights, blind spot monitoring, heated front seats, keyless entry, and front and rear parking sensors.
Toyota C-HR GR Sport
Introduced to the Toyota C-HR range in 2019, the GR Sport trim aims to endow the car with a sporty look and feel inside and out. Two-tone 19-inch alloy wheels, tinted headlights and black trim on the bumpers and wheel arches give the car a more aggressive design, and on the inside there are new sporty front seats.
To make the GR Sport models more responsive to drive than the standard car, this spec of Toyota C-HR gets stiffer suspension, which sharpens up the handling but means it doesn’t ride as smoothly over bumpy roads as the regular versions.