Ford Bronco Sport vs Toyota C-HR: which is more reliable?
The Toyota C-HR is clearly ahead of the Ford Bronco Sport on the federal record: 76/100 against 61/100 across every model year we score.
The record, side by side
Ford Bronco Sport
- 5 model years scored
- 1,281 owner complaints on record
- about 65 complaints per year on the road
- 51 recall campaigns, 28 safety-critical
- best year 2025 (78/100) · worst 2021 (33/100)
Toyota C-HR
- 5 model years scored
- 517 owner complaints on record
- about 14 complaints per year on the road
- 6 recall campaigns, 3 safety-critical
- best year 2022 (93/100) · worst 2018 (45/100)
Mean score is the average across model years from 2013 on, where both records are comparable. How the score works.
Year by year: Bronco Sport against C-HR
The comparison that decides the purchase. A nameplate is not one car — a redesign can move the record sixty points inside two years, and the two nameplates rarely move together.
What owners actually complain about
Ford Bronco Sport
- Electrical System — 341 complaints
- Power Train — 277 complaints
- Engine — 273 complaints
Toyota C-HR
- Power Train — 327 complaints
- Unknown Or Other — 87 complaints
- Engine — 52 complaints
They do not fail the same way: the Bronco Sport's complaints concentrate in Electrical System, the C-HR's in Power Train. That difference matters more to a buyer than the score gap, because it says which repair bill you are taking on.
Years to avoid on each
Ford Bronco Sport — avoid: 2021.
Toyota C-HR — avoid: 2018.
A year scores below 45 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns. Every car’s years to avoid.
What each costs today
A recent used Ford Bronco Sport prices at about $30,500 and a Toyota C-HR at about $23,700 — the Toyota C-HR is roughly $6,800 less, and they return 23.0 against 29.0 MPG combined.
Class-level estimates re-priced to your country, not a valuation of one car. Method.
FAQ
Is the Ford Bronco Sport or the Toyota C-HR more reliable?
On the NHTSA record the Toyota C-HR scores 76/100 against the Ford Bronco Sport's 61/100, averaged across every model year we hold. The Toyota C-HR carries about 14 complaints per year on the road against 65 for the Ford Bronco Sport.
Which Ford Bronco Sport and Toyota C-HR years should I avoid?
Ford Bronco Sport: 2021. Toyota C-HR: 2018. Each of those scores under 45 out of 100 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns.
What goes wrong on the Ford Bronco Sport and the Toyota C-HR?
The largest complaint group on the Ford Bronco Sport is Electrical System (341 complaints); on the Toyota C-HR it is Power Train (327).
Is the Ford Bronco Sport or the Toyota C-HR cheaper to own?
A recent used Ford Bronco Sport prices at about $30,500 and a Toyota C-HR at about $23,700, before insurance and the maintenance band. Both pages carry the five-year running-cost figure.