Expert Review
Toyota C-HR+ (2025 – ) review
Toyota’s second electric car is an appealing coupe-SUV, promising a long driving range and decent all-weather charging speeds
Words by: Auto Trader
Published on 20 October 2025 | 0 min read
The Autotrader expert verdict:
4
Available new from £31,645
It took Toyota a while to bring us its first electric car, the bZ4X SUV, and now it is following up with the next instalment. Toyota has simplified its vehicle naming policy and is calling this newcomer the C-HR+ to give customers a clearer idea of where the new EV slots into the company’s portfolio. Taking on a wide array of rivals including the Ford Explorer and Capri, Skoda Enyaq, Mini Countryman Electric and Volvo EC40, to name but a few, does the C-HR+ drive well enough to back up the temptation of its theoretical 378-mile maximum range?
Reasons to buy:
- Comfortable and quiet
- Approaching 400 miles of range
- Practical interior
Running costs for a Toyota C-HR+
“It is expected that certain specifications will be below the £37,000 threshold and could qualify for the government Electric Car Grant”
Toyota has addressed range and efficiency criticisms of the bZ4X by fitting the C-HR+ with battery pre-conditioning and a heat pump as standard. This results in a 10 to 80 per cent charging time of less than half-an-hour at the fastest public rate the Toyota can accept. The C-HR+ can go the best part of 400 miles to a charge in its long-range format, so running one shouldn't break the bank. Prices for the C-HR+ in the UK are not confirmed, but certain specifications are expected to be below £37,000 so it could qualify for the government Electric Car Grant.
Expert rating: 5/5
Reliability of a Toyota C-HR+
“Toyota has an impeccable reputation for reliability”
Toyota has an impeccable reputation for reliability. Providing you keep taking the car back to a main dealer for servicing and annual battery health checks, you’ll get a ten-year/100,000-mile warranty on the car itself. Additionally, cover for the battery continues for a Dr. Evil-pleasing one million kilometres – that’s 650,000 miles, in case you want it in old money. This also lasts for 10 years, subject to an owner not missing any of those 12-monthly check-ups.
Expert rating: 5/5
Safety for a Toyota C-HR+
“A healthy spread of advanced driver assistance systems should ensure the Toyota C-HR+ is a highly safe car for transporting your family about the place”
The Toyota C-HR+ hasn’t been subjected to Euro NCAP testing, although it’d be a surprise if it didn’t pick up full marks. Standard safety equipment includes safe exit assist, blind spot monitor, adaptive high-beam and a parking support brake function, among more. Therefore, a healthy spread of advanced driver assistance systems should ensure the Toyota C-HR+ is a highly safe car for transporting your family about the place.
Expert rating: 4/5
How comfortable is the Toyota C-HR+
“Probably the biggest strength of the Toyota C-HR+ is the quiet and comfortable way it travels down the road”
Probably the biggest strength of the Toyota C-HR+ is the quiet and comfortable way it travels down the road. We were impressed by the way the C-HR+ covered bumps in a fuss-free fashion, even with the large wheel fitted to our test car. Admittedly, there are occasions you hear a little bit too much of what the tyres are up to, but we were told by a chief engineer that there was still time to tweak that side of the refinement ahead of the car’s full launch, so in general this is a highly civilised and dignified car to travel in.
Expert rating: 4/5
Features of the Toyota C-HR+
“Both of the digital displays look nice from a graphical perspective, and they are easy to control”
Technology in the Toyota C-HR+ is presented on a large central touch-screen for the infotainment, and a smaller, high-mounted display for the driver’s instrument cluster. Both of these look nice from a graphical perspective and they are easy to control, although there’s a degree of ‘plonked on as an afterthought’ to the way both are mounted on the Toyota’s tiered dashboard structure. Also, the boot is an OK size on the C-HR+ (almost as big as that in the bZ4X) and rear passenger room is above average too, although the shape of the rear windows makes it feel a bit gloomy if you’re forced to sit back there for any great length of time.
Expert rating: 4/5
Power for a Toyota C-HR+
“The C-HR+ provides smooth and effortless performance, all while maximising its electrical efficiency to provide up to 378 miles of driving range”
In other markets, including Europe, there’s a dual-motor, all-wheel drive (AWD) C-HR+ that’s so powerful, it turns out to be one of the most potent road cars Toyota has ever put into production to the point it even eclipses the regular version of the Supra coupe. However, we’re not getting the AWD here for the foreseeable, instead relying on a pair of single-motor, front-driven models with a choice of either a smaller or larger battery. Thankfully, the way the long-range C-HR+ drives makes it our favourite of the range anyway, as it provides smooth and effortless performance, all while maximising its electrical efficiency to provide up to 378 miles of driving range. It’s also the C-HR+ which feels the best and lightest on its feet in the corners, albeit no one will ever be buying an electric SUV like this for the sparkling way it handles.
Expert rating: 4/5