Toyota and Subaru build these two on the same architecture. Both are all-wheel drive only in their matched grades, both make 338 horsepower, both carry a 74.7-kWh battery, and both charge at up to 150 kW.
Match them on wheels and the EPA rates them the same distance. A C-HR SE and an Uncharted Sport are both certified at 287 miles.
The Toyota costs $2,650 less to drive away.
Key Takeaways
- Matched on wheels, the Toyota undercuts the Subaru by $2,650 delivered and by $4,650 at the top of each range, for identical EPA range.
- Subaru sells a front-drive trim Toyota does not build. The $36,445 Uncharted Premium makes 221 horsepower and is rated at 308 miles, 21 more than either badge manages on all-wheel drive.
- The EPA certified them separately and they split anyway, by one MPGe on the highway at 18 inches and in opposite directions at 20.
- Interior dimensions are identical to the tenth of an inch in all eight published measurements. Toyota prints hundredths; Subaru prints tenths.
- Only Toyota publishes a seats-folded cargo figure, at 59.5 cubic feet, reversing the disclosure pattern that runs through the rest of this platform.
- Neither has been crash-tested, and this pair has the thinnest record of the six cars on this platform. Their only crashworthiness rating is an assigned small overlap result, and it is Acceptable rather than Good.
- Neither has a recall. NHTSA returns zero campaigns for both.
What They Share
The mechanical package is common. A 74.7-kWh lithium-ion pack, a NACS port, an 11-kW onboard charger and a 150-kW DC ceiling. Toyota quotes roughly 30 minutes from 10 to 80 percent and Subaru 28.
The chassis matches too. MacPherson struts in front on both, 12.9-inch ventilated front discs and 12.5-inch rears, steering geared 14.2:1, and a turning circle Toyota calls 36.0 feet against Subaru’s 36.08.
Where Subaru describes its rear suspension as a double wishbone, Toyota calls the C-HR’s a multi-link. Neither publishes anything showing the hardware differs.
Toyota states 167 kW at the front axle and 88 at the rear, with 198 lb-ft and 125 lb-ft to match. Subaru publishes a combined 252 kW and no torque figure at all.
Price, Matched on Wheels
The headline prices are not comparable. Subaru opens at $34,995 with a front-drive car Toyota does not sell, and Toyota opens at $37,000 with all-wheel drive standard.
| Configuration | MSRP | Delivery | Delivered | EPA range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota C-HR SE, 18-inch | $37,000 | $1,595 | $38,595 | 287 miles |
| Subaru Uncharted Sport, 18-inch | $39,795 | $1,450 | $41,245 | 287 miles |
| Toyota C-HR XSE, 20-inch | $39,000 | $1,595 | $40,595 | 273 miles |
| Subaru Uncharted GT, 20-inch | $43,795 | $1,450 | $45,245 | 273 miles |
Toyota charges $145 more to deliver the car and still finishes $2,650 ahead at 18 inches and $4,650 ahead at 20.
The Toyota delivered figures are a composite of two documents. Toyota’s fee is set by processing date rather than model year, and its September 3 sheet raised this class to $1,595 from the $1,450 printed in February. February is the only sheet that lists a 2026 C-HR at all. Subaru’s $1,450 is the figure attached to the 2026 Uncharted itself, and its 2027 release moves to $1,475. So no single document publishes $38,595, and a C-HR processed in spring 2026 was $145 less than the number above.
The Toyota is also the lighter of each pair, by 108 pounds at the SE and 114 at the XSE.
No federal tax credit applies to either. The $7,500 credit ended September 30, 2025.
The Trim Toyota Does Not Build
Subaru’s answer to that price gap sits below both of them. The Uncharted Premium is front-wheel drive, makes 221 horsepower from a single 165-kW motor, and lists at $34,995, or $36,445 delivered.
It is EPA-rated at 308 miles, which is 21 more than either car manages with all-wheel drive, and its estimated annual fuel cost is $600 against $650 for every other configuration here.
It is also the only one of the five without X-MODE, substituting Eco and Snow drive modes, and Subaru has said it will be offered in limited numbers.
Toyota sells no front-drive C-HR at any price.
The EPA Certified Them Separately
Both badges arrive at the same total range at both wheel sizes. Underneath, the agency rated them as two different cars.
On 18-inch wheels the two tie at 127 city MPGe and 117 combined, then part on the highway figure, 107 for the Toyota against 106 for the Subaru.
On 20-inch wheels they split twice, in opposite directions. Subaru takes the city by one, 123 to 122. Toyota takes the highway by one, 102 to 101. Combined lands identically at 112.
That is the third badge pair on this platform to be certified separately and come back with different numbers, and the third to split on a different figure than the others did.
Size, and Two Tenths of an Inch
The two share a 108.3-inch wheelbase, a 73.6-inch width and a 63.8-inch height. Toyota lists the C-HR at 177.9 inches long and Subaru lists the Uncharted at 177.8.
Ground clearance is where they differ, and barely: 8.0 inches for the Toyota, 8.2 for the Subaru.
Curb weights separate them further than the bodywork does. The C-HR SE is 4,322 pounds and the XSE 4,366, against 4,430 for an Uncharted Sport and 4,480 for a GT. Toyota also publishes a 5,645-pound GVWR. Subaru publishes none, for this car or either of its siblings.
Inside Both Cars
Every published interior dimension matches.
| Interior dimension | Toyota C-HR | Subaru Uncharted |
|---|---|---|
| Headroom, front | 39.11 in | 39.1 in |
| Headroom, rear | 37.53 in | 37.5 in |
| Legroom, front / rear | 42.12 / 32.19 in | 42.1 / 32.2 in |
| Shoulder room, front / rear | 58.04 / 54.68 in | 58 / 54.7 in |
| Hip room, front / rear | 54.45 / 44.78 in | 54.5 / 44.8 in |
| Passenger volume | 93.6 cu ft | 93.6 cu ft |
Toyota prints hundredths and Subaru prints tenths, which is the entire difference between the two columns.
A panoramic roof costs both cars the same, to the tenth: half an inch of front headroom and just over an inch in back, dropping passenger volume from 93.6 cubic feet to 91.7.
It is standard on the Uncharted GT and optional on the C-HR XSE, so at the 20-inch pairing the Subaru pays that penalty and the Toyota chooses whether to.
Cargo, and the Figure Only Toyota Publishes
Toyota lists 25.3 cubic feet behind the C-HR’s second row and 59.5 with the seats folded.
Subaru lists the Uncharted two ways, 23.0 cubic feet with its cargo deck board raised and 25.4 with it dropped, and publishes no seats-folded figure at any trim.
That reverses the pattern on the rest of this platform, where Subaru is the maker that fills in the blanks. Subaru does still name its measurement standard, labelling both figures EPA cargo volume, and Toyota names none.
Roof rails are standard on both. Neither maker publishes a static load rating for either car, which is a gap the Trailseeker does not have.
Who Publishes What
Subaru’s spec sheet still reads “EPA-estimated EV range: TBD” on every row, months after the agency certified all three configurations. Toyota prints 287 and 273 on its own document.
Subaru publishes what the battery is made of, 104 cells at 191 amp-hours. Toyota publishes what the motors do, in kilowatts and pound-feet at each axle.
Neither Has Been Crash-Tested
IIHS lists both, and both entries rest on the same borrowed test. The Institute assigns driver-side and passenger-side small overlap ratings from a 2026 Subaru Solterra that Toyota crash-tested in its own facility, and extends them across six vehicles including these two.
That assigned result is Acceptable, and it is the only crashworthiness rating either car carries. The side-impact assignment on that same Solterra reaches the Toyota bZ, the bZ Woodland and the Subaru Trailseeker, and stops there. The moderate overlap result those four also carry, from an IIHS test of a Toyota bZ XLE, does not reach these two either.
So the other four platform cars carry three crashworthiness evaluations apiece and these two carry one. Both do hold Good ratings for headlights and for each of the two front crash prevention tests. Neither is a Top Safety Pick.
NHTSA has published no crash rating for either.
No Recalls on Either
NHTSA returns zero campaigns for the 2026 C-HR and zero for the 2026 Uncharted, checked September 9, 2026.
Both reached dealers this year, so neither has much of a record to read. The same endpoint returns an active campaign for the 2026 Solterra on the same platform, which is how you know the zero is real rather than the database failing.
What the Sales Figures Support
Toyota reports by model every month but posts only its quarter-end summaries, so June is the most recent month with a C-HR BEV figure. It sold 1,594 that month and 3,748 for the calendar year.
Subaru had sold 2,491 Uncharteds through the same point.
The comparison flatters Toyota slightly. The C-HR BEV appears in Toyota’s March table at 13 units and the Uncharted does not reach Subaru’s reporting until April, so the Toyota had a month’s head start on a short record.
Which One to Buy
Buy the C-HR if
You want all-wheel drive for the least money. At $38,595 delivered it matches an Uncharted Sport’s 287 miles and 338 horsepower for $2,650 less, weighs 108 pounds less, and tells you its torque and its seats-folded cargo figure.
Buy the Uncharted Premium if
Range is the point. It is the only car here rated past 300 miles, at 308, and the only one with a $600 annual fuel estimate. Accept front-wheel drive and no X-MODE.
Buy the Uncharted Sport or GT if
You want X-MODE, the Subaru dealer network or the two tenths of an inch of extra ground clearance. You are paying $2,650 or $4,650 for them.
Skip the range comparison
Matched on wheels these two are certified to the same total mile. The one-MPGe splits are certification artifacts, and both cost $650 a year to run on the EPA’s estimate.
The Verdict
These are the same car twice, and closer than any other pair Toyota and Subaru built on this platform: identical interior dimensions, identical wheelbase and width, the same battery and charging hardware, and EPA ratings that come back to the same mile at both wheel sizes. What separates them is money. The Toyota is $2,650 less delivered at 18 inches and $4,650 less at 20, it is lighter at both, and it publishes more about its own powertrain. The Subaru’s case is not the Sport or the GT, which are simply the more expensive way to buy this car. It is the front-drive Premium, which no Toyota answers: 308 miles, $36,445 delivered, and the lowest running cost of anything here. Buy the Toyota if you need all-wheel drive, and the Subaru if you do not.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are the Toyota C-HR and Subaru Uncharted the same car?
They share an architecture, a 74.7-kWh battery, a 150-kW DC charging ceiling, an 11-kW onboard charger and 338 horsepower in their all-wheel-drive forms. Every published interior dimension matches to the tenth of an inch. They differ on price, on trim structure, on two tenths of an inch of ground clearance, and on what each company chooses to publish.
Which is less expensive, the C-HR or the Uncharted?
The Toyota, at every matched configuration. A C-HR SE is $38,595 delivered against $41,245 for an Uncharted Sport, and a C-HR XSE is $40,595 against $45,245 for an Uncharted GT. The Subaru is less expensive only in its front-drive Premium trim, at $36,445, which Toyota does not match with any C-HR.
Which has more range?
Matched on drivetrain and wheels, neither. Both are EPA-rated at 287 miles on 18-inch wheels and 273 on 20s. The front-drive Uncharted Premium is rated at 308 miles, and no all-wheel-drive version of either car passes 287.
How much horsepower does each have?
338 in the all-wheel-drive versions of both. Toyota states the split as 167 kW at the front axle and 88 at the rear, with 198 and 125 lb-ft. Subaru publishes a combined 252 kW and no torque figure. The front-drive Uncharted Premium makes 221 horsepower from a single 165-kW motor.
How much cargo space does each have?
Toyota publishes 25.3 cubic feet behind the C-HR’s second row and 59.5 with the seats folded. Subaru publishes 23.0 cubic feet for the Uncharted with its cargo deck board raised and 25.4 with it lowered, and no seats-folded figure at all. Only Subaru names the measurement standard it used.
Are the C-HR and Uncharted safe?
Neither has been crash-tested. IIHS assigns each of them two small-overlap ratings from a 2026 Subaru Solterra that Toyota tested in its own facility, and neither picks up a side-impact or moderate-overlap result. Neither is a Top Safety Pick, and NHTSA has published no crash rating for either.
Has either been recalled?
No. NHTSA returns zero campaigns for the 2026 Toyota C-HR and zero for the 2026 Subaru Uncharted as of September 9, 2026. Both are first-year cars with short records.
How fast do they charge?
Both accept up to 150 kW on a DC fast charger and Toyota quotes roughly 30 minutes from 10 to 80 percent and Subaru 28. Home charging runs through an 11-kW onboard charger on each, and both use a NACS port built into the car.
Does either one tow?
Neither publishes a towing rating. On this platform only the Subaru Trailseeker and Toyota bZ Woodland do, both at 3,500 pounds.
How quick is the Toyota C-HR?
Toyota estimates 4.9 seconds to 60 mph for both the SE and the XSE. Subaru publishes no 0-60 time for the Uncharted at any trim, so there is no like-for-like figure to compare.
Which is selling better?
Through June 2026, the most recent month Toyota has posted at model level, the C-HR BEV had sold 3,748 against 2,491 Uncharteds. The C-HR BEV appears in Toyota’s March table and the Uncharted does not enter Subaru’s reporting until April, so the Toyota had a month’s head start.
Specifications, pricing and photography come from Toyota’s USA Newsroom and Subaru’s US Media Center, with range figures from the EPA and ratings from IIHS and NHTSA. For how each of these fits against its own stablemates, see our comparison of the Trailseeker against the Uncharted or the full guide to Subaru’s three electric SUVs. The complaint and recall record for the battery both cars use sits on our 74.7-kWh pack reference page, and our guide to EV battery longevity covers how packs like it age.
Michael Kahn
Michael Kahn is the writer, photographer, and publisher behind The Weekly Driver. He cares about how cars drive and what they're like to own. He covers automobile industry news, car shows and events, and new car reviews. The reviews come from behind the wheel: day trips that favor back routes, treating a good meal as half the reason to go. He directs and produces the visual media, matching each car to a setting and mood that fit it. When he's not reviewing new cars, Michael races paddleboards, camels, and ostriches, along with the occasional exotic car on the racetrack, and has driven in every state and country visited.
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