Toyota Corolla by model year

14,502 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Toyota Corolla across 38 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Toyota Corolla

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1990	31
1991	96
1992	115
1993	154
1994	199
1995	226
1996	151
1997	149
1998	278
1999	188
2000	177
2001	163
2002	141
2003	860
2004	560
2005	974
2006	973
2007	984
2008	379
2009	1,770
2010	1,582
2011	690
2012	497
2013	269
2014	383
2015	310
2016	314
2017	279
2018	198
2019	294
2020	410
2021	259
2022	141
2023	120
2024	106
2025	51
2026	31

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2027				33 to 35
2026	31	Brakes (10%)	1	34 to 35
2025	51	Brakes (16%)		34 to 35	5 stars
2024	106	Forward collision avoidance (15%)	2	34 to 35	5 stars
2023	120	Steering (13%)	3	34 to 35	5 stars
2022	141	Electrical system (15%)		31 to 34	5 stars
2021	259	Air bags (21%)	1	31 to 34	5 stars
2020	410	Engine (27%)	3	32 to 34	5 stars
2019	294	Drivetrain & axles (19%)	5	30 to 34	5 stars
2018	198	Fuel system (19%)	3	30 to 34	5 stars
2017	279	Air bags (19%)	3	30 to 34	5 stars
2016	314	Air bags (21%)	1	30 to 34	5 stars
2015	310	Air bags (18%)	1	30 to 34	5 stars
2014	383	Air bags (19%)	2	30 to 34	5 stars
2013	269	Air bags (27%)	5	29	4 stars
2012	497	Air bags (74%)	5	29	4 stars
2011	690	Air bags (61%)	9	24 to 30	3 stars
2010	1,582	Air bags (27%)	17	25 to 30
2009	1,770	Air bags (31%)	13	25 to 30
2008	379	Air bags (36%)	6	29 to 31
2007	984	Air bags (45%)	6	29 to 31
2006	973	Air bags (47%)	7	25 to 31
2005	974	Air bags (47%)	6	25 to 31
2004	560	Air bags (42%)	9	28 to 31
2003	860	Air bags (39%)	9	28 to 31
2002	141	Engine (17%)		27 to 31
2001	163	Engine (20%)		27 to 31
2000	177	Engine (30%)		26 to 30
1999	188	Tires (12%)		26 to 30
1998	278	Air bags (23%)		26 to 30
1997	149	Seat belts (26%)	1	24 to 29
1996	151	Air bags (21%)		25 to 29
1995	226	Air bags (27%)	2	25 to 27
1994	199	Air bags (38%)	2	24 to 26
1993	154	Air bags (33%)	2	24 to 26
1992	115	Engine (23%)	1	21 to 27
1991	96	Engine (17%)		21 to 26
1990	31	Engine (26%)		22 to 26