1991 Toyota Corolla problems
The 1991 Toyota Corolla has 96 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (17%) concerns engine. Next are body & structure (17%) and seat belts (16%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 96 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 22 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 22 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 12 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 91% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1991 ranks 34th most-complained-about out of 37 model years of the Toyota Corolla with enough data (37 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My car accelerated on reverse wherein instead of making a 90 degrees angle the car went swiping in 180 degrees. Both times was rainy. Both times the headlights & the windshield wiper & the back window defogger is on. During this back up when I turn my head , the rear back windshield was very blurry & twice this happens to me. Both times I was making a reverse left side corner. When I bought this car the left backlight is damaged.
Rear passenger tire suffered tire tread separation while driving at 65 MPH. The consumer heard a slapping/banging noise that had come from the rear underneath the vehicle. The consumer pulled to the shoulder and discovered the rear tire had come off as if it were sliced. The consumer was denied reimbursement because the manufacturer concluded the tire was being operated for an unknown period of time with insufficient air pressure *scc
Consumer complained about accelerator controls. Vehicle will accelerate without the assistance of the driver. This problem occurred when driving at any speed. Consumer took vehicle to dealer and it was checked on 3 separate occasions, bur problem was not resolved.