2006 Toyota Corolla problems
The 2006 Toyota Corolla has 973 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (47%) concerns air bags. Next are engine (12%) and electrical system (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 973 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 47% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 163 and 12
- Injuries and deaths
- 129 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 59,000 miles 554 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 100 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 68 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 115 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 77 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 69 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 33 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 26 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 23 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 17 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 10 |
| 200k+ miles | 16 |
What the data shows
Of the 554 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 59,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 86,000 miles (105 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 163 complaints mention a crash; 12 complaints mention a fire; 129 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 85% 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 2006 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 37 model years of the Toyota Corolla with enough data (403 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 safety recall campaigns.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. The contact was driving 55 MPH when the brakes failed. The contact crashed into the vehicle ahead of her. The contact stated she depressed the brake pedal to the floor but the brakes failed to operate. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle ahead of her was flipped and landed upside down. There was smoke coming from the front of the contact's vehicle. A police report was available. The contact was removed from the vehicle with the assistance of the fire department.
On my way to work when the I hit the brakes... brakes locked up causing me to be unable to come to a complete stop.. Driver side airbag deployed but the passenger side airbag caused the dash to explode causing a fire in the dash. With the dash exploding and the passenger side airbag not deploying correctly it cause the passenger to hit windshield! Unknown Unknown Just a check engine light for knock sensor.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla equipped with goodyear all season tires. The contact stated while sitting idle with the brakes depressed, the vehicle abnormally accelerated resulting in a crash. There were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but was not examined for the cause of failure. Repairs were made to the body damage only.
Pulled into parking space with brake on and the car accelerated pushing me over a large rock which punctured transmission pan. Had to be towed home. If there were people in front of me they would be dead.