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2010 Toyota Corolla air bags problems

425 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2010 Toyota Corolla, which is 27% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
425 27% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
62,000 miles 91 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
51 and 0
Injuries and deaths
47 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2010 Toyota Corolla Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 62,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 18 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 9 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 13 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 21 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 13 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 6 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 62,000 miles
Based on 91 complaints that include mileage. 44% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles18
20k to 40k miles9
40k to 60k miles13
60k to 80k miles21
80k to 100k miles13
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles6
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 91 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles, and 44% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 51 crashes, 47 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH she crashed into a vehicle and it was destroyed. During the crash none of the air bags deployed. The contact suffered an injury to the lower back and was unconscious two passengers suffered injuries to the face. The contact does not know why the air bags did not deploy although the vehicle was traveling fast enough for them to deploy. The contact called the manufacturer and is waiting for a response from them.

Reported at 2,100 miles, July 2010 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the air bags deployed without warning or impact and caused the windshield to explode. A police report was not filed. The contact sustained injuries that did not require immediate medical attention. However, two days later, the contact experienced pain in the neck. The contact drove the vehicle to serveco auto in waitahu, hawaii where the vehicle was kept for investigation. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure.

Reported at 155,000 miles, May 2017 Injury

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