2013 Toyota Corolla air bags problems
73 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2013 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
- 73 27% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 39,000 miles 41 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 31 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 36 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 16 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 41 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 39,000 miles, and 61% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 31 crashes, 1 fire, 36 injuries.
What owners wrote
Sunday, february 4 at about 7 pm, it had been a rainy day with a lot of humidity, leaving my parents' house a block before the traffic lights I do not understand how the air bags were activated and as a result of that I lost control of my vehicle and I caught the light in red. As a result almost a fatal accident my mother was in the hospital in intensive care for 3 days, me and my nephews with many blows, thank god not very serious.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota corolla. While driving 55 MPH, the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the guardrail. The vehicle rolled over. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. Minor injuries were sustained, but did not require medical attention. The vehicle was towed to a yard and was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified of the air bag failure. The failure mileage was 51,000.
Other problems reported for the 2013 Toyota Corolla
- Steering 39 complaints
- Brakes 24 complaints
- Engine 19 complaints
- Cruise control 18 complaints