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2018 Toyota Corolla fuel system problems

38 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2018 Toyota Corolla, which is 19% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
38 19% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
19,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 2
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 2018 Toyota Corolla Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 19,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 8 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 19,000 miles
Based on 15 complaints that include mileage. 73% 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 miles8
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 15 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 19,000 miles, and 73% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

My car had early signs of problems within only the second year. It had stopped two times. If this car stops before the 18,000 or lemon law return it. I then was notified that it had 3 recalls. My car was actually still driveable. I also want to disclose that I deall with enviromental allergies. I had the vehicle fixed several times with no problem. However, after the recalls were fixed with the fuel pump and air bag I started to become extremly ill .

Reported at 25 miles, July 2020 FireInjury

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2018 toyota corolla. The contact stated that the fuel warning light displayed on three different occasions. The contact reset the fuel cap and the fuel warning light re-illuminates after 40 ' 50 miles of being driven. In addition, there was a fuel odor inside the vehicle. The contact later received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 20v120000 (fuel system,gasoline) and 20v024000 (air bags) however, the parts to do the repairs were unavailable.

Reported at 8,000 miles, January 2020

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