2019 Toyota Corolla problems
The 2019 Toyota Corolla has 294 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (19%) concerns drivetrain & axles. Next are fuel system (15%) and engine (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 294 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 41 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 28 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 10,000 miles 83 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 | 59 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 13 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 83 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 10,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 9,000 miles (10 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 41 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 28 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2019 ranks 15th most-complained-about out of 37 model years of the Toyota Corolla with enough data (239 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 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.
Vehicle was involved in a fatal head-on collision. Upon inspection of the driver restraint system, the driver restraint webbing was torn. The airbags and pretensioners deployed in the collision. The maximum recorded longitudinal delta-v was -41.4 miles per hour (with recorded clipping).
The contact owns a 2019 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while driving at 60-65 MPH, the vehicle shut off and lost electrical power. All the instrument panel warning lights including the lane departure assistance warning light illuminated. The contact was able to veer to the side of the road. The vehicle failed to restart. The contact then refilled gas in the vehicle with assistance and was able to restart the vehicle.
Hold brake feature failed, vehicle rolled causing a collision. Vehicle was stationary and running on a city street, hold was engaged and when driver door was opened the parking brake indicator illuminated. After stepping out and closing the driver door, vehicle brake disengaged and vehicle began moving resulting in crash while unoccupied.
My daughter was involved in an accident on 11/16/2019 @ 11:57am and she rear ended another vehicle going 40 miles per hour. The cars forward collision nor did the crash imminent braking system work. The seat belts did not lock up nor did the air bags deploy causing her to hit the dash board and the passenger to hit her head on the dash board. She has bruised ribs, bruised sternum, lumbar strain etc. Thankfully this did not result in something worse.