Toyota COROLLA — Years to Avoid
Which model years have the most problems and which are safe to buy.
Avoid These Years
2010 Toyota COROLLA
1573 complaints (544% of segment average)
Main issue: TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AND CRASHED INTO A TRUCK. THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SEAT BELT ALSO FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO SUSTAIN INJURIES. THE POLICE REPORT NUMBER IS 0470200. T
2011 Toyota COROLLA
690 complaints (239% of segment average)
Main issue: TL* THE DRIVER OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END CRASH IN WHICH SHE CRASHED INTO A STOPPED VEHICLE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHIC
2012 Toyota COROLLA
496 complaints (172% of segment average)
Main issue: THE DRIVER FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL, AWOKE AND TRIED TO CORRECT HIS LANE POSITION. UPON HIS ATTEMPT, THE CAR COULD NOT BE STABILIZED OR CONTROLLED. THIS WAS A FRONT END CRASH AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 50 - 55 MPH GOING THROUGH A CHAIN LINK FENCE, HITTING HUNDREDS OF STACKED LOBSTER CRATES (LIKE
2020 Toyota COROLLA
390 complaints (135% of segment average)
Main issue: ENGINE ABNORMAL SHIFT DOWNWARD WHILE DRIVING REGULARLY. I FEEL THE SHIFT IS NOT SMOOTH EVEN FEELS LIKE A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE SHIFT SYSTEM 17,000 MILES MOSTLY HAPPENS REGULARLY DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AND A BIT LESS HAPPENS ON THE PARKWAY BUT DOES HAPPEN. THE SHIFTS ARE HARD TO IGNORE I REMEMBE
2014 Toyota COROLLA
381 complaints (132% of segment average)
Main issue: ON MAY 6, 2014, MY WIFE [XXX] AND I WERE DRIVING HOME TO WLLISTON, VERMONT FROM ARLINGTON, VERMONT. WE WERE DRIVING NORTH AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH IN OUR 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. AT THE BLINKING LIGHT INTERSECTION OF DORSET STREET AND CHEESE FACTORY ROAD, WE MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND DROVE EAST. I
2016 Toyota COROLLA
308 complaints (107% of segment average)
Main issue: I WAS MAKING A LEFT-HAND TURN ON A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY. THE INDIVIDUAL BEHIND ME WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION AND DID NOT STOP. INSTEAD OF SWERVING TO THE RIGHT TO MISS ME, SHE SWERVED INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE JUST AS I WAS TURNING LEFT. HER GMC 2500 HEAVY DUTY PICK-UP IMPACTED MY CAR AT THE DRIVER D
Safe to Buy
2025 Toyota COROLLA
40 complaints — well below segment average
2024 Toyota COROLLA
94 complaints — well below segment average
2023 Toyota COROLLA
116 complaints — well below segment average
2022 Toyota COROLLA
128 complaints — well below segment average
2018 Toyota COROLLA
196 complaints — well below segment average