Worst years for a Toyota Corolla
Owners have filed 14,546 complaints about the Toyota Corolla with NHTSA across model years 1973 to 2026. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.
Every Toyota Corolla year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | B | 27 | 14 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2025 | C | 46 | 20 | 0 | 8,000 | Brakes |
| 2024 | C | 100 | 24 | 0 | 16,405 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2023 | B | 118 | 16 | 1 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2022 | C | 129 | 18 | 0 | 21,000 | Electrical System |
| 2021 | D | 253 | 31 | 3 | 11,500 | Airbags |
| 2020 | D | 395 | 35 | 2 | 8,190 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2019 | D | 290 | 40 | 3 | 10,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2018 | D | 196 | 33 | 6 | 17,874 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2017 | D | 279 | 67 | 3 | 13,192 | Airbags |
| 2016 | D | 310 | 104 | 3 | 24,999 | Airbags |
| 2015 | D | 309 | 104 | 3 | 26,500 | Airbags |
| 2014 | D | 382 | 104 | 3 | 33,000 | Airbags |
| 2013 | D | 269 | 62 | 1 | 25,000 | Airbags |
| 2012 | D | 496 | 54 | 1 | 34,415 | Airbags |
| 2011 | F | 690 | 71 | 3 | 30,000 | Airbags |
| 2010 | F | 1,582 | 217 | 16 | 6,300 | Airbags |
| 2009 | F | 1,770 | 276 | 16 | 24,450 | Airbags |
| 2008 | D | 378 | 95 | 1 | 39,871 | Airbags |
| 2007 | F | 984 | 165 | 10 | 44,530 | Airbags |
| 2006 | F | 971 | 163 | 12 | 59,276 | Airbags |
| 2005 | F | 972 | 145 | 5 | 69,656 | Airbags |
| 2004 | D | 560 | 85 | 3 | 58,000 | Airbags |
| 2003 | F | 860 | 143 | 11 | 85,000 | Airbags |
| 2002 | C | 141 | 38 | 1 | 62,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | C | 163 | 39 | 3 | 67,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | C | 177 | 35 | 7 | 72,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1999 | C | 188 | 30 | 5 | 70,000 | Tires |
| 1998 | C | 278 | 45 | 9 | 76,691 | Airbags |
| 1997 | B | 149 | 22 | 5 | 99,876 | Seat Belts |
| 1996 | C | 151 | 34 | 14 | 76,500 | Airbags |
| 1995 | C | 226 | 63 | 17 | 159,000 | Airbags |
| 1994 | C | 199 | 78 | 5 | 147,052 | Airbags |
| 1993 | C | 154 | 46 | 5 | 101,000 | Airbags |
| 1992 | — | 115 | 8 | 3 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1991 | — | 96 | 22 | 3 | 89,800 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1990 | — | 31 | 3 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1989 | — | 30 | 3 | 9 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1988 | — | 33 | 7 | 3 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1987 | — | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1986 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1985 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1984 | — | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1983 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1982 | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1981 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1980 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1979 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 1977 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1976 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | Child Seats |
| 1973 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
What breaks on a Toyota Corolla
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Toyota Corolla
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Toyota Corolla, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Toyota Corolla problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Toyota Corolla
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.