Worst years for a Toyota Corolla Cross

Owners have filed 573 complaints about the Toyota Corolla Cross with NHTSA across model years 2022 to 2026. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2023 Toyota Corolla Cross

348 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2025 Toyota Corolla Cross

32 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Toyota Corolla Cross 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.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2026 A 44 0 0 — Fuel & Propulsion
2025 A 32 1 0 — Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2024 C 71 12 1 50,000 Electrical System
2023 D 348 11 0 2,900 Engine & Cooling
2022 C 78 9 3 — Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Toyota Corolla Cross

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 129 22.5%

Worst in 2023

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Steering 57 9.9%

Worst in 2023

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Brakes 28 4.9%

Worst in 2023

Lights 26 4.5%

Worst in 2023

Fuel & Propulsion 19 3.3%

Worst in 2026

Airbags 18 3.1%

Worst in 2023

Body & Structure 10 1.7%

Worst in 2024

Acceleration & Cruise Control 8 1.4%

Worst in 2022

Seat Belts 4 0.7%

Worst in 2022

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Toyota Corolla Cross, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Aug 2022 peak 52 Sep 2026

Toyota Corolla Cross 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 Cross

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.