Worst years for a Toyota Corolla Matrix
Owners have filed 477 complaints about the Toyota Corolla Matrix with NHTSA across model years 2003 to 2013. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.
Avoid
2005 Toyota Corolla Matrix107 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly airbags.
Cleanest on record
2004 Toyota Corolla Matrix42 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Toyota Corolla Matrix 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2011 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2010 | C | 24 | 1 | 0 | 25,000 | Airbags |
| 2009 | D | 88 | 12 | 3 | 65,500 | Airbags |
| 2008 | C | 38 | 6 | 0 | 94,000 | Airbags |
| 2007 | C | 57 | 4 | 0 | 81,000 | Airbags |
| 2006 | D | 75 | 7 | 3 | 111,500 | Airbags |
| 2005 | D | 107 | 10 | 6 | 100,000 | Airbags |
| 2004 | B | 42 | 2 | 0 | 132,161 | Airbags |
| 2003 | B | 39 | 2 | 0 | 118,000 | Airbags |
What breaks on a Toyota Corolla Matrix
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2010
Worst in 2005
Worst in 2006
Worst in 2009
Worst in 2006
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Worst in 2004
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Worst in 2006
Worst in 2008
Worst in 2009
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Toyota Corolla Matrix, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Toyota Corolla Matrix 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 Matrix
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.