MotorYearvehicle reliability by model year · NHTSA data

Toyota Corolla

20102024 · 4,421 NHTSA complaints · 60 recall campaigns

Toyota Corolla
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Best years
Worst years

Ranked by complaints per 100k vehicles sold, per year on the road — so a 2012 isn't "worse" than a 2023 just because it's had eleven more years to collect complaints. Complaints are unverified consumer reports.

Complaint heatmap

Complaints per 100k sold, by component and model year. Darker = more complaints. Hover any cell; click a year for detail.

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all components
air bags
steering
vehicle speed control
unknown or other
service brakes
engine
electrical system
power train
structure
seat belts
fuel/propulsion system
hydraulic
other

Complaint counts

Component201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
all components1261590445201267218211187133200302182947159
air bags433422370726956655735311852964
steering37243183918152213588541611
vehicle speed control19947161829182230111347212
unknown or other381810153833233218327931141815
service brakes17121112417182926111622714610
engine33204161817131215391073813136
electrical system74181311511814211214302119137
power train50188926302116125335191557
structure292214103131151046125710
seat belts136712158261311998111
fuel/propulsion system1151488882331142021
hydraulic10440101010001100
other2085824385958515456486053313030

Complaint rate by model year

Total complaints per 100k vehicles sold. Click a year to drill in.

474
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2010 · 474 per 100k sold · 1,261 complaints
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2010474
2011246
2012153
201367
201479
201560
201658
201757
201844
201966
2020127
202173
202242
202330
202425

Model years

YearComplaintsPer 100k soldRecallsCrash reportsFire reports
20101,2614741714510
20115902469442
20124451535411
2013201675461
2014267792643
2015218601601
2016211581661
2017187573471
2018133443255
2019200665231
20203021273221
2021182731182
202294420120
20237130381
20245925290