MotorYearvehicle reliability by model year · NHTSA data

Toyota Corolla

20102024 · 4,442 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 components1264590445201269219213189133201306184947262
air bags434422370726956655735311852966
steering37343183918152213588541611
vehicle speed control20047161829182230111347212
unknown or other391810153833233318327931141815
service brakes17121112417182926111622714710
engine33204161817131315391084013136
electrical system75181311521814211215312219137
power train50188926302217125337191568
structure292214103232151046125710
seat belts136712158261311998111
fuel/propulsion system1151488882331142022
hydraulic10440101010001100
other2085823375959525456486053313031

Complaint rate by model year

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

475
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2010 · 475 per 100k sold · 1,264 complaints
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2010475
2011246
2012153
201367
201479
201560
201659
201757
201844
201966
2020129
202174
202242
202331
202427

Model years

YearComplaintsPer 100k soldRecallsCrash reportsFire reports
20101,2644751714610
20115902469442
20124451535411
2013201675461
2014269792643
2015219601601
2016213591661
2017189573471
2018133443255
2019201665231
20203061293221
2021184741182
202294420120
20237231381
202462272110