2012 Toyota Corolla — Problems & Complaints
NHTSA has 446 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.
Toyota Corolla — Complaints by Model Year
Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.
1,264 complaints
590 complaints
446 complaints
201 complaints
269 complaints
220 complaints
215 complaints
189 complaints
135 complaints
205 complaints
What Owners Complain About Most
Recent Owner Reports
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 5 MPH, IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,633. …
TAKATA RECALL-DESPITE NUMEROUS CALLS AND CONVERSATIONS WITH STONE MOUNTAIN TOYOTA, I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE 'S AIRBAGS REPLACED. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN APPOINTMENTS ON NOVEMBER 2 AND DECEMBER 28 FOR THIS WORK TO BE PERFORMED, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD FOR THE NOVEMBER DATE THAT THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE WHEN THEY WERE NOT AND THE DECEMBER DATE THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TECHN…
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING A LOW PARKING SPEED, SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY, CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO A FENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOTALED AND THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THERE WA…
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
TAKATA RECALL THIS COMPLAINT IS RELATED TO THE FACT THAT I WAS NOTIFIED MORE THAN SIX MONTHS AGO REGARDING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL AND WAS INITIALLY TOLD BY A TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD BE REPLACED BEGINNING IN SPRING. IT IS NOW DECEMBER AND THEY FINALLY GOT THE PARTS IN. THIS WAS NOT FIXED IN A TIMELY MANNER, CAUSING UNDUE STRESS.
Recalls & Crash Tests
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Problems Checker
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