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2020 Toyota Corolla — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 312 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

312
Complaints
filed with NHTSA
22
Involved a Crash
owner-reported
1
Involved Fire
owner-reported
23 / 1
Injuries / Deaths
across all reports
Years to Avoid

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.

201 complaints

269 complaints

220 complaints

215 complaints

189 complaints

135 complaints

205 complaints

312 complaints

186 complaints

101 complaints

73 complaints

65 complaints

31 complaints

0 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Engine 111 reports
Unknown Or Other 79 reports
Power Train 40 reports
Electrical System 34 reports
Service Brakes 24 reports
Air Bags 18 reports
Visibility/wiper 17 reports
Fuel/propulsion System 14 reports
In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Tires ODI 11562423 12/28/2023

Unknown, I can send photos. it comes with new Toyota Description of Complaint Please provide a narrative which describes the problem(s) or concern(s) you are having with your vehicle. Toyota put a cheaper, lower quality tires for my car, it damaged my front bumper when we go curve roadon CA state. I asked Toyota for warranty bumper 2020, they said "you made it". After I repla…

Engine ODI 11707273 12/27/2025

Engine coolant bypass valve

Unknown Or Other ODI 11445025 12/27/2021

Losen

Structure ODI 11291159 12/25/2019

ON FIRST DAY OF PURCHASE WHEN I CAME OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY LEFT FENDER POPPED OUT .I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY PUSHED THE FENDER BACK IN. THE NEXT DAY FENDER POPPED OUT AGAIN AND I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR BEING UNSAFE TO BE DRIVING. DEALER TOOKED THA CAR BACK BUT KEPT MY $2772.84. THIS CAR IS A POORLY BUILT UNSAFE JUNK.

Electrical System ODI 11632056 12/23/2024

The vehicle flashes ‘connected device is not compatible’ with the ‘SOS button flashing continuously red then green.’ This message causes the microphone to remove 1 to 3 seconds of sound every 5 to 15 seconds making a clicking noise when speaking on vehicles Bluetooth. This is typically corrected by a DCM reset and firmware update. Not only is this incredibly inconvenient durin…

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Recalls & Crash Tests

Complaints are one half of the picture — see the official recalls and NHTSA crash-test stars for the 2020 Toyota Corolla, or check your exact car by VIN with the free VIN lookup.

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Problems Checker

Any year, make and model: open the Car Problems Checker. Data: NHTSA (US DOT, public domain), cached up to 7 days.

Questions

FAQ

Is the 2020 Toyota Corolla reliable?
Owners have filed 312 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2020 Toyota Corolla, most often about engine. Compare the complaint counts across model years above — a year with far more complaints than the model's average is the strongest 'avoid' signal in public data.
Which Toyota Corolla years should I avoid?
The rule of thumb used by analysts: a model year whose complaint count is well above the model's own average (we flag 2× or more) usually had a real manufacturing or design problem — not just noisy reporting. Use the year-by-year strip on this page.
Where do these complaints come from?
Directly from NHTSA, the US government road-safety agency. Any owner can file a Vehicle Owner Questionnaire; NHTSA publishes them as public domain data. We cache each lookup for up to 7 days.
Do complaints mean a recall is coming?
Sometimes. NHTSA opens defect investigations when complaint patterns emerge, and investigations can end in recalls. Check the recalls page for this vehicle to see what has already been recalled.