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2025 Toyota Corolla — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 31 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

31
Complaints
filed with NHTSA
10
Involved a Crash
owner-reported
1
Involved Fire
owner-reported
7
Injuries
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.

2018 Toyota Corolla

135 complaints

2019 Toyota Corolla

205 complaints

2020 Toyota Corolla AVOID

312 complaints

2021 Toyota Corolla

186 complaints

2022 Toyota Corolla

101 complaints

2023 Toyota Corolla

73 complaints

2024 Toyota Corolla

65 complaints

2025 Toyota Corolla

31 complaints

2026 Toyota Corolla

0 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Service Brakes 8 reports
Unknown Or Other 7 reports
Air Bags 6 reports
Tires 5 reports
Electrical System 4 reports
Forward Collision Avoidance 3 reports
Steering 3 reports
Hydraulic 2 reports
In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Electrical System ODI 11707027 12/25/2025

Driving on highway around 65mph, car shut down internally completely blacking out inside. Turned back on a few seconds later while still driving all lights were blinking. Pushed the SOS no-one answered pushed again then someone came on. Matches the same description on the other 2025-26 hybrids in the corolla cross and camry hybrid.

Service Brakes ODI 11704798 12/12/2025

I am writing to inform you of some recurring issues with my vehicle. The car has been displaying several (5) alerts, including those related to the parking brake system, drive-start control system, check engine light, vehicle stability control system, and secondary collision brake system. I took the car to a dealer for repairs, and they assured me that the issues were resolved…

Service Brakes ODI 11626804 11/22/2024

The contact's daughter owns a 2025 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while her daughter was driving at 60 MPH and switching lanes, the driver noticed a stopped truck on the road. The contact stated that the driver depressed the brake pedal to stop the vehicle, but the vehicle made an abnormal squealing sound, lurched forward, and failed to respond. The driver depressed the br…

Power Train ODI 11625888 11/18/2024

Transmission slip, hard shifting, early or late shift. Automatic transmission

Seats ODI 11695383 10/24/2025

My back seats indicate that there is someone seating in them. The alarm for the seatbelt will go off. I have to buckle all the seats to prevent this.

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Recalls & Crash Tests

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2025 Toyota Corolla reliable?
Owners have filed 31 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2025 Toyota Corolla, most often about service brakes. 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.