2016 TOYOTA COROLLA — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 206 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: AIR BAGS (35 complaints · 17.0%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 66
  • Fires 1
  • Injuries 56
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution AIR BAGS appears in 35 of 206 owner complaints (17.0%) in this vehicle snapshot. AIR BAGS: 35 complaints, 17.0% of reports AIR BAGS 35 · 17.0% · 27 crash reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 21 complaints, 10.2% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 21 · 10.2% · 8 crash reports SEAT BELTS: 20 complaints, 9.7% of reports SEAT BELTS 20 · 9.7% · 9 crash reports POWER TRAIN: 16 complaints, 7.8% of reports POWER TRAIN 16 · 7.8% · 1 crash reports SERVICE BRAKES: 16 complaints, 7.8% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 16 · 7.8% · 7 crash reports STEERING: 15 complaints, 7.3% of reports STEERING 15 · 7.3% · 4 crash reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 10 complaints, 4.8% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 10 · 4.8% · 1 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 8 complaints, 3.9% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 8 · 3.9% · 1 crash reports 1 fire reports STRUCTURE: 8 complaints, 3.9% of reports STRUCTURE 8 · 3.9% · 2 crash reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 40 complaints, 19.4% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 40 · 19.4% · 5 crash reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
AIR BAGS 35 17.0% 27 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 21 10.2% 8 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 20 9.7% 9 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 16 7.8% 1 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 16 7.8% 7 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 15 7.3% 4 crashes · 0 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 10 4.8% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 8 3.9% 1 crashes · 1 fires
STRUCTURE 8 3.9% 2 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 40 19.4% 5 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Oct 2015; the first recall shown was reported in Jan 2020. 2015-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2016-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2016-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2016-Q4: 11 owner reports 11 2017-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2017-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2017-Q3: 19 owner reports 19 2017-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2018-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2018-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 2018-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2018-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2019-Q1: 10 owner reports 10 2019-Q2: 10 owner reports 10 2019-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2019-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2020-Q1: 25 owner reports 25 2020-Q2: 11 owner reports 11 2020-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2020-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2021-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2021-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2021-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2022-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2023-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2023-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2023-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2023-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2024-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2024-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2024-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2025-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2025-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2026-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2026-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Oct 2015 Jul 2026 Recall campaign 20V024000 ◆ Recall campaign 20V024000 Investigation EA19001 ● Investigation EA19001 Investigation EA21002 ● Investigation EA21002
  • Campaign 20V024000 was reported 1,201 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2015-Q4 Owner reports 1
2016-Q1 Owner reports 4
2016-Q2 Owner reports 6
2016-Q3 Owner reports 5
2016-Q4 Owner reports 11
2017-Q1 Owner reports 6
2017-Q2 Owner reports 4
2017-Q3 Owner reports 19
2017-Q4 Owner reports 5
2018-Q1 Owner reports 5
2018-Q2 Owner reports 7
2018-Q3 Owner reports 9
2018-Q4 Owner reports 6
2019-Q1 Owner reports 10
2019-Q2 Owner reports 10
2019-Q3 Owner reports 7
2019-Q4 Owner reports 5
2020-Q1 Owner reports 25
2020-Q2 Owner reports 11
2020-Q3 Owner reports 6
2020-Q4 Owner reports 4
2021-Q1 Owner reports 5
2021-Q2 Owner reports 3
2021-Q3 Owner reports 1
2021-Q4 Owner reports 2
2022-Q2 Owner reports 1
2022-Q3 Owner reports 1
2022-Q4 Owner reports 1
2023-Q1 Owner reports 2
2023-Q2 Owner reports 1
2023-Q3 Owner reports 1
2023-Q4 Owner reports 1
2024-Q1 Owner reports 4
2024-Q2 Owner reports 3
2024-Q3 Owner reports 3
2025-Q1 Owner reports 2
2025-Q2 Owner reports 1
2025-Q3 Owner reports 1
2025-Q4 Owner reports 3
2026-Q2 Owner reports 3
2026-Q3 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 20V024000
Defect investigation 1 EA19001
Defect investigation 1 EA21002
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 20V024000

    Report date
    Component:
    AIR BAGS
    Consequence:
    In the event of a crash, air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners that do not deploy as intended may increase the risk of injury.
    Remedy:
    Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ECU and install a noise filter between the air bag control module and its wire harness, as necessary, free of charge. Owners were notified of the safety risk beginning March 2, 2020. A second letter notifying owners of the remedy repair will be mailed between March 16, 2020 and June 27, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 20TB03, 20TA03 and 20TA05.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-08-21
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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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