2000 Toyota Corolla problems and complaints

Owners have filed 157 complaints with NHTSA about the 2000 Toyota Corolla. The most-reported areas: Engine And Engine Cooling (52), Air Bags (18), Steering (11).

Key takeaways

  • 157 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 24 involve a crash, 3 a fire, 18 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Engine And Engine Cooling5233%
Air Bags1811%
Steering117%
Tires117%
Service Brakes117%
Hydraulic117%
Seat Belts96%
Suspension96%
Visibility96%
Structure74%
Power Train74%
Vehicle Speed Control74%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2000 Toyota Corolla 4-DR. w/SABNot ratedNot ratedNot ratedNot rated
2000 Toyota Corolla 4-DR.Not ratedNot ratedNot ratedNot rated

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Electrical System - filed 2026-08-06

The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and unoccupied for under an hour, a fire started inside the cabin of the vehicle. The fire was self-extinguished. Neither a Fire Department nor a Police report was filed. The vehicle was not destroyed; however, the middle inter...

Engine - filed 2018-09-24

2000 TOYOTA COROLLA BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. I'M HAVING TO ADD A QUART EVERYTIME I PUT GAS IN. I DRIVE FROM DESTINATION TO DESTINATION FOR WORK AND HAVING TO OIL IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON UNTIL IT IS EMPTY.

Seat Belts,structure - filed 2018-06-02

I OWN A 1998 COROLLA AND A 2000 COROLLA BOTH HAVE DRIVERS SEAT BELT ISSUSES. IN EACH CASE THE BELT RECEIVER WILL NOT LATCH

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More for the 2000 Toyota Corolla

Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.