2008 Toyota Corolla problems and complaints

Owners have filed 345 complaints with NHTSA about the 2008 Toyota Corolla. The most-reported areas: Air Bags (161), Vehicle Speed Control (55), Engine And Engine Cooling (33).

Key takeaways

  • 345 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 77 involve a crash, 1 a fire, 48 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Air Bags16147%
Vehicle Speed Control5516%
Engine And Engine Cooling3310%
Service Brakes288%
Electrical System257%
Engine247%
Hydraulic185%
Power Train134%
Steering123%
Suspension103%
Structure82%
Unknown Or Other72%

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

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2008 Toyota Corolla 4-DR.Not ratedNot ratedNot ratedNot rated

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Electrical System - filed 2026-09-10

The engine will lose power and shut off while driving. It will proceed to not start and strand the driver. Other models in the genera of my car had this issue with the engine control module, so Im not sure why my VIN does not have a recall. My mechanic isolated the problem to either a fuse or the ECM. I took the vehic...

Unknown Or Other - filed 2024-12-14

The seller of this vehicle rolled back the odometer to 135,000 when the carfax reports in April of 2024 the car was at 200,000 miles

Air Bags - filed 2024-11-10

The airbag indicator red light has turned on without any collision or accident.

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More for the 2008 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.