2013 Toyota Corolla problems and complaints

Owners have filed 201 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Toyota Corolla. The most-reported areas: Air Bags (72), Steering (39), Service Brakes (24).

Key takeaways

  • 201 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 46 involve a crash, 1 a fire, 51 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Air Bags7236%
Steering3919%
Service Brakes2412%
Vehicle Speed Control189%
Engine168%
Unknown Or Other157%
Seat Belts126%
Electrical System115%
Structure105%
Power Train94%
Suspension73%
Wheels52%

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

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2013 Toyota Corolla 4 DR FWD4/54/55/54/5

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Air Bags,seat Belts - filed 2026-01-22

UNKNOWN

Unknown Or Other - filed 2025-12-29

The paint on my 2013 Toyota Corolla, Super White (040), is peeling extensively down to the primer on the roof, hood, trunk, and door frames and pillar areas. Toyota previously acknowledged this issue as a manufacturing defect affecting 2008–2017 Corollas and issued a Warranty Enhancement Program to address it. My vehi...

Visibility/Wiper - filed 2025-11-19

Wiper blades only going fast. Fuse and moter are fine however wiper blades goes real fast.

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More for the 2013 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.