2019 Toyota Corolla problems and complaints

Owners have filed 206 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Toyota Corolla. The most-reported areas: Power Train (56), Engine (39), Air Bags (33).

Key takeaways

  • 206 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 24 involve a crash, 1 a fire, 16 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Power Train5627%
Engine3919%
Air Bags3316%
Unknown Or Other3316%
Fuel/Propulsion System3115%
Service Brakes168%
Electrical System157%
Vehicle Speed Control136%
Fuel System126%
Gasoline126%
Steering94%
Seat Belts94%

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

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NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2019 Toyota Corolla 4 DR FWD5/54/55/54/5
2019 Toyota Corolla 5 HB FWD5/55/55/54/5

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Steering,air Bags,unknown Or Other - filed 2026-10-28

Cruise Contol Quit. Discovered: The Air bag - Clockspring Assembly/Spiral Cable: R&R clock spring assembly has developed an open circuit causing the SRS light to illuminate as well as loss of function of the steering wheel buttons per Heyward Allen Toyota, Athens, Georgia. Diagnostic completed 10/27/26. I see that th...

Air Bags - filed 2026-10-07

The weekend of April 3rd, I was driving down a two lane road. There was a dip in the road that lead me to overcorrecting. I had then spun out 2 times, and flew me over a ditch, to smack down on to all 4 tires and slide into a duke energy pole. The airbags didn’t deploy at all. With the incident and the areas affected, ...

Power Train - filed 2026-09-24

The contact owns a 2019 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the clutch was depressed; however, the clutch system failed to operate as intended. The contact stated that the clutch was stuck to the floorboard. The contact stated that due to the failure, there was an excessive am...

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More for the 2019 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.