2025 Toyota Corolla problems and complaints

Owners have filed 31 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Toyota Corolla. The most-reported areas: Service Brakes (8), Unknown Or Other (7), Air Bags (6).

Key takeaways

  • 31 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 10 involve a crash, 1 a fire, 7 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Service Brakes826%
Unknown Or Other723%
Air Bags619%
Tires516%
Electrical System413%
Forward Collision Avoidance310%
Steering310%
Hydraulic26%
Vehicle Speed Control26%
Engine26%
Power Train26%
Lane Departure26%

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

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2025 Toyota COROLLA 4 DR FWD5/55/55/54/5

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Tires - filed 2026-08-27

225/40R18 88V

Tires - filed 2026-08-24

Premature wear and tear

Electrical System,unknown Or Other - filed 2026-08-24

I pulled into XXX drive way at 6:53pm XXX. By 7:12 pm we were on the phone with 911. My car alarm when off. I went over to my car. It was smoking had a bad smell it smelt like it was about to explode. It wouldn’t let me unlock the car. Finally after 5 minutes it finally unlocked there is literal flames on the ...

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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.