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Toyota Corolla MatrixYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 398 NHTSA owner complaints across 11 model years, no Toyota Corolla Matrix year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2008. The Corolla Matrix has 17 safety recalls on record.

Toyota Corolla Matrix
Years to avoidNoneUse caution: 2005, 2006, 2009Best years'03 '04 '07 '08Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints398Top: Air bagsSafety recalls172003–2013 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Crazytales, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Best & worst years

Toyota Corolla Matrix years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Corolla Matrix median. Tap a year for its full report.

'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13
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2013Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2011Not rated–/1006 complaints · 2 recalls2010Not rated–/10020 complaints · 7 recalls2009Caution36/10074 complaints · 8 recalls2008Solid60/10031 complaints · 4 recalls2007Solid50/10048 complaints · 4 recalls2006Caution41/10064 complaints · 4 recalls2005Caution35/10089 complaints · 4 recalls2004Solid64/10029 complaints · 5 recalls2003Solid56/10036 complaints · 5 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Toyota Corolla Matrix problems

All model years combined: 398 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Air bags27620
Electrical system303
Engine294
Structure186
Vehicle speed control174
Service brakes158
Steering114
Engine and engine cooling110
Power train110
13 other systems390
17 recalls

Toyota Corolla Matrix recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

65%Driver side: inflator module19V-741 · 2009–2010 · Oct 17, 2019 · 928,220 vehicles33%Passenger side: inflator module19V-627 · 2005–2008 · Aug 28, 2019 · 229,460 vehicles83%Passenger side: inflator module19V-005 · 2010–2013 · Jan 9, 2019 · 1,299,448 vehicles71%Passenger side: inflator module18V-025 · 2003–2008 · Jan 9, 2018 · 116,126 vehicles77%Passenger side: inflator module18V-024 · 2009–2013 · Jan 9, 2018 · 628,018 vehicles74%Passenger side: inflator module17V-006 · 2009–2012 · Jan 9, 2017 · 577,875 vehicles75%Passenger side: inflator module16V-127 · 2008 · Mar 3, 2016 · 147,242 vehicles68%Passenger side: inflator module16V-128 · 2008 · Mar 2, 2016 · 71,163 vehicles46%Visibility: power window devices and controls15V-689 · 2009–2011 · Oct 22, 2015 · 1,814,284 vehicles65%Air bags15V-286 · 2003–2007 · May 13, 2015 · 1,069,055 vehicles70%Air bags15V-285 · 2003–2007 · May 13, 2015 · 1,973,468 vehicles29%Air bags: frontal15V-043 · 2003–2004 · Jan 28, 2015 · 1,006,849 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 17 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

7 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Corolla Matrix

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2003–2013 · still open
    Open
  2. Electrical overstressEA19001 · 2011–2013 · closed Sep 19, 2024
    Led to recall 20V-024
  3. Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA15001 · 2003–2005 · still open
    Led to recall 14V-668
  4. Air Bag Inflator RupturePE14016 · 2003–2005 · closed Mar 2, 2015
    Led to recall 13V-172
  5. Engine StallEA10006 · 2005–2008 · closed Sep 16, 2010
    Led to recall 10V-384
  6. Steering Wander or DriftPE10008 · 2009–2010 · closed May 4, 2011
    No recall
  7. Engine StallingPE09054 · 2006 · closed Aug 19, 2010
    Led to recall 10V-384