Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through September 12, 2001. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1983 Toyota Corolla has problems

1 complaint 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
Tires10

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

1983 Toyota Corolla recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

1983 vs. every other Corolla year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Corolla median. How we score

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2 investigations

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 1983 Toyota Corolla, and the recalls they led to.

  1. STEERING MALFUNCTIONPE87051 · closed Dec 9, 1987
    No recall
  2. IGNITER ASSEMBLY FAILUREPE87057 · closed Mar 30, 1988
    No recall
In owners' words

What Corolla owners report

Recent tires complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

FROM THE TIME THESE FIRESTONE (DAYTON) WIDETRACK METRIC TIRES WERE PURCHASED NEW, THESE TIRES WOULD SLIDE UNEXPECTEDLY AT ALL SPEEDS ON WET ROADS AND AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES. THE TIRES DID NOT HYDROPLANE AND THE ROAD SURFACE ONLY NEEDED TO BE WET FOR THIS UNPREDICTABLE CONDITION. AIR PRESSURE DID…
Complaint 752091 · Sep 12, 2001

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