Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through November 5, 2026. Updated daily. Photo: Ethan Llamas, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Complaints by system

Where the 2025 Toyota Corolla has problems

32 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
Service brakes75
Air bags66
Tires50
Electrical system42
Forward collision avoidance32
Vehicle speed control32
Steering31
Engine20
Lane departure21
7 other systems94

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

0 recalls

2025 Toyota Corolla recalls and how many were fixed

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

Best & worst years

2025 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

'69'70'71'73'76'77'78'79'80'81'82'83'84'85'86'87'88'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26'27
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
NHTSA crash tests

2025 Toyota Corolla safety ratings

2025 Toyota COROLLA 4 DR FWD in NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program. Photos are from NHTSA's crash tests.

★★★★★Overall rating
2025 Toyota Corolla frontal crash test, NHTSA
Frontal crash★★★★★
2025 Toyota Corolla side barrier test, NHTSA
Side barrier★★★★★
2025 Toyota Corolla side pole test, NHTSA
Side pole★★★★★
  • Rollover: 4 stars (10.5% risk)
  • Stability control: Standard
  • Forward collision warning: Standard
  • Lane departure warning: Standard
In owners' words

What Corolla owners report

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

Driver was parking in the park and when he turned into parking space, Brake sunk into the floor and car didnt stop and sped over the parking space. Gentle bump to the parking stalls would not even slow down the car and it sped up more. Can ended up hitting a structure wall ( high wall planter ) and…
Complaint 11776016 · Nov 5, 2026
It was heavy rain traffic came and when I slowed down the anti lock breaks effected me from stopping fast enough and were made me just slid into back off vehicle in front off me giving me injury's to my kneck due to the air bags did NOT deploy.
Complaint 11752771 · Jul 25, 2026
I performed a search on Google for any corolla's braking problem and found an incident "EXACTLY" like my daughter experienced! Here is the link to it on Reddit - Terrifying brake failure on my new 2025 Corolla Hybrid – Pedal went to the floor with zero warning! [XXX] BELOW IS THE VERBIAGE FROM…
Complaint 11745303 · Jun 19, 2026

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