The 2016 Toyota Corolla has 211 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 1 recall on record. The most-reported areas are air bags and service brakes. Owners most often flag transmission failure (non-hybrid): isolated report of a 2016 model with 68k miles potentially needing a new transmission. frequency: isolated.
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2016 Toyota Corolla vehicles (US, public record).
Across the 16 Corolla model years we track, complaint volume runs from 106 (2024) to 903 (2006). With 211 complaints, the 2016 Corolla sits about the same asthe model's median of 211.
These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.
air bags: air bag/restraint control module
Campaign 20V024000Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2011-2019 Corolla, 2011-2013 Matrix, 2012-2018 Avalon, and 2013-2018 Avalon Hybrid vehicles. During certain crashes, the air bag electronic control u…
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