2018 Toyota Corolla IM

Routine

Owners filed 8 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the steering. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Tires › Tread/Belt1
000
Steering1
000
Power Train1
000
Lane Departure › Warning1
101
Fuel/Propulsion System1
000
Exterior Lighting1
000
Electrical System1
000
Air Bags1
102

What owners reported

Newest filings
Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Jun 29, 2025NC

Originally my rear left tire had a blow out on 6/28, and when I brought the car in to have the tire changed on 6/29, Goodyear determined that the belts on all 4 tires were defective and concluded that it was a manufacturers defect. 1. Defective tires were replaced and recycled by Goodyear. 2. Safety at risk and could have led to another blowout or worse. unable to reproduce the issue. 3. Vehicle inspected by Toyota initially for the annual inspection, but unless the tires were removed they would not be able to see the bands. 4. The only time the tire pressure light came on prior to this was when I had a puncture that was repaired by Toyota. Since then there have been no other warnings. 225/45Z R17 94W DOT NUMBERS: CMH8AKM2123 CMH8AKM2223 CMH8AKM2223 CMH8AKM3023

Electrical System
Filed Aug 2, 2024PR

"Precollition system malfunction" "visit your dealler". "Headlight system malfunction" " visit your dealer". Codes: B124C, C1AAO.

Lane Departure › WarningCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 6, 2021CA

The steering wheel locks and unable ro drive

Air BagsCrash2 injured
Filed Nov 30, 202132,365 milesSC

The contact's daughter owns a 2018 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while his daughter was at a standstill at a traffic light when another vehicle rear-ended her and pushed her forward causing her to crash into the front vehicle. The contact stated the air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustain head, neck and back injuries, had bruises around the pelvic area, due to the seat belt. The rear driver passenger (granddaughter) sustained neck and head injuries. The contact stated both seek medical attention at a near hospital. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to a body shop. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 32,365.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Nov 25, 2021CA

Ok so what had happen is the cars so call foward collision of the speific car did nit work steering wheel lock when i made a left turn and i hit a curve lane departure did not work or anything i just hit the curve and not too long ago on sept 2021 i had a fender bender and i stepped on the brakes and car still slid without even going fast

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Aug 16, 2021AZ

I was driving came to a stop at red-light, car was idling and I felt a jerk from back, once light turned green car had loss of power when acceleration and didn't want to go. This incident happened on 5 different occasions starting in July 2021 into August

Power Train
Filed Feb 19, 202066,500 milesCA

I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY SUDDENLY THE RPM IDLE WHEN TO ALMOST 700 RPM AND QUICKLY DROPPED TO 0 RPM AND STARTED LOOSING SPEED , MY BRAKES WERE HARD TO PRESS .AND WE QUICKLY NOTICE THAT THE TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT.

Steering
Filed Jul 30, 2018CA

2018 TOYOTA MATRIX IM THIS IS A LETTER ADDRESSING THE VEHICLES THAT ARE BEING SOLD AND DISTRIBUTED IN MY STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AS AN AMERICAN TO THIS BEAUTIFUL NATION, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, I'M APPALLED TO FIND THAT TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A. IS LOSING BUSINESS AND HAVING COPYCATS OR AS I MAY CALL THEM TOYS 'SOLD' ON BEHALF OF A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE COMPANY. AS A CHILD I NEVER PLAYED WITH TOYS AND HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY EYES IN BOOKS AND ON THE PRIZE. AS A MAN I KNOW I DON'T DESERVE A CAR THAT IS A HOT WHEEL PROTOTYPE. I WAS GRATEFUL THAT CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE EXTENDED A LOAN TO FINANCE THIS VEHICLE AND WOULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO OWNERSHIP.MY FINDINGS AND RESEARCH HAVE DETERMINED THAT I DID NOT RECEIVE WHAT TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A.;INC. IMPORTANCE IS ABOUT 'WE BUILD CARS AND TRUCKS THAT HELP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY GO PLACES RELIABLY AND SAFELY.' (HTTPS://WWW.TOYOTA.COM/USA/OUR-STORY/INDEX.HTML).THE VEHICLE I RECEIVED FROM FREEWAY TOYOTA LOCATED AT 1835 GLENDALE AVE, HANFORD, CA 93230 IS NOT WHAT TOYOTA'S LIFELONG PHILOSOPHY FOR CONSUMER'S SAFETY SHOULD BE. THE VEHICLE CAME WITH UPGRADED PARTS THAT WERE INSTALLED BY THE DEALERSHIP. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE OR SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. AN UNUSUAL SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE HAS BEEN LINGERING FROM DAY ONE OF THE PURCHASE. I DISREGARDED THE SMELL FOR A FEW WEEKS AND ADDRESSED MY CONCERN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN GIVING ME EXTREME HEADACHES. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISED THE CVT TRANSMISSION IS CONFORME

8 of 8 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2017
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
2018 — this page8000Routine
201712100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.