Toyota Corolla / 2016
2016 Toyota Corolla problems
Owners have filed 310 complaints about the 2016 Toyota Corolla with NHTSA. Air bags account for 21% of them — the clear leader, ahead of service brakes at 9.4%.
Complaints310
Crashes104
Fires3
Injuries90
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Air bags 21.0% · 65
Service brakes 9.4% · 29
Seat belts 8.4% · 26
Unknown or other 7.4% · 23
Power train 7.1% · 22
Vehicle speed control 7.1% · 22
Steering 7.1% · 22
Structure 4.8% · 15
Severity
Of those complaints, 104 describe a crash, 3 describe a fire and 90 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 33 model years of the Toyota Corolla in this data, 2016 sits 13th by complaint volume. 2009 draws the most.
Filing volume has held steady, 33 in the last three years against 34 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 24,999 miles.
In owners' own words
My srs airbag warning light came on out of nowhere. Shortly after that my steering wheel continually clicks when I turn it. And within the same day now my horn stopped working as well as all of the buttons on the steering wheel no longer work including the cruise control. The light never went away and the functions of the steering wheel no longer work when there is no cause or reason for this to happen. Air bags
I was involved in an accident in 8/19 where I was hit from behind. I was injured and now I found out there's a recall on the airbags and the seatbelts. The airbag did not deploy and the seatbelt do not tighten to keep me from breaking my nose and damaging my c4/c5/c6/c7 in my neck. The car was totaled and I no longer have it in my possession. The accident is well documented Air bags
Was in major accident, front frame bent, radiator crush, whole front and side fenders schredded and neither driver nor passenger airbags were deployed. Was stationery at 4 way intersection, driver ran light, got hit by a truck from the side, took off front of car. Air bags · reported at 53,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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