"How reliable is the 2014 Toyota Corolla?"

"Based on 379 NHTSA complaints, the 2014 Toyota Corolla has a median complaint mileage of 33000 miles. The most common issue is AIR BAGS."

"What are common problems with the 2014 Toyota Corolla?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2014 Toyota Corolla is AIR BAGS, accounting for a significant portion of the 379 total complaints filed."

2014 Toyota Corolla: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 379 complaints

379

Total Complaints

33,000mi

Median Mileage

AIR BAGS

Top Issue

104

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

7,017 25th Percentile

33,000 Median Mileage

67,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

POWER TRAIN

STRUCTURE:BODY

ENGINE

STEERING

SERVICE BRAKES

SEAT BELTS

Severity Assessment

104

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WELL I JUST BUY A TOYOTA COROLLA 2014 ON 10/14/2013 AND THE WINDSHIELD JUST CRACK THE CAR WAS ON MY DRIVE WAY THE CAR WAS PARK AND WHEN I WAS LIVING MY PLACE AND I GOT IN TO MY CAR I SAW A CRACK ON THE WINDSHIELD SO IM THINKING WHO DID THE HAPPEN FROM NO WHERE SO I WENT ON LINE I GOOGLE I FOUND A..."

"CVT TRANSMISSION MAKING ERRATIC RATIO CORRECTIONS WHEN CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AT LOW SPEED WHICH MADE THE CAR LITERALLY JUMP AT SOME SPEEDS (0-30 MPH) MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE FOR IN EX. A TRAFFIC JAM (STOP AND GO) AND LOOSE POWER WHEN CLIMBING FOR IN EX. PARKING PLACES THAT HAD RAMPS (0-5 MPH) ..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

AIR BAGS 69 complaints

25th: 20,618 mi Median: 41,000 mi 75th: 71,059 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 47 complaints

25th: 14,250 mi Median: 43,000 mi 75th: 71,250 mi

UNKNOWN OR OTHER 38 complaints

25th: 46,247 mi Median: 57,000 mi 75th: 69,222 mi

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 29 complaints

25th: 788 mi Median: 12,881 mi 75th: 28,175 mi

POWER TRAIN 26 complaints

25th: 4,587 mi Median: 47,000 mi 75th: 77,250 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 70 FL: 55 TX: 43 GA: 17 NY: 13 PA: 12 IL: 12 AZ: 11 VA: 10 WA: 10

Who Files Complaints?

1.1%

Original Owners

98.9%

Second+ Owners

Toyota Corolla — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1990	31	-	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	3
1991	96	89,800	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR	22
1992	115	-	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE	8
1993	154	101,000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	46
1994	199	133,526	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	78
1995	226	159,000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	63
1996	151	76,500	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	34
1997	149	99,876	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR	22
1998	278	76,691	AIR BAGS	45
1999	188	70,000	TIRES	30
2000	176	71,000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	35
2001	163	67,500	AIR BAGS	39
2002	141	62,000	AIR BAGS	38
2003	857	85,000	AIR BAGS	142
2004	558	58,000	AIR BAGS	85
2005	969	69,424	AIR BAGS	144
2006	970	59,000	AIR BAGS	163
2007	983	44,530	AIR BAGS	165
2008	378	39,871	AIR BAGS	95
2009	1769	24,000	AIR BAGS	276
2010	1567	6,050	AIR BAGS	210
2011	689	30,000	AIR BAGS	71
2012	496	34,415	AIR BAGS	54
2013	269	25,000	AIR BAGS	62
2015	303	26,500	AIR BAGS	104
2016	306	24,999	AIR BAGS	104
2017	271	13,192	AIR BAGS	67
2018	193	17,874	AIR BAGS	33
2019	281	10,000	POWER TRAIN	39
2020	380	7,000	ENGINE	35
2021	234	7,000	AIR BAGS	28
2022	111	12,500	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	17
2023	108	-	STEERING	16
2024	89	15,311	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	19
2025	28	-	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	6

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28