"How reliable is the 2015 Toyota Corolla?"

"Based on 303 NHTSA complaints, the 2015 Toyota Corolla has a median complaint mileage of 26500 miles. The most common issue is AIR BAGS."

"What are common problems with the 2015 Toyota Corolla?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2015 Toyota Corolla is AIR BAGS, accounting for a significant portion of the 303 total complaints filed."

2015 Toyota Corolla: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 303 complaints

303

Total Complaints

26,500mi

Median Mileage

AIR BAGS

Top Issue

104

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

6,875 25th Percentile

26,500 Median Mileage

55,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

POWER TRAIN

STRUCTURE:BODY

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SERVICE BRAKES

ENGINE

STEERING

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Severity Assessment

104

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THIS IS AN ENTERPRISE RENTAL VEHICLE WHICH I HAD JUST PICKED UP FROM ENTERPRISE IN MECHANICSBURG, PA. AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY GARAGE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT HAD NOT YET PRESSED DOWN ON IT TO APPLY THE BRAKE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND R..."

"THIS IS AN ENTERPRISE RENTAL VEHICLE WHICH, FOR THE SECOND TIME, ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, GEAR IN REVERSE AND FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT NOT APPLYING THE BRAKE YET WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICL..."

"STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT TO MAKE LEFT HAD TURN. WAS WAVED ON BY DRIVER IN OPPOSITE LANE AS I STARTED TO MAKE THE TURN I WAS HIT BY ON COMING CAR. UPON IMPACT ALL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, INCLUDING SIDE AIR BAGS WHICH SHOULDN'T OF HAPPENED SINCE THE IMPACT OF THE CAR WAS IN THE FRONT. THE SIDE AIR BAG HIT T..."

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 55 complaints

25th: 13,685 mi Median: 40,704 mi 75th: 74,750 mi

UNKNOWN OR OTHER 31 complaints

25th: 55 mi Median: 16,000 mi 75th: 31,000 mi

POWER TRAIN 30 complaints

25th: 14,613 mi Median: 60,000 mi 75th: 83,050 mi

STRUCTURE:BODY 28 complaints

25th: 14,500 mi Median: 30,000 mi 75th: 83,230 mi

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 18 complaints

25th: 8,750 mi Median: 22,000 mi 75th: 44,660 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 63 FL: 31 TX: 23 GA: 17 NY: 13 NV: 11 TN: 10 LA: 9 IL: 9 MD: 8

Who Files Complaints?

Original Owners

97%

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
2014	379	33,000	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