"How reliable is the 2017 Toyota Corolla?"

"Based on 271 NHTSA complaints, the 2017 Toyota Corolla has a median complaint mileage of 13192 miles. The most common issue is AIR BAGS."

"What are common problems with the 2017 Toyota Corolla?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2017 Toyota Corolla is AIR BAGS, accounting for a significant portion of the 271 total complaints filed."

2017 Toyota Corolla: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 271 complaints

271

Total Complaints

13,192mi

Median Mileage

AIR BAGS

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

1,711 25th Percentile

13,192 Median Mileage

42,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

SERVICE BRAKES

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

POWER TRAIN

STEERING

SEAT BELTS

STRUCTURE:BODY

ENGINE

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE IS ON A DECLINE THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT MAINTAIN THE SET SPEED. DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY OF THE DECLINE THE SPEED WILL INCREASE FROM 5 TO 15 MPH. WHEN USING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND MAINTAINING THE EXACT SAME PRESSURE THE VEHICLE ONLY INCREASE..."

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 841. THE CONSUMER STA..."

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WAS UNCONTROLLABLE AND IT FELT LIKE THE WIND WAS BLOWING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AND WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER STRAIGHT AHEAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS..."

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

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