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Toyota Corolla IM Problems by Model Year

NHTSA recorded 20 consumer complaints across the 2 model years of the Toyota Corolla IM (2017–2018) that have at least 5 complaints. 2017 has the most, with 12. Across all years, the part named most often is transmission and drivetrain (4 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.

All Corolla IM model years

Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.

YearComplaintsMedian miRecallsTSBsScore (50 = typical)Trend
2018849,432072—Not enough data
20171215,5001107—Not enough data

Parts named most often, all years

Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.

Example complaints

One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

2017: “Vehicle struck a dear at approx. 50-55 MPH. No airbag deployment. Vehicle suffered damage as far back as the engine requiring replacement of the intake manifold. Front impact bar and core support was noticeably bent. How could airbags not deploy? I was not driving my wife was.”

NHTSA complaint #11376330, filed 2020-11, 38,000 miles

2018: “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.”

NHTSA complaint #11310013, filed 2020-02, 66,500 miles

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18,207 complaints
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12,519 complaints
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11,738 complaints
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9,401 complaints
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8,831 complaints
Toyota Tacoma
8,476 complaints
Toyota Tundra
6,944 complaints
Toyota 4RUNNER
5,900 complaints

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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology