2017 Toyota Corolla IM Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 25%of 12 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 15,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the engine of the 2017 Toyota Corolla IM, 25% of the 12 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 15,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“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“From a complete stop when attempting to accelerate you can push the accelerator all the way to the floor and it will accelerate extremely slow then will take off creating one of two safety concerns. Either you must floor the accelerator to even attempt to keep up with traffic or feather the accelerator and get run over from behind.”
NHTSA complaint #11129623, filed 2018-09, 6,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10164330Jul 1, 2019TSB: REVISION NOTICE July 01, 2019 Rev2: ? Applicability has been updated to 2019 ? 2020 model year Toyota vehicles. ? The Techstream Preparation and Process Overview sections…
- 10145731Aug 2, 2018Dealer Email: Toyota previously announced Special Service Campaign J0D, which involved performing a software update to the CVT control software to address the condition described…
- 10127065Dec 21, 2017TSB: Some 2014 ? 2018 model year Toyota vehicles may exhibit a MIL ?ON? condition with Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) P2610 (Engine Off Timer Performance) present. The Engine…
- 10149217Sep 14, 2016TSB: Supersession Notice. Flash reprogramming allows the ECU software to be updated without replacing the ECU. Flash calibration updates for specific vehicle models/ECUs are…
Engine: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 25% |
Other parts of the 2017 Toyota Corolla IM
3 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2017 Toyota Corolla IM
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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