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EquipmentPart report

1993 Toyota Corolla Equipment Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
3%of 130 total for the year
Median mileage
159,500miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the equipment of the 1993 Toyota Corolla, 3% of the 130 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 159,500 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.

“On july of 1999, I was driving my 1993 toyoto Corolla when I was run off the road by another driver, thus causing me to hit a guard rail ,and the cement highway divider, my air bag deployed and my passenger received permanent damage to his finger, I received burns on my stomach, arms and 5 fractured ribs, also when the air bag deployed the plastic from the steering column flew off cut me in my lip, causing permanent damage. I also received severe brusing and permanent nerve damage in my chest . …”

NHTSA complaint #10122477, filed 2005-05, 90,000 miles

“Dt: 1993 Toyota corola. The consumer tookv ehicle to a mechanic because the air conditioner would not work. The mechanic took a wire through the vehicle and attached it to the secondary fuse box. The vehicle will not start. Everything stopped working on the vehicle on 7-17-05.”

NHTSA complaint #10131040, filed 2005-08, 229,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Equipment: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201811%
201542%
201410%
201311%
201210%
201131%
2010101%
2009141%
200831%
200761%
2006111%
2005142%
200471%
200351%
200211%
200043%
199932%
199863%
199711%
199632%
199532%
199421%
199343%
199123%
199014%

Other parts of the 1993 Toyota Corolla

Air bags
48 complaints
Electrical system
14 complaints
Engine cooling
14 complaints
Seat belts
14 complaints
Body and structure
13 complaints
Vehicle speed control
9 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
9 complaints
Tires
4 complaints
Exterior lighting
3 complaints
Suspension
3 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
3 complaints
Brakes
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1993 Toyota Corolla

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology