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2000 Toyota Corolla Equipment Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
3%of 145 total for the year
Median mileage
95,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the equipment of the 2000 Toyota Corolla, 3% of the 145 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 95,000 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.

“I was driving my Toyota Corolla and everything worked. Nothing out of the ordinary happened. I was able to accelerate, brake, listen to the radio, AC on high and get 30mpg in the city. Something must be wrong with my car. Nhtsa and the media has convinced me that I might die while driving my Toyota and yet I feel just as safe as ever. Please help me. Thank you.”

NHTSA complaint #10345908, filed 2010-07, 95,000 miles

“The problem I noticed with this vehicle, was with the brakes every time I would brake the vehicle would not stop on command the car would continue to glide. This was reported to the dealership numerous times and the response I received was basically I did not know what I was talking about and I was imagining this problem. Until this day the problem has not been resolved. The second incident happened when my fiance was in an head on collision in my car, the frontal airbag did not deploy as a result he injured his neck and back. …”

NHTSA complaint #10110179, filed 2005-02

“When traveling in rain or on wet roads such as I-95, steering, air conditioning, alternator and brakes fail. Apparently water on the power belt causes it to slip and renders the components to be inoperative until the water is removed. This has caused many close calls such as making a left turn onto another street and losing the steering when half way through the turn heading me to pedestrians on the sidewalk. At the same time the air conditioner/defroster quits and the windshield fogs until the A/C is manually reset. Adding to the problem . …”

NHTSA complaint #769667, filed 2002-11

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 2000 Toyota Corolla

Engine cooling
47 complaints
Air bags
17 complaints
Steering
11 complaints
Tires
10 complaints
Brakes
9 complaints
Seat belts
9 complaints
Suspension
8 complaints
Body and structure
7 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
7 complaints
Vehicle speed control
7 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaints
Electrical system
6 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2000 Toyota Corolla

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.

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