2010 Toyota Corolla Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 13about this part
- Share
- 1%of 1,244 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 6,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 13 complaints about the seat belts of the 2010 Toyota Corolla, 1% of the 1,244 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 6,000 miles. 8 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 got in my car and buckled my seatbelt. I started driving away when I realized it wasn't staying buckled.I tried to re-buckle. A spring flew out of the buckle. I could not get the seatbelt to buckle after that.I had to go to work, so I buckled the seatbelt into the passenger coupling and was able to get to work. The car was entirely in motion during this sequence.”
NHTSA complaint #11349058, filed 2020-08, 85,000 miles“Total loss of vehicle..police report is incomplete of details, due to officer not believing me and purposely leaving report incomplete because of this being the second time out here on this call , when I tried to explain what happen while driving this Toyota Corolla, however the tow truck driver is a witness and agreed to testify..I have called Toyota several times and have got nothing.. Property damage was done on third party property as well.”
NHTSA complaint #10676243, filed 2015-01, 437 miles“Total lose accident in evansville, in. Acceleration increase, no brakes, no airbag deployed and seatbelt never locked!! This has been going on for years now an I want something done.. All I get is put on hold..!”
NHTSA complaint #10676269, filed 2015-01, 413 miles“While driving at 35-40mph around a curve, I has pressed on the brake pedel to reduce speed an the vehicle failed to respond, but accelerated in speed while steering became inpossible to control, it was if the vehiicle was controlling it self. I had been drove into an through a ditch an out, hitting a mailbox, concrete lined driveway exiting the first ditch an entering another also hittng a street sign as well as a mile marker sign, my seat belt failed to lock which lead my head to repeatedly hit the top of vehicles windshield as well as the steering wheel. …”
NHTSA complaint #10323378, filed 2010-04, 700 miles“Takata recall. The contact owned a 2010 Toyota Corolla. While driving approximately 30 MPH over a pothole, the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a steel pole. None of the air bags deployed. The entire front end of the vehicle was damaged. The seat belt failed to restrain the contact and caused her to hit her chest on the steering wheel. A police report was not filed. The contact sustained injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to a body shop and was totaled by the insurance company. …”
NHTSA complaint #10995907, filed 2017-06, 127,447 milesSeat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 6% |
| 2024 | 1 | 2% |
| 2023 | 1 | 1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 1% |
| 2021 | 8 | 4% |
| 2020 | 8 | 3% |
| 2019 | 9 | 4% |
| 2018 | 11 | 8% |
| 2017 | 11 | 6% |
| 2016 | 26 | 12% |
| 2015 | 8 | 4% |
| 2014 | 15 | 6% |
| 2013 | 12 | 6% |
| 2012 | 7 | 2% |
| 2011 | 6 | 1% |
| 2010 | 13 | 1% |
| 2009 | 11 | 1% |
| 2008 | 5 | 2% |
| 2007 | 11 | 1% |
| 2006 | 5 | 1% |
| 2005 | 6 | 1% |
| 2004 | 14 | 3% |
| 2003 | 38 | 5% |
| 2002 | 5 | 4% |
| 2000 | 9 | 6% |
| 1999 | 9 | 6% |
| 1998 | 17 | 8% |
| 1997 | 38 | 28% |
| 1996 | 18 | 14% |
| 1995 | 16 | 9% |
| 1994 | 25 | 15% |
| 1993 | 14 | 11% |
| 1992 | 9 | 14% |
| 1991 | 13 | 18% |
| 1990 | 4 | 15% |
| 1989 | 2 | 9% |
| 1988 | 7 | 27% |
| 1987 | 3 | 21% |
| 1984 | 4 | 67% |
| 1982 | 1 | 20% |
Other parts of the 2010 Toyota Corolla
424 complaintsSteering
371 complaintsVehicle speed control
198 complaintsBrakes
166 complaintsElectrical system
75 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
49 complaintsOther or unknown
47 complaintsSuspension
39 complaintsEngine
33 complaintsBody and structure
28 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
26 complaintsElectronic stability control
25 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2010 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.
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