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2015 Toyota Corolla Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
13about this part
Share
6%of 220 total for the year
Median mileage
14,606miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 13 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2015 Toyota Corolla, 6% of the 220 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 14,606 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, 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.

“1. This form assumes I own the vehicle. A better form should be available where I can report issues with other vehicles. So most of incident data is not relevant in this complaint. 2 actual complaint is regarding 2015 and newer Toyota corollas. Their low beam head lights are blinding and a danger. A recall must be issued to fix the low beams”

NHTSA complaint #10938878, filed 2016-12, 8,000 miles

“On the freeway driving and eighteen wheeler came over on my car and hit and dragged my until my detached from the truck spin around and the back of my car slammed into the median wall. The air bags did not deploy....updated 10/29/15”

NHTSA complaint #10782267, filed 2015-10, 17,000 miles

“When driving the Toyota Corolla s 2015 at night and especially when going downhill, half of the windshield is dark horizontally from the middle up. Some drivers and passengers may experience more depending on the height of the person driving or riding in the vehicle. The windshield appears to go completely dark in some cases and is very scary! This is my dads car and he is 67 years old and is scared to drive at night due to this problem. I am 36 years old and at the time I thought it was just him complaining. …”

NHTSA complaint #10762730, filed 2015-09, 55 miles

“Low beam headlight went out at 48,000 miles. The low beam headlight is sealed which does not allow for bulb replacement. You have to replace the entire headlight assembly. Every other bulb in the assembly can be replaced. Will we begin seeing vehicles with no headlights due to the prohibitive cost and no option for bulb replacement.”

NHTSA complaint #11149629, filed 2018-11, 48,000 miles

“Possible problems in lighting. Car by design has LED headlights which are also the daytime running lights. The daytime running lights are so bright that the operator could drive in the dark failing to notice that the real headlight are not on. The main problem is when just the daytime running lights are on, there is no tailights, thus a person could drive without taillights and be hit from behind on a dark road.”

NHTSA complaint #10898672, filed 2016-08, 40,000 miles

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Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202616%
202446%
20231115%
202299%
202184%
202031%
201952%
201811%
201763%
2016105%
2015136%
201493%
201220%
201120%
201030%
200960%
200810%
200710%
200661%
200591%
200471%
200391%
200265%
200197%
200064%
199975%
199863%
199711%
1996129%
199585%
199463%
199332%
199212%
1987214%

Other parts of the 2015 Toyota Corolla

Air bags
56 complaints
Other or unknown
33 complaints
Body and structure
33 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
30 complaints
Brakes
18 complaints
Electrical system
18 complaints
Vehicle speed control
18 complaints
Engine
17 complaints
Steering
15 complaints
Fuel system
11 complaints
Suspension
10 complaints
Seat belts
8 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2015 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