2019 Toyota Corolla Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 4%of 205 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 20,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the seat belts of the 2019 Toyota Corolla, 4% of the 205 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 20,500 miles. 3 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.
“MY DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL NOT FASTING IT STOP WORKING AND MY BACK SEAT, SEAT BELT STOP WORKING AS WELL. I had gotten in my car to leave and pull the seat belt and try to fasting it and it would not lock.”
NHTSA complaint #11491075, filed 2022-10“Vehicle was involved in a fatal head-on collision. Upon inspection of the driver restraint system, the driver restraint webbing was torn. The airbags and pretensioners deployed in the collision. The maximum recorded longitudinal delta-v was -41.4 miles per hour (with recorded clipping).”
NHTSA complaint #11693190, filed 2025-10“Seat Belts Front Driver Side: Seat belt buckle won't engage and fails to go in for multiple attempts and has to be slammed into the Seat belt to actually work. Front Passenger Side: Seat belt buckle will not disengage when the button is pressed and has to be squished down as hard as a average man can do, my Girlfriend doesn't have enough strength to press it down. …”
NHTSA complaint #11471645, filed 2022-06“The contact owns a 2019 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while at a stop light, at high speed another vehicle rear ended the passenger side of the vehicle and pushed the vehicle to the point where he crashed into the rear of the vehicle in front. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact also stated that the seat belt failed to restrain him. The contact sustained low back and neck injuries, the front passenger hit her face against the dashboard and sustained a fractured nose, bruised legs and arms injuries both required medical attention. …”
NHTSA complaint #11389760, filed 2021-01, 37,000 miles“The contact owns a 2019 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that the seat belt locking mechanism malfunctioned and would not remained latched. The failure was present on both the rear and front driver side and passenger side seats. The cause of the failures were not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer was not notified. The contact received notifications of NHTSA campaign number: 20v024000 (air bags, seat belts) and 20v012000 (fuel system) however, the parts for the recall repairs were not yet available. The VIN tool confirms parts not available. The failure mileage 18,000.”
NHTSA complaint #11307659, filed 2020-02, 18,000 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 2019 Toyota Corolla
55 complaintsFuel system
43 complaintsEngine
39 complaintsAir bags
33 complaintsOther or unknown
33 complaintsBrakes
16 complaintsElectrical system
15 complaintsVehicle speed control
13 complaintsSteering
9 complaintsForward collision avoidance
7 complaintsBody and structure
6 complaintsExterior lighting
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2019 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