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Exterior lightingPart report

2020 Toyota Corolla Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
1%of 311 total for the year
Median mileage
3,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2020 Toyota Corolla, 1% of the 311 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 3,000 miles.

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.

“The regular headlight beams do not light up the road. They light half of the road. The road in front of the driver is completely dim. The only way to more than a car length in front of the car is to activate the high beams. Even then you are limited on how much light the headlights put on the road. I am blinded by oncoming cars. I cannot see deer when they jump out from the side of the road. I cannot read address signs that are basically reflective and in front of the car on the road unless I drive directly upon them and shine the high beams.”

NHTSA complaint #11361355, filed 2020-09, 5,500 miles

“There is a defect to the left headlight of this vehicle causing the light from the low beam to be blocked beyond a distance of 60 feet from the front of the vehicle in a specific pattern to suggest that it is the result of an abberasion of the lens assembly. The defect is pronounced on unlit roadways because is severely affects the ability of the operator to identify the left hand lane markings and any road signs. The light disappears in a v pattern of approximately 130 degrees from when the initial source of light is pronounced up to a distance of 60'. …”

NHTSA complaint #11351100, filed 2020-08

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 2020 Toyota Corolla

Engine
111 complaints
Other or unknown
80 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
40 complaints
Electrical system
34 complaints
Brakes
24 complaints
Air bags
18 complaints
Fuel system
17 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
17 complaints
Body and structure
12 complaints
Seat belts
8 complaints
Steering
8 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
7 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2020 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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