2023 Toyota Corolla problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Steering (13) · Exterior Lighting (8) · Visibility/Wiper (5)
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Safety recalls (3)
Air Bags:frontal:driver Clockspring/Spiral Cassette 2025-01-29 · campaign 25V040000 · 1,716 vehicles
Defect: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023 Toyota Corolla, Corolla Cross, Corolla Cross Hybrid, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Tacoma, Lexus RX350, 2023-2024 NX250, and NX350 vehicles that may have been incorrectly repaired under previous NHTSA recall number 23V-480. An electrical connection inside the steering column's spiral cable assembly may be insufficiently welded, causing the connection to separate and deactivate the driver's air bag. As such, these vehi
Risk: A deactivated driver's air bag will not deploy as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the spiral cable assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 17, 2025. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 25TA02. Lexus' number for this recall is 25LA02.
Steering 2024-11-21 · campaign 24V878000 · 8,057 vehicles
Defect: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Corolla and Corolla Hybrid vehicles. Due to cracks developed during the manufacturing process, the steering intermediate shaft assembly may fracture and possibly result in the shaft detaching from the steering column.
Risk: A steering shaft that detaches can result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the intermediate steering shaft, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 17, 2025. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 24TB13/24TA13.
Air Bags:frontal:driver Clockspring/Spiral Cassette 2023-07-12 · campaign 23V480000 · 152,927 vehicles
Defect: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023 Corolla, Corolla Cross, Corolla Cross Hybrid, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Tacoma, 2023 Lexus RX350, RX350 Hybrid, RX500 Hybrid, 2023-2024 Lexus NX250, NX350, and NX350 Hybrid vehicles. An electrical connection inside the steering column's spiral cable assembly may be insufficiently welded, causing the connection to separate and deactivate the driver's air bag. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirem
Risk: A deactivated driver's air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury during a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the spiral cable assembly, if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 8, 2023. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 23TA08. Lexus' number for this recall is 23LA02.
Service bulletins (123)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Engine 2026-02-27 · T-SB-0104-21 Rev2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
obsolete notice february 27, 2026: this bulletin is no longer applicable and is now obsolete.
Unknown Or Other 2026-01-07 · T-SB-0055-24 Rev2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2005 – 2026 toyota vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. the purpose of this service bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures
Engine 2025-08-19 · T-SB-0088-23 Rev2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
obsolete notice august 19, 2025: this bulletin is now obsolete. please see t-sb-0059-25.
Engine 2025-08-15 · T-SB-0059-25 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2020 – 2025 model year corolla vehicles may exhibit a vibration or rattle noise from the right-hand engine mounting insulator sub-assembly. this condition will usually go away when the engine’s revolutions per minute (rpm) are above idle. this condition is typically found on vehicles in warm cl
Electrical System 2025-06-25 · T-SB-0010-24 Rev2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2021 – 2022 model year avalon, 2018 – 2024 camry, 2019 – 2025 model year corolla, 2022 – 2025 model year corolla cross, and 2019 – 2025 model year rav4 vehicles with a25a-fks and m20a-fks engines may have a mil on condition with one or more of the following diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) upon
Electrical System 2025-06-13 · T-SB-0058-23 Rev1 · Service Campaign
the air conditioning dye injection tool kit has been developed to aid in identifying the location of air conditioning refrigerant leaks. the procedures outlined in this service bulletin aid in locating, inspecting, and repairing refrigerant leaks.
Showing the 6 most recent of 123 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-10-15 · Electrical System · 80,000 mi · 🔥 fire“the contact owns a 2023 toyota corolla. the contact stated that while the vehicle was unoccupied and parked in the driveway, the vehicle caught fire. the fire originated from the engine bayapproximately five minutes after the vehicle was started. the fire department extinguished the flames and determined that the source of the fire was the battery.…”
2026-09-05 · Latches/Locks/Linkages:electronic Lock/Latch Actuator“my door actuators are going out on all my doors started with the driver door then the passenger rear door and now my driver rear door. this poses serious safety concerns, for example when class vehicles are involved in vehicular accidents because the occupants may become entrapped when the door actuator defect prevents an occupant from unlocking th…”
2026-08-05 · Service Brakes“on monday, january 5, 2026 at approximately 3:15 p.m. pacific standard time, in the middle of stopped traffic (leftmost lane, southbound on van nuys boulevard near the saticoy street intersection in los angeles, california), the vehicle, a 2023 toyota corolla hybrid le, suddenly started slowly moving backward. the driver pressed on the brake pedal,…”
2026-05-11 · Power Train“i purchased a 2023 toyota corolla le as a toyota gold certified pre-owned vehicle on march 8, 2026 at 61,387 miles. within 30 days of purchase i began experiencing the following safety concerns: •vehicle revs to 5,000-6,000 rpm unexpectedly •violent jerking while driving •vehicle stalls on april 7, 2026 i brought the vehicle to the selling dealersh…”
2026-04-24 · Electrical System · 70,000 mi“the contact owns a 2023 toyota corolla. the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the infotainment screen unexpectedly turned on and off. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined that the infotainment system needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the f…”
2026-04-05 · Visibility/Wiper“component: visibility / sun visor vehicle: 2023 toyota corolla both the driver-side and passenger-side sun visors in my 2023 toyota corolla have failed within approximately two years of normal use. the visors no longer remain in their intended position and instead fall downward unexpectedly. when this occurs, the visor drops directly into the drive…”
2026-04-02 · Unknown Or Other“i am experiencing persistent and unresolved issues with the infotainment and display system in my toyota corolla, primarily involving apple carplay overriding the driver display. even when i manually disable the setting that allows carplay/navigation to take over the display behind the steering wheel, the system does not retain this setting. after …”
2026-02-24 · Electrical System“the drivers side locking mechanism doesn’t work with the key fab all of a sudden and i have to climb in through my passenger side door …”
2026-02-21 · Service Brakes“i have a hybrid version of the 2023 corolla in the se trim. everytime the car is cold (engine just started), and i'm pressing the brake, i can hear some clicking noises similar to a cv axle noise when they are bad. that braking noise goes away as the car heat up. the noise is sensitive to speed, it changes frequency with it. i haven't experience lo…”
2025-12-23 · Fuel/Propulsion System“after fueling strong fuel smell in vehicle within 100 miles check fuel cap light came on. next day check engine light came on. made appointment at dealership . dealership performed evap smoke test which found smoke coming from top of fuel cell. installed fuel pump ring and evap hose clip. performed evap test and smoke test -passed cleared codes. go…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.