2025 Toyota Gr Corolla problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Power Train (3) · Fuel/Propulsion System (2) · Suspension (1)
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Safety recalls (1)
Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel 2025-09-11 · campaign 25V595000 · 591,377 vehicles
Defect: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Toyota Venza, 2023-2025 RAV4 Prime, RAV4, Highlander, GR Corolla, Crown, 2024-2025 Lexus TX, LS, Toyota Tacoma, Grand Highlander, and 2025 Lexus RX, Toyota Crown Signia, Camry, RAV 4 Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV), and 4 Runner vehicles. Due to an error in the instrument panel software at vehicle startup, the instrument panel may fail to display vehicle speed, brake system, and tire pressure warning lights.
Risk: An instrument panel display that does not show critical information can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Fix: Dealers will update the instrument panel software over-the-air (OTA) for non-PHEV vehicles, free of charge. For PHEV vehicles, dealers will inspect the instrument panel assembly, and either replace it, or update the software, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed December 5, 2025. Additional letters will be sent, anticipated in May 2026. This is a phased recall. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 25TB08 and 25TA08. Lexus' numb
Service bulletins (36)
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.
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
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.
Electrical System 2025-04-02 · T-TT-0779-25 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
to assist with the early detection and early resolution of audio related concerns you may be asked to recover mmr data from the head unit. the following steps are instructions on how to retrieve the data from the system and are only to be used when requested by fts and/or fpe.
Electrical System 2025-04-02 · T-TT-0779-25 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
to assist with the early detection and early resolution of audio related concerns you may be asked to recover mmr data from the head unit. the following steps are instructions on how to retrieve the data from the system and are only to be used when requested by fts and/or fpe.
Engine 2025-02-10 · T-SB-0021-25 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
flash reprogramming allows the electronic control unit (ecu) software to be updated without replacing the ecu. flash calibration updates for specific vehicle models/ecus are released as field-fix procedures described in individual service bulletins. this bulletin details the global techstream+ (gts+
Electrical System 2025-02-10 · T-SB-0013-24 Rev1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the immobilizer and smart key reset is a feature that allows the registration of new keys when all master keys are lost. once the system is reset, all previously registered keys will be erased and can never be reused. another feature, add/remove key, is also available. once a key is removed, it can
Showing the 6 most recent of 36 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-06-05 · Exterior Lighting:headlights · 3,200 mi“the contact owns a 2025 toyota gr corolla. the contact stated that while driving at night with the low-beam headlights activated, there was a large dark shadow at certain angles, obstructing visibility while driving at various speeds. the shadow disappeared once the high-beam headlights were activated. upon initial inspection, the local dealer fail…”
2026-04-05 · Suspension“improper factory alignment leading to excessive and premature tire wear on all four tires which creates a safety issue - tire blowout. toyota refuses to address the issue since my car is 11 months old (within their 1 year warranty period) but has 15k miles (outside their warranty period). local toyota dealership stated the car has a bad factory a…”
2026-02-16 · Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings“the car showed a message that there is a system error and many warning lights came on, including the check engine light. most of the warning lights indicated that many of the car's adas functions were disabled. the car also switched from awd to fwd. the error code turned out to be p2c90 which relates to the pcv system. so, the car turned off …”
2026-02-14 · Power Train“driving my car normally when, at around 3,800 miles, my car threw a cel and went into limp mode, while in traffic. i had to pull over safely, immediately shut off vehicle and have it towed to the dealership for diagnostic & repair. the code was the infamous p2c90 crankcase ventilation leak check engine light code. this has happened over the course …”
2026-01-21 · Lane Departure: Warning“hello, today (01/21/2026), on my 2025 toyota gr corolla vehicle (odometer 5243 miles), after 3200 miles of driving with the updated engine control unit (ecu) as of 10/14/2025 according to the t-sb-0071-25, a p2c90 error appeared again with an check engine light. this happened during acceleration while entering the highway, when the engine speed r…”
2025-12-22 · Power Train“manual transmission having problem going into third gear when putting in the clutch to shift. the vehicle would have a transmission grind noise, and the weirdest thing is the clutch is all the way to the ground when shifting. vehicle can be a hazard for the road if the vehicle cannot shift properly, leaving a little bit of stall time. especially if…”
2025-10-01 · Fuel/Propulsion System“the vehicle's clutch started slipping under acceleration thus making merging on to the interstate or crossing an intersection from a yield very dangerous.…”
2025-09-28 · Fuel/Propulsion System“the car randomly reports an engine malfunction which results in many warning lights indicating that certain systems are non-functional. these include (but are not limited to): - forward collision warning - automatic emergency braking - cruise control - basically, any driver assistance feature that requires external sensors is turned off also, the…”
2025-07-28 · Power Train“while driving home from dinner i pulled off from a stop light as normal and shifted from 1st into 2nd then 3rd with zero issues. as i went to shift into 4th it was as if the gear was locked out, thinking there was just something i was missing i tried 5th and was met with the same issue, tried 4th again and still nothing and i couldn’t get into 3rd.…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.