IllustrationTWO NEW TIRES WERE DAMAGED BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF VALVE STEM WITHIN TWO WEEK ON MY 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA, VE. I HAD TO HAVE THE TIRED REPLACED. IT COST ME $150. *TR
1999 Toyota Corolla
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1999 Toyota Corolla do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 129.
Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.
About this comparison →155Owner complaints
Model-year median: 129
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Inspection summary
1999 Toyota Corolla
NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 155 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 0 investigations.
Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.
Top reported categories (up to 5)
- Tires: 22 reports
- Engine And Engine Cooling: 20 reports
- Air Bags: 19 reports
- Suspension: 14 reports
- Vehicle Speed Control: 13 reports
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Recall links
No recall campaigns in this snapshot.
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How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
60–25K
1125–50K
1250–75K
1275–100K
9100–150K
3150K+
53 reports with mileage · 102 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Tires. Review the 22 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 20 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
24 crash reports5 fire reports16 injury reports
Equipment complaints
3 reportsTOOK VEHICLE IN FOR MANDATORY STATE E-CHECK TO RENEW LICENSE PLATE TAGS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THEREFORE, WOULD AUTOMATICALLY FAIL INSPECTION. E-CHECK ATTENDANT RAN TEST ANYHOW AS A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. RESULTS INDICATED EMMISIONS PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE ALONG WITH E-CHECK RESULTS TO CONRAD'S FOR REPAIR. MECHANIC FOUND N…
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TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR MANDATORY STATE E-CHECK TO RENEW LICENSE PLATE TAGS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THEREFORE, WOULD AUTOMATICALLY FAIL INSPECTION. E-CHECK ATTENDANT RAN TEST ANYHOW AS A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. RESULTS INDICATED EMMISIONS PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE ALONG WITH E-CHECK RESULTS TO CONRAD'S FOR REPAIR. MECHANIC FOUND NO EMISSIONS TROUBLE. MECHANIC DID FIND FAULTY CENTRAL COMPUTER IN VEHICLE RESPONSIBLE FOR FALSE RESULTS AND SUGGESTED POSSIBILITY OF OTHER WARNING LIGHTS, INDICATORS, AND GUAGES COULD BE AFFECTED. CONRAD'S FOUND BULLETIN STATEMENT FROM TOYOTA ADMITTING 1999 COROLLA COMPUTER FAILURE, HOWEVER NO RECALL. TOYOTA HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY OWNER, AS WELL AS CONRAD'S, AND VERIFIED THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM. TOYOTA HAS NOT ASSUMED COST FOR REPLACEMENT, ESTIMATED AT $1200.00. VEHICLE CAN NOT PASS E-CHECK UNTIL COMPUTER IS REPLACED, THEREFORE, TAGS CAN NOT BE RENEWED, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO EMISSION TROUBLE.
ENCLOSED IS A LETTER DETAILING THE PROBLEM RAYMOND KOZLIN
Recall campaigns
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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Defect investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.
An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.