IllustrationWHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN STOP, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
2000 Toyota Corolla
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2000 Toyota Corolla do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 129.
About this comparison →How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Corolla years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
50–25K
925–50K
2450–75K
1075–100K
10100–150K
12150K+
70 reports with mileage · 75 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.
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 47 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Steering. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
22 crash reports3 fire reports13 injury reports
What owners actually said
145 reportsWHILE DRIVING 45MPH REAR AXLE BROKE OFF, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.*AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER RESET ENGINE CHECK LIGHT, WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE A DIANOSTIC TEST. DEALER STATED OIL WAS NOT GETTING INTO ENGINE. ENGINE WAS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT TURN. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 40-45MPH AND IN A FRONTAL COLLISON DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RETRACT. DIRVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 40-45MPH AND INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISON NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AND CONSUMER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH AND INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED CHEST AREA INJURY. *AK
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE WHILE BRAKING, IT WAS DETERMINED BY THE DEALER THAT THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING IF FOOT IS ON BRAKE RELEASING THE CLUTCH VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARDS. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS MODEL. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.