IllustrationEMISSION EQUIPMENT FAILURE. *TR
2001 Toyota Corolla
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2001 Toyota Corolla do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 129.
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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
70–25K
1725–50K
1850–75K
775–100K
14100–150K
6150K+
69 reports with mileage · 64 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 31 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 14 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
32 crash reports3 fire reports23 injury reports
Fuel System, Other complaints
2 reportsON MY 01 TOYOTA COROLLA "S" SERIES. WHEN AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON AND OUTSIDE VERY HOT ENGINE STALLED,ENGNE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK INTO THE DEALERSHIP, FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RANDOM MISFIRE OF THE FUEL INJECTORS.WOULD COST $1000 TO FIX. COULD NOT CONFIRM IF THAT TRUELY WAS THE PROBLEM.THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PRBLEM,BU IT CON…
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ON MY 01 TOYOTA COROLLA "S" SERIES. WHEN AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON AND OUTSIDE VERY HOT ENGINE STALLED,ENGNE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK INTO THE DEALERSHIP, FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RANDOM MISFIRE OF THE FUEL INJECTORS.WOULD COST $1000 TO FIX. COULD NOT CONFIRM IF THAT TRUELY WAS THE PROBLEM.THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PRBLEM,BU IT CONTINUED TO REOCCUR.DEALERSHIP DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE.VEHICLE WAS THREE YEARS OLD AND HAD MAINTAINED SERVICE. COROLLA BULLETIN INDICATED THAT THAT IN 2000 HAD TO REPLACE INJECTORS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.