2014 Toyota Corolla problems and recalls

Owner complaints on the 2014 Toyota Corolla include 1 fatality report, 64 crashes and 3 fires across 269 filings.

269
Complaints
2
Recalls
64
Crash reports
3
Fire reports
50
Injuries
210.0
Severity index

Severity index 210.0 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 210.0p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 3 of 139 by severity index among 2014 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 98% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2014 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Air BagsAir Bags: 69 complaints (25.7%)69 26%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 52 complaints (19.3%)52 19%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 38 complaints (14.1%)38 14%StructureStructure: 32 complaints (11.9%)32 12%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 29 complaints (10.8%)29 11%Power TrainPower Train: 26 complaints (9.7%)26 10%EngineEngine: 18 complaints (6.7%)18 7%SteeringSteering: 18 complaints (6.7%)18 7%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
AIR BAGS6925.7%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM5219.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER3814.1%
STRUCTURE3211.9%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2910.8%
POWER TRAIN269.7%
ENGINE186.7%
STEERING186.7%

Complaints filed per year

021422014: 422015: 252016: 242017: 312018: 322019: 272020: 372021: 82022: 122023: 82024: 102025: 42026: 9 (partial year)1442151617181920212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
201442
201525
201624
201731
201832
201927
202037
20218
202212
20238
202410
20254
2026 (year to date)9
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 0.4x those in 2020 to 2022 (22 against 57).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
13V50500017/10/2013VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRINGToyota Motor Engineering & manufacturing North America, Inc. (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Camry and Camry HV, model year 2013 Avalon and Avalon HV and model year 2014 Corolla vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the windshield wiper switch assembly may short
20V02400017/01/2020AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULEToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2011-2019 Corolla, 2011-2013 Matrix, 2012-2018 Avalon, and 2013-2018 Avalon Hybrid vehicles. During certain crashes, the air bag electronic control unit (ECU) may malfunction, possibly disabling the deployme

Other Toyota Corolla model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 15 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-09-05. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.