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2005 Toyota Corolla problems

Owners have filed 972 complaints about the 2005 Toyota Corolla with NHTSA. Air bags account for 47.1% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of engine and engine cooling at 9.5%.

Complaints972
Crashes145
Fires5
Injuries108
Deaths1

What owners report breaking

Air bags 47.1% · 458
Engine and engine cooling 9.5% · 92
Vehicle speed control 6.8% · 66
Electrical system 6.0% · 58
Power train 4.0% · 39
Engine 3.0% · 29
Service brakes, hydraulic 2.9% · 28
Fuel system, gasoline 2.8% · 27
Severity

Of those complaints, 145 describe a crash, 5 describe a fire, 108 report an injury and 1 report a death.

Reading the numbers

Across the 33 model years of the Toyota Corolla in this data, 2005 sits 4th by complaint volume. 2009 draws the most.

Filings are rising — 19 in the last three years against 14 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.

The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 69,656 miles.

In owners' own words

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v285000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Air bags
The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v286000 (air bags); however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Air bags
The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v286000 (air bags); however, the parts needed for the repairs were not available. The manufacturer exceeded a reasonable time for repair. The manufacturer stated that the part for the repair was scheduled to become available at the end of 2015. The vin was not available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Air bags

Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

Safety recalls

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Other Toyota Corolla years

2002 141 complaints · 16.3% air bags 2003 860 complaints · 38.7% air bags 2004 560 complaints · 42.3% air bags 2006 971 complaints · 46.7% air bags 2007 984 complaints · 44.6% air bags 2008 378 complaints · 36.5% air bags

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