Complaint volume
199 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2019 Toyota Corolla Complaints
199 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2019 Toyota Corolla, grouped by component category.
199 Total complaints
23 Crash reports
1 Fire reports
10 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are power train, engine, unknown or other. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 23 crash reports, 1 fire report, 10 injury reports, and 1 fatality report. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 54 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 19,324 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to power train, engine, unknown or other?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2019 Toyota Corolla?
Used-car checklist
Use these complaints before the test drive.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2019 Toyota Corolla
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How severe are the 2019 Toyota Corolla complaints?
23 Crash
1 Fire
10 Injury
1 Fatality
21 Towed
10 Medical attention
What are the most common 2019 Toyota Corolla complaint categories?
POWER TRAIN 39
ENGINE 20
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 14
AIR BAGS 9
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 9
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 9
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,AIR BAGS 7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 6
AIR BAGS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 5
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 4
199 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2019 Toyota Corolla, I am the second owner. Vehicle has 66,000 miles. Vehicle will turn over, start for a very small second, and then stall (shuts off). Throttle body and battery have been changed. Car runs, then stalls. Im 24 and I bought the car because they're supposed to be safe and last. I brought this vehicle home in March and the joke is on me because not only does it choose to run, but it's not safe to even think about driving it. What happens if it chooses to just stop on the highway at 65 mph? Dangerous. I have a family. Very upset. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Sep 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2019 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would not properly accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that a torque converter message was displayed. Additionally, while driving the vehicle independently accelerated. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 48,992. | Crash: No Fire: No | 48,992 |
| Sep 2022 | AIR BAGS,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Hit an embankment and car went 60ft then hit fire hydrant and other objects but drivers side airbag didn’t deploy | Crash: Yes Fire: No Injuries: 1 Towed Medical attention | Unknown |
| Aug 2022 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 12/12/21 I suffered a mulitple deer strike imploding the windshield and collapsing the roof. Two months later my restored car was returned to me on 2/4/22. It had noxious, concentrated fumes inside from adhesives and sealants not allowed to escape; I stuck my fingers with glass on a shelf under the dash; and I got blasted in the eyes and face with fine glass debris that were still in the defroster vents/ducts. It took 5 medical treatment visits to get my left eye healed. Toyota Brand Engagement Center Case 220720000770 states Toyota glass when broken should not be smaller than the size of "pebbles" and had no record on file of glass breakage turning into fine powder. An independent expert/owner of a third party body shop, Ridgeway's in Berryville VA., had advised he had a inquisitive discussion confirming with the recently-assigned ERIE Insurance Claims Adjuster, unrelated to my case, on other accidents where Toyota glass had been very difficult to clean up as it was in fine powder form, where other auto manufacturers were not. My prior accident and after accident incidents images and emails state MY original accident's glass damage resulted in about three forms of glass debris: fine glass powder as the greatest component everywhere and blown into my eyes; some glass crystals the size of a few grains of salt; and some glass shards, paper-thin laminated shards, that closely resembled the form of fish scales. I had used the words and provided images it looked like it had snowed all over the car's interior and me from the original accident. There are some 150 pages of documentation available for review. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Injuries: 1 Towed Medical attention | Unknown |
| Jul 2022 | TIRES | Continental ContiProContact: P205/55 R16 89H Car wreck on 7/3/22 due to blown tire (drivers side: rear tire) on the interstate (6 lanes). Weather: 82 degrees/sunny/clear blue skies. Tires purchased with car in 2018. Regularly checked/maintained in same auto dealership since car was purchased. Last maintenance check: 2/19/22 and odometer reading was: 29121. Current odometer reading: 32,361. Per police report: No contributing roadway factors. Vision obscured: No. Damage to vehicle: Disabling damage. Ins. has inspected vehicle and confirmed blown tire. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Towed | Unknown |
| Jul 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I reached a hill using the cruise control at 65mph. The vehicle accelerated to account for the loss of speed due to the hill. The engine accelerated the vehicle to well over 70 mph and revved up to very high rpms. The engine remained at high rpms and higher than normal speeds until I manually disengaged the cruise control. The engine should not be revving up to and remaining at such high rpms for such an extended duration. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2022 | SEAT BELTS | Seat Belts Front Driver Side: Seat belt buckle won't engage and fails to go in for multiple attempts and has to be slammed into the Seat belt to actually work. Front Passenger Side: Seat belt buckle will not disengage when the button is pressed and has to be squished down as hard as a average man can do, my Girlfriend doesn't have enough strength to press it down. I Fear that if i get into an accident that the driver side wont be secured all the way and the passenger side will fail to disengage and cause my passengers to get stuck in the car Body Front Driver Side: The Bumper in the front Driver side continuously pops out, Car has not been in an Accident nor has anything collided with the front, i fear that it can go into the wheel well and cause my car to crash. The car is Quiet low in the front but barely scrapes when you go over a big dip, but i have watched my buddys do this and their bumpers dont fall out. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2022 | STRUCTURE | On or about August 12, 2020 the car was enroute from Corpus Christi, Texas to College Station, Texas. The bumper dislodged from the car and almost feel underneath causing a serious accident. This is a low clearance car with the bottom of the car having an extension causing more difficulty. The car was pulled over to the side of the road and temporarily put in place. The car was taken to AutoNation Toyota in Corpus Christi, Texas for repair on or about August 15, 2020. Once again, the bumper detached almost causing another accident on or about June 3, 2022. The car was taken in again for repair with Auto Nation Toyota Corpus Christi on or about June 3, 2022 and the pins were replaced. The pins did not hold and the dealership was notified immediately. An appointment was made to secure the pins for June 20, 2022. The dealership stated another bumper needed to be purchased. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW CAUSING THE BUMPER TO DETACH EASILY. THE BUMPER CONSEQUENTLY GOES UNDER THE CAR WITH LOW CLEARANCE AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH A POTENTIAL INABILITY TO CONTROL THE CAR WHEN THE BUMPER DISLODGES AND GOES UNDER THE CAR. THIS HAZARD IS NOT ONLY FOR THE DRIVER OF THE CAR BUT OTHERS DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AS WELL. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The car has been hard to shift manual transmission since new. Sometimes will not go into gear, so you have to skip that gear. Now it started making a noise and has no power. It has 55k miles, dealership says it needs a new flywheel, throw-out bearing and clutch. They claim that is not covered under the 60,000 mile warranty. It's been at the dealership previously, at least 2 times for the shifting problem before. Those times dealership dismissed it as normal operation and didn't find any shifting problem. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2022 | STRUCTURE | Water was trapped in both the rear doors. Even though I was able to drain both using the plugs on the doors, this is a reoccurring problem because a lot of water was trapped inside the door panels. I could hear it sloshing around while driving and every time I opened or shut the doors. I don’t know if this could cause rust over time or if this could cause damage from becoming frozen inside the panels in the cold weather months. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | Carvana delivered a vehicle with severely worn brakes & rotors on 2/26/22. Vehicle also had front end damage. driver side door does not match and is off hinges. Vehicle's advertised safety features such as the backup camera, lane assist, etc. do not work and have not since purchase. Carvana delivery driver stated vehicle was damaged in transport and promised that carvana would repair. Took vehicle to firestone to repair the brakes & rotors in March. Took vehicle to toyota dealership for inspection in May and was told that Firestone had not changed the brakes & rotors - they are still severely worn. Carvana refuses to switch the car out. Firestone states they want to inspect the vehicle. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2019 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while driving at 60-65 MPH, the vehicle shut off and lost electrical power. All the instrument panel warning lights including the lane departure assistance warning light illuminated. The contact was able to veer to the side of the road. The vehicle failed to restart. The contact then refilled gas in the vehicle with assistance and was able to restart the vehicle. However, the failure reoccurred while driving and the vehicle failed to restart after several attempts. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and drove to his residence. The contact stated while at a complete stop, another vehicle driving at 45 MPH crashed into the rear end of his vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy and the seat belts failed to engage. The contact sustained soreness and bruises on the upper and lower back and on the right arm and right shoulder. The passenger occupying the front passenger seat sustained head and neck injuries from slamming their face on the dashboard. The passenger occupying the rear passenger seat sustained whiplash, and neck and back injuries. The contact was able to drive to a hospital where the two passengers and himself received medical assistance. A police report was filed. An unknown dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but did not provide any assistance. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 13,000. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Injuries: 3 Towed Medical attention | 13,000 |
| Apr 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES | Purchased a 2019 toyota corolla from carvana that was delivered 2/26/22. When delivered, driver pointed out front end date that apparently happened "during transport". Vehicle had bad brakes & rotors that I replaced. Vehicle has one door that does not match the rest of the car. The history was disclosed as clean, no accidents. Carvana is refusing to switch the car out and has no record of me asking for it to be switched with an undamaged car. Payments are being made to bridgecrest and are on time despite me telling them I would return the car if they didn't cancel the loan for this defective car. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2022 | SEATS | Passenger seat shakes when at an ideal | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2022 | SUSPENSION,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Unknown engine runs really poor at idle I was ac is and is really loud transmission jerks and spark plugs replaced | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The contact owns a 2019 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle failed to respond. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be diagnosed; however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a report was filed. The approximate failure mileage was 18,200 | Crash: No Fire: No | 18,200 |
| Feb 2022 | STEERING,STRUCTURE | CRACKED LOWER CONTROL ARM PASSENGER SIDE. CRACKED RIGHT FRONT CV AXLE. BALL JOINT HAS BEEN HAVING EXCESSIVE PLAY. RIGHT FRONT CV AXLE LOSING GREASE FROM BOOT. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2022 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Headlight is not angled correctly and doesn't allow the driver to fully see what is infront of them at night. Dealer inspected and found no issues with alignment, however driving at night is almost like drive without headlights on as they don't show light correctly. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission came apart internally The 2019 hatchback Corolla's were covered under the warranty but the Sedan's weren't but they have the same engine and transmission in it . Took the car to Toyota for inspection but they wouldn't cover under the warranty. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Car drops to 500 RPM when idle. (Less than 28,000 miles) | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2022 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Fuel is not filling up all the way. Fuel has once splashed out when stopped automatically. Used to have around 445 miles per tank, but now around 395. It had started around 59000 miles. I have had the dealership inspect and see if their were engine codes but there weren’t any. The time and care shouldn’t stop just because the check engine light isn't on as it may be a safety or mechanical issue in the future. I would like my car to be looked into as it may be in line with the fuel pump issues on the 2018 Camry, a family member owned one that was recalled for a fuel pump replacement so maybe a Corolla wouldn’t be to uncommon as well to have a know problem from the same company. I present with the utmost respect and hope I can get assistance and guidance on this minor issue as of now. Thank you for taking the time to read. Best Regards, A Toyota Corolla Hatchback Owner. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2021 | POWER TRAIN | I have been losing power on my 2019 Toyota corolla hatchback since I purchased this new vehicle I have taken it to the dealer many times and they have been unable to fix it, lately in the past 6 months I have been getting a sign that only stays on for a few seconds when I lose power and I have been unable to read it so I purchased a dash camera and I mounted it in front of the vehicle screen and today I was able to capture and it said Accelerator and Brake Pedals Pressed Simultaneously. This is incorrect I only drive with one foot; I know my vehicle is now out of warranty but I have had this same problem since I purchased the vehicle. Please help I have written to toyota many times for the same problem this time I have proof of what it is doing and I am 100 percent sure I am not driving with 2 feet, this is a safety incident since the vehicle looses power | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Sep 2021 | POWER TRAIN,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Transmission went out at 28k miles. New transmission put in by service department lags or gets stuck at 5000 rpm’s and won’t shift. Forward collision warning light comes on with nothing in front of vehicle at random 2 times it’s trigger automatic braking | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Sep 2021 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Waiting at a stop light, The light turns green and I go to pull through the intersection with the intention of going under the overpass to get on the freeway. When the car gets to about 10-15 mph The car makes a pop noise & stalled. It felt like suddenly it was dragging a lot of weight and slowly I guided it to the right side of the road under the overpass for the freeway. I tried to start the vehicle and I didn’t do anything I couldn’t move the shifter and that’s when I knew the transmission had to of been the issue. So I called roadside assistance through my insurance they said it would be 90 minutes I had to wait underneath the freeway with the vehicle. A AAA tow truck driver that was about to board the freeway stopped even though he didn’t have the call And tried to see if I had AAA so he could tell me, I did not So he got in to see what was wrong with the vehicle immediately you could tell the shifter he then pulled out what he called the belief shift override and he put a screwdriver To release the shifter I get it into neutral so when the tow truck driver showed he could tow it. I had called Toyota to make sure that I could have the car towed there he said that’s fine. When I arrived to the Toyota dealership the service department was closed because it was Sunday which I understood but I had to be to work at nine and it was already close to two. I have two sons that were both at their daycare/babysitter which I would’ve need to return to pick up at 6 PM 7 PM the latest. All the representatives had no help for me even with it being my third car from the dealership. The Toyota Corolla LE is a 2019 with only 29,149 miles on it. I’m a light driver the vehicle goes to work & the grocery store. I had a service appointment Scheduled for August 6 at 7 AM For a basic service check fluids rotate tires, no oil change, received email 8:20am Claiming I canceled appointment. Night before incident check engine light came on | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Sep 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I have called Bondy's Toyota of Enterprise, Enterprise, Alabama on and about February 17, 2021, also, on or about September 2, 2021, called Bondy's Toyota of Enterprise spoke to the service department both times VIN gave and both times denied a recall. Also, my brother James Wright took the vehicle to Bondy's and was told no recall for the airbags or fuel pump by the service department. On or about March 6, 2021, approximately 6:30 AM hit a deer on Coffee County Road 377, Elba, Alabama. had damage to the front windshield, right passenger side. A hole was found in the trunk where the trunk is separating from the body. Progressive insurance and Toyota are both refusing to fix this problem They have told me not to put anything in the trunk. Also Progressive is refusing to pay for the right side of the car. This has been going on with Progressive since March. the car had been taken to Wiregrass Collision Center 3 times and each time the center said Progressive never came and looked at the vehicle. Progressive was trying to force me use a auto repair shop in Troy, Alabama. | Crash: Yes Fire: No | Unknown |